From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!mitccc!svw Newsgroups: net.singles Title: Telepathy II Article-I.D.: mitccc.304 Posted: Sun Feb 13 18:31:54 1983 Received: Wed Feb 16 01:21:53 1983 Most of the answers I've recieved to the "telepathy problem" -- how do you know what a person thinks of you -- have been the same: ask the person. It's not that I don't appreciate everyone's help, but there are certain difficulties with this. How does one ask? "Do you like me?" Better yet, if you do find a way to ask, how do you know if you can believe the answer you get? I know many people who would simply rather not hurt my feelings. If you ask a girl out three or four times and each time she says she's busy, is she hoping you'll take the subtle hint that she isn't interested, or is she really often busy? (The girl in question is a college student and a member of the symphony orchestra. Both are time sinks, to be honest.) If you ask your date if she is having a good time and she says "yes" with only minimal enthusiasm, it could be that she is actually having a pleasant time, as opposed to either an exciting one or a boring one; likewise it could mean she is bored and, rather than make you feel responsible for it, simply get the evening over with and make it a point not to answer your phone messages anymore. I don't mean to sound pessimistic; I'm sure all these questions have anwers. Any ideas?