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From: phil@amd.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: book:catching men (Picking up on Women's Signals, Part I)
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Date: Sat, 13-Oct-84 13:53:01 EDT
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> You say you were trying to pick up her signals.  Well, she is also reading
> yours at the same time. And what she is "reading" from you when you "give her
> this freedom to choose," is "Gee, if he were REALLY interested in me he'd be
> making a bigger fuss, and wouldn't be so casual about the possibility of me
> choosing someone else to go out with."  Therefore, she ends up picking
> another guy.  One who "appears" more interested in her than you do!

Well yes but would a woman pick a man based on how interested he was in
her? That seems to put the cart before the horse. I would think she would
pick someone based on how interested she was in him. Reciprocal interest
would still be necessary, of course.
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