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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
So instead of silently raging about the audaciousness of a stranger who chose that moment to interrupt your private time; or grunting/nodding in pseudo-response to something they said (all the while hoping said grunt gets taken in the actual spirit of "leave me the hell alone" that your mind's ear so clearly heard you say it in), why not simply say, "I'm not interested in conversation right now. I'm trying to read this book." ? Or something similarly unambiguous? Why hint with body-language not everyone is fluent in?
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You might need to read, listen, and learn what many women go through when they say things like this to some men who have initiated and then persisted in attempting contact despite their clear lack of interest. A grunt followed by going back to your solo activity is a clear lack of interest. I realise you think you're a Nice Guy, but at that point, to the other person you are a Schrodinger's box. They have no idea whether your next response is going to be "very sorry, I'll leave you alone", or a string of stuff that I'm pretty sure I can't write here.