Originally Posted by
steveholt
Let them initiate the conversation? Make an initial foray and then let them continue it? I shouldn't have to say this: chatting up a 50-year-old businessman in the hopes of networking is quite different than chatting up a 25-year-old woman in the hopes of finding love.
oh I think you do have to say this because it’s getting quite complicated
So who is allowed to initiate a conversation? Does it depend on the age difference? Any difference if it’s a man and a women, two men, or two women?
without further clarification we may have a situation where both parties think they are not allowed to initiate, or worse both initiate causing initiation clash.