mixed signals
Nov 9, 2009, 12:56 am
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mixed signals
if a girl sits next to a guy on a flight is she "interested" in him?
I know it sounds silly but my roommate in college would swear that any time a girl sat next to us on spring break trips she wanted him in a bad way. I'd usually book a middle seat to ensure no woman would have to deal with his antics!
I know it sounds silly but my roommate in college would swear that any time a girl sat next to us on spring break trips she wanted him in a bad way. I'd usually book a middle seat to ensure no woman would have to deal with his antics!
Nov 9, 2009, 7:01 am
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LOL.... now, that is silly.
Believe it or not, oftentimes, airlines do assign men and women to sit beside each other.... they do not do an "interested" survey first....
Believe it or not, oftentimes, airlines do assign men and women to sit beside each other.... they do not do an "interested" survey first....
Nov 9, 2009, 9:26 am
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Nov 9, 2009, 5:22 pm
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if a girl sits next to a guy on a flight is she "interested" in him?
I know it sounds silly but my roommate in college would swear that any time a girl sat next to us on spring break trips she wanted him in a bad way. I'd usually book a middle seat to ensure no woman would have to deal with his antics!
I know it sounds silly but my roommate in college would swear that any time a girl sat next to us on spring break trips she wanted him in a bad way. I'd usually book a middle seat to ensure no woman would have to deal with his antics!
ETA: Thanks for protecting the real world from him.
Last edited by Katja; Nov 9, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Nov 10, 2009, 5:34 pm
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You can pass this message on to your roommate: I am a woman. I don't pay much attention to whether I'm sitting next to a man or woman. I pay a lot more attention to whether I'm sitting in a great seat. If I'm on an airline where you pick your seat upon boarding, I'm sitting next to your roommate not because I'm interested in him, but because he doesn't look as if he'll bother me for the duration of the flight. In other words: I'm sitting next to him because I'm not interested in him.
Nov 10, 2009, 6:05 pm
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Well, he's young yet.
I predict that ten years from now, he will be in the group that, when seated next to a woman, grab the armrest for the entire journey.
Oh, did I just cough on you? Is my oversized handbag in your way? What do you think of soap operas? Do you watch Dr. Phil? Would you like to buy life insurance? Discuss your problems? Oh, dear, did I step on your foot? My own life story. . . .
I predict that ten years from now, he will be in the group that, when seated next to a woman, grab the armrest for the entire journey.
Oh, did I just cough on you? Is my oversized handbag in your way? What do you think of soap operas? Do you watch Dr. Phil? Would you like to buy life insurance? Discuss your problems? Oh, dear, did I step on your foot? My own life story. . . .
Nov 10, 2009, 7:51 pm
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this might be one of those situations where gender differences might be a factor. With the exception of our fellow gay (MM) travelers this actually could be conceivable!
Nov 10, 2009, 7:58 pm
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I don't like talking random chit-chat so I agree with chgoeditor. I pretty much always have a preassigned seat, but if I had to board in the B group on WN I'd probably choose to sit next to a business traveler reading the newspaper or a clean looking person reading a book. They tend to not blast their music or talk much.
Nov 10, 2009, 8:09 pm
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Nov 10, 2009, 8:27 pm
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if a girl sits next to a guy on a flight is she "interested" in him?
I know it sounds silly but my roommate in college would swear that any time a girl sat next to us on spring break trips she wanted him in a bad way. I'd usually book a middle seat to ensure no woman would have to deal with his antics!
I know it sounds silly but my roommate in college would swear that any time a girl sat next to us on spring break trips she wanted him in a bad way. I'd usually book a middle seat to ensure no woman would have to deal with his antics!
Nov 12, 2009, 5:21 pm
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As a woman who often travels alone, if I am on a flight where my seat has not been assigned (like WN), I choose to sit next to a person who looks most likely to leave me alone -- someone reading, not hogging the armrest, not looking interested in a hookup or date! Often it's a man, simply because they tend to be less "chatty" with strangers on a long flight, in my own experience...