I am a misanthrope because PEOPLE SUCK, not because I'm socially retarded. At least 90% of the world annoys the CRAP out of me. I don't want to talk to them, much less flirt with them. I'm *picky,* not socially inhibited.

Wrod. If you talk to people, then they want to talk to you, and you only talked to them for a specific purpose, and they now think that you'd rather talk to them instead of reading that damned good book you brought to lunch.

People. Feh.

(Do I get a plaque for being Misanthrope of the Week? Maybe a special parking space, far away from the madding crowd?)

You should get an engraved Taser.

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I used to think that flirting was this bad, obnoxious thing that men did to women. It's weird - looking back at my younger self I often think, "Where did I come up with that idea?" Like, when I was 17-19 or so, I believed that almost all men were obnoxious jerks, and that all I had to do was be nice and non-jerky and then women would like me.

My current theory is that back then I was just rationalizing my social anxiety.

Some young guys really are Dr. Todd, though. Thanks for not. But that doesn't mean you can't try.

I believed that almost all men were obnoxious jerks, and that all I had to do was be nice and non-jerky and then women would like me.

We still do prefer nice and non-jerky. It's just that that's not all you have to do.

I flirt with everyone- old, young, boy, girl, straight, not so- whoever. These days, however, it's never with a purpose. Odd, since I started out so shy I couldn't talk on the phone or even order my own food at McDonalds. I was terrified of talking to people.

Now, come on... it's not Deliveranceshire, you know.

quick and hilarious erika.

Poly flirting is a bit trickier. I don't have that "but she's seeing someone" safe zone since everyong knows I'm poly. I tend to act flirty with everyone and then I find myself having to flat out tell people that it's not actually going to happen between us. I guess you could say I'm a tease.

My misanthropy has valid reasons, yo.

Like, for instance, meeting a lot of the humans.

But seriously, people, make out first, think later served me well.

"All girls are teases." --John Bender Except for me, but that's how I'm Honorary Guy that my male friends are like "Women!" in front of.

I only flirt with a few. DH claims to flirt with everyone - but I just think he talks to everyone. So maybe my definitionis skewed.

I used to be very prickily about physical boundries. Noe I 've decided that the unlooked for hugs are for the hugger - not for me, the huggy. I'm much easier about them.

Matt and I have know each other since 2nd grade. It took 2 weeks of other people thinking we were dating before we knew we were dating.