Social Interactions Blog

Reservations with Talking to People

September 17th, 2006

Lee Warren has an interesting post on interactions in his little Little Nuances Blog. Two bits I fould I related particularly well to were:

Like when you get on an elevator with a member of the opposite sex who you don’t know and you both sort of pretend the other person isn’t there. Nobody glances. Nobody says a word. But then you get off the elevator and as you pass somebody in a hallway, you exchange salutations. What is it about elevators that make us clam up so?

So true! This has happened to me in the past. I do feel I am growing out of this, and though I still feel hesitant before initiating a conversation in the elevator, I would still do it.

As a male, I’m always conscious of the fact that when I’m interacting with a woman, that she may be leery because she doesn’t know my intentions. And I’m sure that women are a little hesitant to initiate polite interaction with men for fear of sending the wrong message. I really don’t see any way around this between the sexes, but I suspect all of us could do a little more to encourage interaction between people.

Yep yep yep. I still feel like this, especially if I am attracted to the woman.

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