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The words used in relationships


carnelian

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Why does everyone use words such as dump, hit on and chatup?

 

I hate the word dump because it sounds so nasty. So does reject. Isn't there an alternative, like dropped?

 

Hit on sounds very aggressive. We used to say pick up. I don't literally hit

on anyone but I might joke around. Hit on suggests assault and battery. Nasty. Probably started by women who don't like guys.

Chat up is weird too. When I am talking to a girl, I am NOT chatting her

up. I am making conversation, maybe flirting for fun because I know that I am too old for her anyway. I say "I'm just kidding!" which relaxes them.

Not all of us are trying to date or ask her out but that is how it is interpreted.

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