What's with the fishing?

[noirx]

I seem to be running into a lot of women lately that seem the need to "fish". "Fishing" in the sense that (1) they ask a question when they really mean something else or (2) asking a question that they already have a perceived answer to and then get pissed when you tell them what they don't want to hear. I find it to be extremely cowardly, not to mention a huge turn off. Once you're past the age of 18, I don't see the sense in not being an adult and asking a question directly... I'm not saying it is exclusive to women. I've seen guys I work with do it, too; I have zero respect for them. I just don't understand the point of it...?

[RedRussian]

It's easy, guys at work are gay so they are fishing to see if you are, and girls think your gay so they are fishing to see if you not.

 

Next Thread?

[noirx]

@RedRussian - Your post makes no sense?

[RedRussian]

Maybe because you have no sense of humor....and I'm not fishing

[noirx]

@RedRussian - I have a wicked sense of humor. Oh, I see what you're saying now...your post wasn't related to my thread at all.

[Sivok]

attractive girls get hit on by so many guys that the 'fishing' or 'tests' become second nature. nothing more to it really. it's their way of weeding out

[Engadget]

Almost all women fish for compliments

[phineas]

Women do this to me all the time & I let them know I know their doing it by being as evasive as possible, giving ludicrus answers or just plain changing the subject to something completly off the wall.

 

I make it so obvious that they figure out I figured out what their doing, call me an ass, sometimes slap my arm & walk away in a huff.

 

But, they keep coming back to talk to again me so go figure.

[phineas]

Almost all women fish for compliments

 

YES! and it's always on their looks.

 

I do complement women. I complement them on anything & everything but their looks.