Michele l'Arcangelo
Master Don Juan
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I love the physiological answer here. Nice.Nutz said:Try to remember that logic goes right out the window when you're talking about how attraction works. If you do somehow trip up a woman's brain and make her go logical, guess what happens....attraction shuts down. Logic and attraction happen from different parts of the brain. That's why if one kicks on the other often kicks off. That's why dazzling them with bull**** can get you laid. That's the bottom line. "I like you", applied at the wrong time, can snap them out of that emotionally fulfilling vibe and make them come back to reality because it's such a powerful statement. That's bad because then attraction often goes out the door when that stark reality smacks them across the face.
To the OP:
I was 16 when I joined this forum and I had silly questions and I was straightened out by the veterans on this forum. My questions were idiotic, and I was called an idiot.
Don't take it personally, it's all a part of the learning process. You'll look back and read your old questions and laugh or cringe at how moronic they were... I still cringe at how bad I was back then.
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But to your answer, it takes more balls to show a female your attraction to her than to tell her. I say that referencing to you saying: "I believe that if you can't tell a girl you like her, you are not enough of a man to be in a relationship with her."
"You aren't giving the girl any control, you're letting her decide what she thinks of you so she can tell you her feelings."
You said it yourself.
Why would you tell her you like her if it'll subconsciously make her decide on the spot of she likes you or not?
I don't know what mindset you're on... but this isn't grade school where you have your first girlfriend.
Taking "things" to another level doesn't automatically happen once both your "likings" are synched. Saying you both like each other doesn't automatically cut out the awkwardness. What are you going to do, say you like each other... then hold hands or something?
That reminds me of shows like The Simpsons making fun of socially-awkward people doing that on a park bench.
Telling her that you like her possibly might work when you're on a romantic or intimate level already. But, being on an intimate/romantic level already means you both understand your relationship, AKA: feelings for one another. So, what's the point when you're already passed the "usefulness" of telling her you like her?
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Think of this as a game. I like soccer, so I'll use it as a metaphor.
You have the ball in possession... and you want to score, right? You don't score by giving the other team the ball. You score by getting past their defense, and possibly making a long shot into the goal.
The ball symbolized who's in control of the "relationship" (a relationship doesn't strictly mean dating)... so this means you're in control of where everything is going--telling her you like her would be equivalent to you passing her team the ball. You WERE in control, until you passed her team the ball.
And the rest of the metaphor isn't as relevant.. but I'll write it out for amusement.
If you were to hold on to the ball, and out-maneuver her defense (her excuses, doubts, questioning, etc.) you can take a shot at the goal (phone number, kiss, etc). You won't make a goal if you don't have control of the ball.