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> “Cool! That sounds fun!” Is there a list of euphemisms that we should watch for during a conversation? I would have thought that the other side was intereste
by hintymad 4y ago
> “Cool! That sounds fun!”
Is there a list of euphemisms that we should watch for during a conversation? I would have thought that the other side was interested, especially given the exclamations.
- kmoser 4y agoYeah, I was really confused when the author followed that by writing, "If that’s the response I get, I’m totally done and moving on." If that's the response I get, it sounds like the other person wants me to tell them more. I might follow up with, "have you ever done anything like that?" or a million other things.
- CipherThrowaway 4y agoI wouldn't put much stock in this. Sometimes people will say this and mean it and other times they won't and the only way to feel the difference is non-verbal + context. There is no book of hidden phrases, signals or cheat codes. Honestly I would approach the entire article with skepticism. Guys like the author are mostly dogs barking at the mirror. The underlying philosophy that socialization has a fixed set of rules that can be gamed and optimized is faulty.
- npteljes 4y agoThere is no such list, and you're entitled to feel hurt when others are manipulating you like this. On the other hand, interested people usually ask questions. It's worth it to look out for that as a signal, but it's not going to be 100% valid.