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The word "creep" or "creepy" occurs 8 times in this article. Every time its aimed at men. Its important to make a distinction. Not every guy that is attracte

The word "creep" or "creepy" occurs 8 times in this article. Every time its aimed at men. Its important to make a distinction. Not every guy that is attracted to you is a creep (even if his attempts at winning you over are awkward or creepy, that does not mean his intentions are - case in point when I first entered the world of dating all of my moves, were, in retrospect, very awkward or even accidentally creepy and I just did not know any better). Its not necessarily an age thing - I have seen cringe-worthy attempts at hitting by males in their mid-thirties.

emgeee 13y ago
I'm not really sure if you're agreeing or disagree with the post, but I think that this is one of the points the author was trying to convey.
- gavanwoolery 13y ago
  Not disagreeing with the author, just trying to add some clarity as to why some men might be perceived as creepy. :)
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When women use the word "creepy" what they mean is they are not attracted to them and any attention received by them is unwanted. As a guy, there are two ways to avoid being labeled as creepy: 1) be attractive 2) don't be unattractive
- Herald_MJ 13y ago
  or 3) develop some social empathy and learn to infer when someone is not attracted to you, and then act accordingly by not showing them any interest beyond a cordial one that meets the demands of your profession.
  - codygman 13y ago
    It's nice to see others consider that option too :)
    - y4mi 13y ago
      the first two points still have to apply for a successful execution of the third point however.
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- fallinghawks 13y ago
  Many years ago, we hired a gal in her mid-20s, slim, girl-next-door looks. It was a fairly casual office environment and she tended toward jeans and a spaghetti tank with an unbuttoned shirt over it. Not indecent, yet definitely skin, so on the borderline of acceptable. One day she was kind of upset because one of the few men who worked there had spent some time talking to her chest. He was in his early 50s, and generally annoying due to overwhelming halitosis and a tendency to talk way longer than necessary. Personally, I was on the fence about fault; I didn't like him at all, but also felt you put out bait, all fish will come, trout and mudsuckers alike. But he gave himself the creep label because he didn't keep his eyes on her face.

emgeee 13y ago

I'm not really sure if you're agreeing or disagree with the post, but I think that this is one of the points the author was trying to convey.

gavanwoolery 13y ago
Not disagreeing with the author, just trying to add some clarity as to why some men might be perceived as creepy. :)

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When women use the word "creepy" what they mean is they are not attracted to them and any attention received by them is unwanted. As a guy, there are two ways to avoid being labeled as creepy: 1) be attractive 2) don't be unattractive

Herald_MJ 13y ago
or 3) develop some social empathy and learn to infer when someone is not attracted to you, and then act accordingly by not showing them any interest beyond a cordial one that meets the demands of your profession.
- codygman 13y ago
  It's nice to see others consider that option too :)
  - y4mi 13y ago
    the first two points still have to apply for a successful execution of the third point however.
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fallinghawks 13y ago
Many years ago, we hired a gal in her mid-20s, slim, girl-next-door looks. It was a fairly casual office environment and she tended toward jeans and a spaghetti tank with an unbuttoned shirt over it. Not indecent, yet definitely skin, so on the borderline of acceptable. One day she was kind of upset because one of the few men who worked there had spent some time talking to her chest. He was in his early 50s, and generally annoying due to overwhelming halitosis and a tendency to talk way longer than necessary. Personally, I was on the fence about fault; I didn't like him at all, but also felt you put out bait, all fish will come, trout and mudsuckers alike. But he gave himself the creep label because he didn't keep his eyes on her face.