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From: jbf@ccieng5.UUCP (Jens Bernhard Fiederer)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Sex and the Business Lunch
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Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 21:50:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 27 21:50:29 1984
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The reason verbal behavior is suggested for the male, and tactile for the
female, is that a woman can usually get away with such behavior.  Because
women (according to stereotype) do not physically "threaten" a man, on the
average no offense will be taken.  A man stereotypically DOES threaten
a woman, and therefore usually can not get away with touching a relative
stranger.

Verbal flirting from a man is expected by many women even if there is no
serious intent behind it.  I have never had a bad reaction to one of my
rare compliments, no matter how corny it sounded (actually, I haven't had
bad reactions to my touching women either, but that is probably because
I have always been cautious in such matters -- I almost never do it).

Azhrarn
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