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In reply to the discussion: Six tips for men about "Compliments" [View all]wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)31. I don't get why some folks here set themselves
up as the minister of good manners or what ever and need to tell the rest of us how to act!
Keep your nose where it belongs.
Most of us men know how to act properly.
In the early 80's I lived in Los Angeles.
I was hit on by quite a few women. We did what we felt was right and if we offended we apologized. It cuts both ways.
We didn't need a list of how we should act.
It was mutual respect after that we read the signals
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Seems like basic politeness rules. Or how to interact with REAL people (assumes women real people)
bobbieinok
Dec 2017
#5
I'm a woman, and I might comment to a woman colleague about something appearance-generic
lapislzi
Dec 2017
#18
It is inappropriate to tell a women that you know as a friend that you like her hair or some other
doc03
Dec 2017
#30