Things I overheard while talking to myself

Apologies in advance to my male readers if this ends up sounding slightly androphobic. I know all of you don't do this, but it happens enough to get really annoying.

So today as I was getting rid to leave work I went over and chatted for a bit with the new guy at the gas station (whose name I can never remember and is known as "Black-spiky haired guy" in my head) and at some point when I'm just making small talk he does this thing where he tilts his head to the side. Now, I know that body language is done in response to flirting, since I've been in this sort of situation a lot, and at that point the subject line popped into my head.

This is a fairly common occurrence by now. I'll be chatting friendlily with some guy I know who's around my age, and at some point he'll do something that makes me realize that he thinks I'm flirting with him, when I'm most certainly not. At this point I generally try to drop a hint that I have the same interest as him (hint hint) or try to move it away from going in that direction.

I find this especially annoying since it seems like I can't talk with a guy like he's an equal without it being seen as some sort of come on. I am fairly comfortable talking with guys, but I sort of resent the fact that a woman not doing the stereotypical playing hard to get act is automatically seen as someone actively trying to pursue them.

Now of course this isn't their fault, it's just how society is and what they've learned to expect. And unfortunately this probably means that most of the guys I only know a little bit (IE they don't know about the gay thing) must think I'm really desperate. ;_;

Damn you, society!!!