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Study Shows Males Commonly Mistake Sexual Intent

Posted by kdawson on from the ask-any-woman-in-a-bar dept.

seattle-pk writes "Males are apparently clueless when it comes to interpreting sexual intent from females, according to a recent study (PDF) from Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Men were found commonly to perceive more sexual intent in women's behavior than women were intending to convey. (A campus survey showed that 68% of college females had an experience where a male mistook signs of friendliness for affection.) However, the study also shows that men were quite likely to misperceive sexual interest as friendliness. 'Rather than seeing the world through sex-colored glasses, men seemed just to have blurry vision of sorts, overall,' according to the article. If you're a male who ever mistook the meaning of a barista's smile, looks like you're not alone."

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  1. From the No Duh Dept. by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this from the same study group that found males like beer?

    "She slapped me, that means she wants my bod!"

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    1. Re:From the No Duh Dept. by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Nothing says "I Love You" like a restraining order.

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    2. Re:From the No Duh Dept. by foniksonik · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually sometimes it does. In high school there was a girl who ran up to me tried to steal my pepsi and when I wouldn't give it to her she slapped me.

      I found out weeks later that she was actually trying to tell me she liked me???? in high school... I thought that kind of thing was left behind in grade school... who knew?

      So yes, sometimes a girl slapping you really does mean she wants your bod.

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  2. wrong by spoop · · Score: 5, Funny

    women have blurry behavior

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    1. Re:wrong by MisterSchmoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Didn't you watch "When Harry Met Sally" we want to bang the ugly ones too.

    2. Re:wrong by bounty_hunter.poland · · Score: 5, Funny

      We do?! Ye gods, i didn't know!

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    3. Re:wrong by AlecLyons · · Score: 5, Funny

      Didn't you watch "When Harry Met Sally"

      No.

    4. Re:wrong by rve · · Score: 5, Funny

      ... whereas women can overlook ugly and stupid, as long as he's rich?

      Ug!

    5. Re:wrong by nizo · · Score: 5, Funny

      See here is the problem: women give ambiguous signals, while men don't. But wait: men are the ones with the problem. For those of us men who are married, is this starting to sound at all familiar???

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    6. Re:wrong by Cid+Highwind · · Score: 5, Funny

      The people who think she is hot are probably also the ones who think Ann Coulter is hot.

      Well, he wouldn't be bad-looking if he would just quit wearing all that makeup and get a haircut...

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    7. Re:wrong by Eli+Gottlieb · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'll have what he's having!

  3. Evolution by Detritus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Things sure were simpler when we were monkeys.

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    1. Re:Evolution by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Things sure were simpler when we were monkeys.

      Putting one in the Whitehouse certainly didn't simplify things.

      -1 Political Troll

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    2. Re:Evolution by rishistar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah - I'm still waiting for a woman to fling her faeces at me as a clear sign of her sexual intent.

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    3. Re:Evolution by JohnSearle · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah - I'm still waiting for a woman to fling her faeces at me as a clear sign of her sexual intent.
      That's what it means! Damn... All those missed opportunities.

      - John
  4. Humor? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why's this story in the "Humor" section? What's so funny about a 30-year old virgin?

    Oh, wait..... HAW, HAW!

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  5. Re:So what it's saying is ... by Digestromath · · Score: 5, Funny
    We spent significant resources developing a verbal language, and it's about damn time women started using it.

    Begin with simple statements:

    Put down the 20 sided dice and come have a drink with me.

    Your guild can raid without you for a night, lets go see a movie.

    We can make out while your program compiles.

    I know you enjoy moderating that silly Slashdot forum, but we could be having sex right now!

  6. Re:Hogwash... by donscarletti · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're MEN... We need CLEAR signals.
    If you're trying to address the world's female population right now then I am afraid that you have your soapbox parked in the wrong forum.
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  7. Re:Hogwash... by bounty_hunter.poland · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're trying to address the world's female population right now then I am afraid that you have your soapbox parked in the wrong forum.
    The are women on the internet! There are women on Slashdot! They just use manly nicknames, so we won't try to flirt with them all the time.

    ~amanda99: I'm really pissed with Microsoft pushing OOXML standarization!
    ~The-Man: Oh, you're so pretty when you're angry.
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  8. Re:Or, on the other hand... by VoidCrow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speaking entirely subjectively, my own sexual intent, as a woman, is like a ratchet with a very large reset button, with a mischievous monkey in attendance. The monkey keeps on pressing the reset button at random intervals. A man can interest me, and things can go very well right up until he says or does entirely the wrong thing (and don't ask me to define 'the wrong thing'). At this point, I completely lose interest and go back to being a nun. This is essentially why the man needs to spank the monkey.

  9. Oblig John Prine by Bayoudegradeable · · Score: 5, Funny

    Always marry an ugly girl, that's the only kind. She'll never ever leave you, and if she does you won't mind. Let's not forget, ugly girls need lovin', too! But then again, discussing sex with women on slashdot is like discussing Ubuntu with your grandmother... neither party knows what the hell is going on...

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    1. Re:Oblig John Prine by sammy+baby · · Score: 5, Funny

      I frequently study this "sex" business courtesy of the internet.


      Exactly. I have high hopes of settling down one day, once I can find a pair of nice girls who don't mind sharing a cup.
  10. Re:Or, on the other hand... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I mean, would you want to lose in Smash Bros? TO A GIRL?"

    If I got laid afterwards, YES.

  11. go ahead. blame the user. by snsh · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is another case of blaming the user for confusing interfaces,
    and another case of blaming hardware for a software problem.