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Re:People Like You More Than You Know by gaius on Friday September 21, 2018 @03:25AM (#18037797)
At my previous job on my last day there was no one in my reporting line around so I went to the group next door and asked their manager if I could hand in my company BB and credit card to him instead. He was bemused but said OK.

An hour later I get a call, I have to come over there urgently. When I get there, that guy has organised me a leaving party on the fly. There were 30 people, cakes, and a card full of nice messages. Several people made speeches. I was totally blown away, he didn’t need to do that at all. If I had worked for that guy I probably never would have left...

I've had a few girls tell me, after it was too late, that they always had a crush on me.

This started happening to me after I got married.

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Re:People Like You More Than You Know by pm90 on Sunday September 23, 2018 @03:50AM (#18049932)
> This started happening to me after I got married.

Social signalling is very important. The fact that you're married is a signal to others that you're stable/good/OK enough that another human being has committed to spend their life with you, to start a family with you, to be exclusive with you etc. It is signalling maturity which many folks find calming and attractive.

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Re:People Like You More Than You Know by EADGBE on Friday September 21, 2018 @12:40PM (#18040904)
> This started happening to me after I got married.

This seems common. I'd bet that they feel safer admitting this after the fact; not wanting you to assume that you should pursue a relationship with them.

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