'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love with dating apps

Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by mcpackieh on Monday October 30, 2023 @04:48PM (#38075565)

You didn't make an exception for school, nor did the comment you replied to. The only exception they cited was church and you didn't add any yourself until now. And why is school an exception to you, but work is not? Both are places people "have to be", places where people go to do something other than flirt and where they might feel trapped in a social situation they can't easily get out of. How is "my coworker asked me out twice but I still have to work with him" different from "my co-student asked me out twice but I still have to go to class with him"?

There's no meaningful difference here, particularly if you're a grad student. But I guess you'll now say that undergrads are allowed to ask somebody twice, but grad students must not ask more than once? Or maybe you'll just insult me and tell me to be miserable quietly like other people in this discussion already have.

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Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by scarface_74 on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:27PM (#38076147)

Because work places in one place where you must interact with your coworkers to do your job. The bar is a lot lower for what constitutes harassment

There is a certain level of professional conduct that people expect in a professional setting that’s not there in school.

Also, I would be very wary of approaching someone at the gym who was working out. I use to teach at gyms part time when I was single. Women would have to really start the conversation with me before I would make any move.

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