Is "being friendly" the same as flirting?

[mdr55]

Can't someone be "friendly" towards the opposite sex without expecting something in return? Why do people think you do stuff for exterior motives? Do Guys and Gals interpret "being friendly" differently? Has anyone experienced their "being friendly" more than what people thought?

[StupidGirlllll]

Yes it can, but sometimes people take things out of context...I am a very friendly person & my ex-boyfriend never trusted me because of that, even tho I would of never did anything behing his back.

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[JimboSHU]

Yes. I don't know. I think there might be a different intrepetation. Yes.

I experienced this recently and don't really want to get into it. All I could say is the feeling sucks when someone thinks everything you've done for them is for some ulterior motive just because over time you developed a small amount of feelings for them.

[Furtherman]

It happened a few times to many whereas a buddy of mine would not appreciate me talking to his girlfriend because he felt I was hitting on them. The girl didn't think so and I thought I was just being friendly. I would have never touched those girls. That sucks too. Now I'm always careful with a guy's girlfriend. Never get too friendly around the couple.

[SatCam]

I only talk to males.

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[golfcourseguy]

Proper flirtation- and it is a proper pastime, or rather an improper one that proper people can properly practice- is an end, not a means. It is not the begining of courtship, but a different, milder form of romantic activity for those who do not want, for one reason or another, to be courted. The reason can be as complicated as being attracted by someone who, one suspects, would not improve upon acquaintance; or it can be as simple as the fact that one's spouse is seated elsewhere at the same dinner table. Why should only available people have all the fun?
-Judith Martin (aka Miss Manners)

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[sr71blackbird]

I hate when my friendliness is interpreted as being anything other than that. You have to be extremely careful who you smile at and never hold eye contact for more than 2 seconds unless you want to lose your job over sexual harrassment

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[Snoogans]

so if you walk over and just lay it on her thigh, is that being "friendly" or flirting??

Silent Bob you one rude motherfucker, she like to go down on you, suck you. line up 2 other guys and make like a circus seal

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