Club Dynamics
2011-07-14 11:23:50
There's an interesting social dynamic that commonly occurs in bars and clubs. The men generally have open body language towards the women, while the women generally have closed body language towards the men.
The men tend to be facing towards the women, trying to establish eye contact, while the women are usually huddled in their groups trying to avoid eye contact.
Basically this means that the men are receptive to meeting the women but the women are unreceptive to meeting the men (usually).
Personally, I find it completely intolerable that men are responsible for reaching out to women under these circumstances. Would you start a business partnership with someone who was difficult to talk to? More than likely you'd tell them to take a hike.
So why do women do this? That's the million dollar question. My personal opinion is that it's a form of groupthink brought on by the negative stigma of the "club scene".
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The men tend to be facing towards the women, trying to establish eye contact, while the women are usually huddled in their groups trying to avoid eye contact.
Basically this means that the men are receptive to meeting the women but the women are unreceptive to meeting the men (usually).
Personally, I find it completely intolerable that men are responsible for reaching out to women under these circumstances. Would you start a business partnership with someone who was difficult to talk to? More than likely you'd tell them to take a hike.
So why do women do this? That's the million dollar question. My personal opinion is that it's a form of groupthink brought on by the negative stigma of the "club scene".
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... [more]
