Why Do Female Students Listen to Male Students' Questions Without Interacting?

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A male student has been asking questions after upper-level math and physics lectures, noticing a female student listening in without engaging. He feels uncertain about her interest, as she has not approached him or asked questions. The discussion suggests that she may be shy or simply listening for clarification, and encourages him to initiate conversation about class topics. The student admits to being attracted to her but struggles with shyness, making it difficult to start a dialogue. Ultimately, the consensus is that he should take the initiative to speak with her, as it could lead to a connection.
  • #241
morphism said:
Chump?

So, say, if you pay for your girlfriend's dinner you're a chump? :smile:

No.. that's different. I'm sure cyrus is talking about dating-- a guy who buys everything for a girl he hardly knows is asking to be taken advantage of!
 
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  • #242
cristo said:
No.. that's different. I'm sure cyrus is talking about dating-- a guy who buys everything for a girl he hardly knows is asking to be taken advantage of!
I agree, a woman should insist on paying her fair share.
 
  • #243
Evo said:
I agree, a woman should insist on paying her fair share.

Some women are like that; some other women think otherwise

It sounds like cyrus is just being honest that he doesn't buy women drinks or dinners.
 
  • #244
rewebster said:
Some women are like that; some other women think otherwise
I'd consider women that think otherwise as leeches. Trust me on this, having known MANY women, the one's that insist the man always pay realize that the men are suckers and that's the reason they go out with them.

As one girlfriend I got rid of said "I can love any man if they have enough money".
 
  • #245
Evo said:
I'd consider women that think otherwise as leeches. Trust me on this, having known MANY women, the one's that insist the man always pay realize that the men are suckers and that's the reason they go out with them.

As one girlfriend I got rid of said "I can love any man if they have enough money".

I agree that there are some women who appear to have no morals (some men are just out for one night stands only), but me 'asking' a woman out for 'dinner' , to me, means I pay---if the situation progresses, I tend to look at each situation (date) differently as they are initiated and the next one may be different.

"men are suckers" ---said by women with something to bargain with
 
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  • #246
rewebster said:
I agree that there are some women who appear to have no morals (some men are just out for one night stands only), but me 'asking' a woman out for 'dinner' , to me, means I pay---if the situation progresses, I tend to look at each situation (date) differently as they are initiated and the next one may be different.

"men are suckers"
If the man asks for the first date, he pays, if the woman asks for the first date, she pays. After one or two dates with a man, I then insist on paying at least every other time, I work, why not. For many years I made much more than the men I dated and it really did not feel right to have them pay.
 
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  • #247
Then you're a very honorable and above average woman with a morality that's rare in this world

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(most are married, or single again and know what makes it real)

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and maybe its just maturity and avoiding the 'metasex'
 
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  • #248
No,all of the PF Sisterhood feel the same.
 
  • #249
Evo said:
No,all of the PF Sisterhood feel the same.

"feel the same" about what?---which thing are you referring to?
 
  • #250
rewebster said:
"feel the same" about what?---which thing are you referring to?
About paying their fair share.
 
  • #251
Evo said:
About paying their fair share.

they should date cyrus
 
  • #252
rewebster said:
they should date cyrus
We all want to date cyrus, he has crabcakes.
 
  • #253
Evo said:
We all want to date cyrus, he has crabcakes.

huh---so that's his secret--his crabs
 
  • #254
rewebster said:
Then you're a very honorable and above average woman with a morality that's rare in this world

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(most are married, or single again and know what makes it real)

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and maybe its just maturity and avoiding the 'metasex'

You can ask zenmaster to verify this if I ever lure him back here again. He definitely does NOT get to pay for all the dates. We take turns. Since we live in two different cities, it's been kind of working out that whichever of us pays for the travel expenses, the other pays for the meals, and we split the other costs of doing stuff together. It would be pretty crappy to expect him to pay for everything. Even on our first "date," we each paid part of it (though he got through on a loophole that he was technically traveling for business when I met up with him, so I let him pay for more since he got to expense it anyway).
 
  • #255
rewebster said:
huh---so that's his secret--his crabs

:smile: :devil: That's awful! :smile:
 
  • #256
rewebster said:
I've seen a lot of 'chumps' with money buy women drinks all night long

I was lamenting recently that I've grown too old. I never used to have to buy my own drinks when I went out to a bar. :rolleyes: I felt guilty, but it never stopped me from accepting them. If a bunch of losers wanted to buy me drinks to get me to talk to them, I'd accept the drinks and move on when I was done with that drink. The ones who came over to just talk without buying drinks were usually the ones I ended up swapping numbers with. They didn't need to bribe women to talk to them because they actually had something going for them besides their money. :-p

As for those with BMWs, I'll pass. The guys driving BMWs are always the a-holes out on the freeway who arrogantly think they own the road...just owning a BMW loses a few points on my scale of men.

Tonight, there were a bunch of guys out revving their Harleys while those of us sitting outside the bar were trying to drink and chat (outside tables) and it kept disrupting conversation. Yeah, they got attention from us women sitting there, as I commented, "Yep, too bad the Harley is the only thing between their legs worth showing off." :devil:
 
  • #257
rewebster said:
and maybe its just maturity and avoiding the 'metasex'
What's "metasex"?
 
  • #258
Evo said:
About paying their fair share.

I agree completely. If a guy wants to pay for everything, every time, it seems like he wants to "buy me" like a prostitute, or he's treating me as an inferior, like a father treats a daughter. Neither inspires me romantically.
 
  • #259
zoobyshoe said:
What's "metasex"?

Once you've had meta, you'll never go back. :smile:
 
  • #260
I never bought a girl a drink in my life. I never even offered.

A girl most show me she's worth it before I'd even consider it.
 
  • #261
morphism said:
Chump? So, say, if you pay for your girlfriend's dinner you're a chump? :smile:

I just read the rest of your "advice" and the tales of your glorious feats. Man, you got to love internet studs. :smile:

Come down to DC and I will take you out to a bar so you can watch and learn, stud. There not "glorious feats", there common occurrences. Thats what happens when you go out and can have a good time because you have a <personality>. I am merely pointing out what being a chump gets you. If you think I am wrong, just go read what the women in here are posting and reread what I said.
 
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  • #262
Wow this thread increased posts suddenly.

JasonRox said:
I never bought a girl a drink in my life. I never even offered.

A girl most show me she's worth it before I'd even consider it.
Same as me. One reason why my action have been sluggish with this girl is that she isn't extremely pretty. However appealing enough that if she shows large interest in me than I would too. However her other features seem to look promising like similar age, sharing similar interests in maths and physics, infact a bit of a mathematician/statistician herself. So I give her a high overall score and woman like her may be hard to find. That is why I still have my hopes with her and want to give it a chance even after this long.

Right now I am thinking of a study date. But we are not enrolled in the same subjects so it might be a serious problem with this route?
 
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  • #263
theoritician said:
Same as me. One reason why my action have been sluggish with this girl is that she isn't extremely visually appealing.
What does she look like?
 
  • #264
theoritician said:
Wow this thread increased posts suddenly.




Same as me. One reason why my action have been sluggish with this girl is that she isn't extremely visually appealing. However appealing enough that if she shows large interest in me than I would too. However her other features seem to look promising like similar age, sharing similar interests in maths and physics, infact a bit of a mathematician/statistician herself. So I give her a high overall score and woman like her may be hard to find. That is why I still have my hopes with her and want to give it a chance even after this long.

Right now I am thinking of a study date. But we are not enrolled in the same subjects so it might be a serious problem with this route?

You had a crush on her almost 2 months ago. Your window of opportunity shut after about day 2 if she really had any interest in you. In fact, its probably going to be really really awkward now talking to her after this long. Id say find another girl to talk to, trust me there are lots and LOTS of other girls.
 
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cyrusabdollahi said:
You had a crush on her almost 2 months ago. Your window of opportunity shut after about day 2 if she really had any interest in you. In fact, its probably going to be really really awkward now talking to her after this long. Id say find another girl to talk to, trust me there are lots and LOTS of other girls.
Cyrus, you ever spontaneously sat on a girl's lap?
 
  • #266
cyrusabdollahi said:
You had a crush on her almost 2 months ago. Your window of opportunity shut after about day 2 if she really had any interest in you. In fact, its probably going to be really really awkward now talking to her after this long. Id say find another girl to talk to, trust me there are lots and LOTS of other girls.

I have talked to her and it was all good many posts back. No awkardness although it took a month before I did that. Now I am ready for the next step which will not be too awkard provided she stays interested.

But for some reason this girl may also have the X factor in that she might share my personality which is truly a rarity. I can't see why go for another girl before this one is totally crossed out.
 
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  • #267
theoritician said:
I have talked to her and it was all good many posts back. No awkardness although it took a month before I did that. Now I am ready for the next step which will not be too awkard provided she stays interested.

What does she look like?
 
  • #268
zoobyshoe said:
What does she look like?

Don't get me wrong, she is appealing and desireable. But her look just dosen't make me have goosebumps or make me immediately shut my eyes and dream...

I can't describe what she looks like. Nor could I describe anyone else.
 
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  • #269
theoritician said:
Don't get me wrong, she is appealing and desireable. But her look just dosen't make me have goosebumps or make me immediately shut my eyes and dream...

I can't describe what she looks like. Nor could I describe anyone else.
Height to weight ratio. Hair color and length. Eye color. Complexion status: light, medium, dark. Zits? Long face, wide face, oval face, triangular, square? Breasts: large, medium, small? Nicely shaped, OK shaped. Strangely shaped (i.e. hound dog noses, bananas, empty wallets?) Butt: bubble butt, pear shaped, flat, cellulite city:two old baked potatos. You ought to start building up a vocabulary to describe women.
 
  • #270
Ok zooby, that's a bit much. And personal tastes differ.
And Moonbear, I like BMW's, heck I wouldn't mind owning one, are you saying I am an A-hole? I thought educated persons avoided un-founded generalisations. Mercedes drivers are the real a-holes imo.

Anyway, theoritician, what you need to do is hsow her your sense of humour. As you are leaving the class say somethin humourous (sp?) to her, then jump into a conversation, about anything really. Things will flow from there. oh yes, the quip shouldn't sound too rehearsed, even if it s.
 

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