A question. Not sure how to interpet this....

[JonathonWally]

How do you meet your future wife if you don't hit on her?

There's other ways to meet someone than just unloading cheap pickup lines in a sleazy bar.

You can genuinely and sincerely ask them out, for example. Assuming people still date.

So, in you mind, hitting on people can only occur with cheap pick-up lines in "sleazy bars"? Seriously dude, WTF is your problem?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

You could ask someone out at church.

I've been told that before, but I would feel a bit guilty using a house of God as a meat market.

You're still hitting on them!

The phrase "hitting on" is rather loaded, IMHO. It implies just casual stuff. Asking someone out is not the same as hitting on them.

 

[JonathonWally]

You could ask someone out at church.

I've been told that before, but I would feel a bit guilty using a house of God as a meat market.

Adam mac'ed it with Eve in God's garden

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Only because of the snake...

 

[RoJoHen]

You could ask someone out at church.

I've been told that before, but I would feel a bit guilty using a house of God as a meat market.

If your intentions are to pursue a potentially loving relationship, church seems like a perfect place to do it (and this is coming from an atheist).

You're still hitting on them!

The phrase "hitting on" is rather loaded, IMHO. It implies just casual stuff. Asking someone out is not the same as hitting on them.

Semantics rarely make for a good argument.

 

[JonathonWally]

The phrase "hitting on" is rather loaded, IMHO. It implies just casual stuff. Asking someone out is not the same as hitting on them.

Yes it is.

 

[sidious618]

^ Only because of the snake...

No, they were screwing each before that (well, Paradise Lost sure shows it!).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

If your intentions are to pursue a potentially loving relationship, church seems like a perfect place to do it

Actually, now that I think about it, I believe my church *does* have a singles group. I may have to investigate.

The phrase "hitting on" is rather loaded, IMHO. It implies just casual stuff. Asking someone out is not the same as hitting on them.

Semantics rarely make for a good argument.

Doesn't make it any less true, though.

 

[JonathonWally]

If your intentions are to pursue a potentially loving relationship, church seems like a perfect place to do it

Actually, now that I think about it, I believe my church *does* have a singles group. I may have to investigate.

So, do you think you can just go up to random women and say "Hi, wanna go on a date"

Or do you think you'll have to find a way to strike up a conversation to actually meet them and talk to them to see if they're someone that you'd even like to go on a date with?

 

[Capn Flukie]

But wouldn't that involve 'gasp' talking to women?

 

[sidious618]

But wouldn't that involve 'gasp' talking to women?

THE WOMEN!!!!!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Or do you think you'll have to find a way to strike up a conversation to actually meet them and talk to them to see if they're someone that you'd even like to go on a date with?

Well, yeah, but I don't view that as "hitting on" them. As I said, that specific phrase makes me think of just casual flings (or, more likely, getting a drink thrown in my face at a bar), and I'm not into that.

 

[JonathonWally]

Or do you think you'll have to find a way to strike up a conversation to actually meet them and talk to them to see if they're someone that you'd even like to go on a date with?

Well, yeah, but I don't view that as "hitting on" them.

That's exactly what that is sport.

 

[RoJoHen]

Or do you think you'll have to find a way to strike up a conversation to actually meet them and talk to them to see if they're someone that you'd even like to go on a date with?

Well, yeah, but I don't view that as "hitting on" them. As I said, that specific phrase makes me think of just casual flings (or, more likely, getting a drink thrown in my face at a bar), and I'm not into that.

Well, that's really your problem. Obviously the rest of us don't have that preconception about "hitting on" someone.

But as I said, semantics. Don't argue about the terminology. Argue about the process.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Or do you think you'll have to find a way to strike up a conversation to actually meet them and talk to them to see if they're someone that you'd even like to go on a date with?

Well, yeah, but I don't view that as "hitting on" them.

That's exactly what that is sport.

Don't take this personally, but I find it amusing that somebody called "The most interesting man in the world" is giving me advice on women.

 

[sidious618]

Don't take this personally, but I find it amusing that somebody called "The most interesting man in the world" is giving me advice on women.

Makes sense, though. If he's the most interesting man then he'd be getting a lot of attention from women.

 

[RoJoHen]

It's also from a beer commercial.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ A beer commercial? This gets better and better!

Although in the end I guess it's not surprising.

 

[RoJoHen]

You have a very bizarre view of the world.

 

[JonathonWally]

Well, yeah, but I don't view that as "hitting on" them.

That's exactly what that is sport.

Don't take this personally, but I find it amusing that somebody called "The most interesting man in the world" is giving me advice on women.

Don't take this personally, but I find it hysterical that a self proclaimed 40 year old virgin thinks he has a leg to stand on in this discussion.