if the choice is between having the upper hand, and talking with that cute guy who's into you, i hope you choose connection over power games.
You do it all the time, at the bus stop, walking through the mall, that trip to the dentist. But dont feel bad, half the guys do it too without realising. Which is where you lot help give that away as well. Make friends with a new guy through whatever social circle, then get introduced to the wife or the girlfriend, and straight off the bat she gets bitchy and will come out with any old excuse under the sun to end that "friendship", I've been there many a time before. Even though most of the time the hubby / boyfriend is clueless to what I am, or that his significant other is fending off her territory from another guy, giving away how confident she is in the BF/ Hubby's secks-chew-ality, and also giving it away to some of the more perceptive females around. And again some of the time the wife / girlfriend does all this without even really consciously realizing it. Then a week later, there's another get together of sorts, the aboveformentioned dude makes some lame up the bum joke, me and the more cluey girls give each other that look like we are all holding back a giggle. The wife fake laughs at aforementioned dumb joke but then sneaks in a death star at me when hubby isnt looking that says, "take it any further and I'll scratch you eyes out" Then someone changes the subject, starts talking about the weather and we all go back to pretending this stuff doesnt happen. Ten years, two kids and three court appearances later, aformentioned hubby is running around telling everyone he is gay, and I respond with "Really, I never would have guessed", even though I know full well he's not the real deal, cos if he was he'd go by the eyes, not the words out of the mouth. Yeah, I know all that sounds cynical, but everyone ends up relying on instinct when it comes to other people, just takes some longer than others, you will too
usually my instincts serve me well. can't say i've been in your exact situation before though. sounds cringey
I do not completely respect the treatment of sex as commodity; in my view, it is experience, it is art, it is expression. my view causes me to have less sex than i might if i viewed it as commodity however. in my opinion, mature sexual beings do not rely solely on subtly whoring themselves and engaging in social contests and games, but also act in the interest of a higher instinct of aesthetic sensitivity. though im sure i went too far in assuming you were implying she was looking at the situation purely from a rational point of view. maybe the smart thing to do sometimes is not the smart thing to do. play games with her games.