@DivinePretender I remember having windows 98 where i left it a couple of minutes, and then when i came back slowly and without making a sound then i peek through the door it played 3D maze screensaver but when i went inside the room it suddenly stop playing without me even touching it.
a friend of mine asked a woman out after talking with her for weeks. she smiled and said no, i’m not really interested like that, sorry. years ago, he might have tried again, maybe sent flowers, planned something thoughtful, put in extra effort. back then, that was seen as romance.
this time, he just nodded and said no worries, then left it there. no second attempt and no pressure.
months later she told a mutual friend she was surprised he didn’t try harder, but that’s the shift most people miss. a lot of men aren’t less interested, they’re just more careful now.
they grew up hearing persistence was attractive, but today that same persistence can easily be read as pressure. so the rule changed quietly. ask once, respect the answer and move on not because the interest isn’t there, but because effort feels safer when it’s clearly returned.
@ChibiReviews Bro my first anime series was Nagasarete Airantou (Castaway! Airan Island) i was a kid back then i didn't know it was pure Ecchi i even watch it in front of my parents no wonder their face was full on disbelief and i was trying to defend it 😭