Chatting with the Clueless

[Cubantripod]

Yes. No doubt. But if he'd been just a little bit clever, he might have gone a little further, and found an interesting (and interested) partner.

Making a first impression in a chatroom involves a little bit of creativity, and imagination. In spontaneous chat, as in real life, not every possibility can be ironclad agreed in advance...

This is what gets men in trouble. A "no" can mean "yes" or "try harder." He misinterprets and then he has a huge legal problem. That doesn't work with strangers. With my wife that's different. I know she likes to play hard to get and sometimes she wants to play hard to get because she just wants me to take what I want. It's extremely difficult and dangerous with a complete stranger.

 

[Cognantreverie]

Lol this is cute, I get it he was listening but he didnt "hear" you. Why not just reach out and inform him of what you meant?

 

[Threadbare42]

(but...what is stroppily...seems like a word I should know...?)

As in being in a strop, having a tantrum. Alternatively you could use "rebellious" or "defiantly" for a slightly different effect.

 

[LanaBehave]

These are excellent suggestions. I am going to try to thread the needle, straddle the line a little better, between the subtle and the obvious, next time I am tempted to just be clever.

And i would probably change the subject header for this thread, if I could. Perhaps it is a little too direct (not something I'm often guilty of) and looks arrogant or judgmental.

These forums are good, not only for fun, but for honing our communications skills. Thanks for some valued 'training'.

 

[LanaBehave]

Lol this is cute, I get it he was listening but he didnt "hear" you. Why not just reach out and inform him of what you meant?

I would, but I don't remember his/her screen name. I'd love to show him this thread!

 

[LanaBehave]

Or maybe I could have come back with something like...

"And so you expect me to listen carefully, and do as I'm told?"

To come across as inquiring, interested, and yet, likely a bratty type.

 

[Ginlover]

"And so you expect me to listen carefully, and do as I'm told?"

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No, because in text this just sounds like a genuine question, no real bratty implication. Role play needs you to describe the actions and / or the emotions so your player has something to work off.
For example

*raises eyebrows* "And so you expect me to listen carefully, and do as I'm told?"

Now you’ve given an invitation as you’ve role played your reply. How you’ve role played is by doing an action that could be considered defiant / challenging / surprised but you’ve invited the fact you’re interested with both the question and the playful description of your face asking it.

*scoffs* or *grins* before the question would have a similar effect.

Stroppy is a very British word, a stroppy teenager is a petulant teenager

 

[LanaBehave]

*raises eyebrows* "And so you expect me to listen carefully, and do as I'm told?" Attitude!

Ginlover you are spot on, yes, simply adding a gesture makes it work so much better!

(and why some chat platforms are... more expressive, let's say, than others. Like the one where you type /me and get italics!)

And thanks, i think we need 'stroppy' as a word in usa, too.