Is there psychology behind this?
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Anonymous
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He wants to interact but doesn't have the skills, so he reverts to school yard tactics.
Be kind, ask him how his weekend went. |
Anonymous
I agree, he doesn't know what else to say. Be friendly. |
Anonymous
+ 2. I also initially thought he has a crush, but then saw he does it to others, so I think he's just trying to be the cool funny guy and make friends. |
Anonymous
+3 |
Anonymous
| I do this. I’m just trying to find a way to be friendly and start a conversation. This guy at work always eats his cereal in a giant mixing bowl. I am amused by it, though I have only tased him once about it. |
Anonymous
Agree. I was once on the phone at the gym, talking into my earbuds, in the outdoor area away from everyone else. I was talking to my mom who was super upset about something and I said something like "Mom, I'll take care of it" or whatever, right as a trainer walked by. After I finished he came over and asked if I was on the phone. I said yes, talking to my mom. Then I went to workout. For the next TWO YEARS, I went to the gym 4 days a week, always wearing earbuds to listen to podcasts. And literally every single time I saw him he'd give me a wink and say "Always on your phone!!" Even shouting it across the gym if I was far from him. It was so annoying but I think he thought we had some sort of inside joke or something. Just social awkwardness. |
Anonymous
| "You tell me that every time you see me, Larlo" Period. Total silence. |
Anonymous
| It’s really weird that some of you want “revenge” for bad jokes about straws. |
Anonymous
He's just making small talk with you. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| He sounds insecure, and is trying to put attention on you so that no one else notices how insecure or awkward he is. |
Anonymous
| I was friends for years with a person who constantly made fun of me, so I hear you. She was a truly mean, insecure control freak. And my brain isn't wired to put people down "as a joke." I hate that kind of humor, it's lazy and stupid. |
Anonymous
there are many socially non-empathetic weirdos on DCUM |
Anonymous
This. I’m a female in a technical field for over 20+ years that is primary males. I have always found that the males that picked on me most were the ones who later confused crushes on me. |
Anonymous
Correction: “Confessed” not “confused” 
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