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[quote=Anonymous]OP here!! Wow! This is one of the most fascinating threads I've read on DCUM in a long time. To clarify, I've never done this, nor am I thinking of doing this. I was just reading the post that inspired this (https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/933208.page) and I got to the point where the OP said she was mortified and I was SHOCKED. It just didn't occur to me that anything was wrong or weird with what that person had said to her. So I expected that thread to be all people saying "OMG you're being so dramatic! She doesn't have time for more friends, it's not about you! There's no reason to be embarrassed!" but then the whole thread was full of people saying the other person was terribly rude!

So - I've realized that I'm the alien in this situation. Good to know! Thanks to everyone for your responses.

In thinking about it more, if it had been me, I wouldn't have said anything about "in the market" (that is weird).

But again, for me personally, I would vastly prefer to be told "I'm not in the market for new friends" (even with the weird market language, there's no market!) than "I'm busy" in this situation. Because I like clarity and direct communication. But apparently the Golden Rule does not apply here because I'm an outlier.

Very interesting. I'll have to ask some of my friends what they think![/quote]

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