TL;DR can read ppl easily, women turned off by that, what do?
So, I've always been pretty good in reading people. Their facial expression, their eyes, their movements, their breathing, the tone of their voice, everything seems like an open book to me. I can easily tell when someone is lying, hiding something, trying to fool me and so on (more difficult on complete strangers, but once I get to know them, it's ez pz). I instantly study his/her patterns, behaviours and expressions. Intuitive, I simply do it.
Problem is: all of my female friends or women I get to know seem kinda scared/turned off by that. When they are having a bad day or coping with something personal, they refuse to hang out with me, look into my eyes (should we hang out) or even talk to me. Had a long conversation with a very good friend of mine (known her since preschool) and she told me, sometimes she feels "naked" before me. Quote: "I can't hide anything from you, it's like my whole body is exposing me and you drive me into a corner. Like standing naked before you, ya know?". Referring that I instantly know somerhings odd and I start asking questions.
So, dunno if it's just my friends or in general, so I'm asking you, especially the femanons, would you get scared/turned off my this trait? If yes, what can/should I change?
The problem isn't the ability, the problem is overusing it. Don't pry over and over if she clearly doesn't want to talk about it. Let people come to you rather than forcing them to expose shit when they're not ready.
Logan Evans
That's the thing, I ask once "What's wrong?", they mainly reply "Nah, all good" (while it's not), and I leave it, but the simple fact that I instantly KNOW somethings odd seems to bother them....
Adrian Thomas
do what everyone else does >k, good luck with that and walk away. if they want to display their issues, they'll come find you again.
Christian Bailey
I'd find it annoying, not scary. If I don't talk to you about something, don't ask. I'll come around if I want to.
Camden Mitchell
How come people like you are aware of other insecurities but not your own? As in your not self aware and it kinda proves you don't really read people that well. Sorry bud
because some people prefer looking through windows instead of looking at mirrors.
Christian Johnson
I think the point he was trying to make was that you're judging others (or are preceived to do so) but have no self-reflection.
Zachary Perry
Your 'trait' is something that almost everybody has and usually learns to manage as they mature. There's a time and place for emotional availability and someone being visibly upset or troubled is not an invitation to interrogate them. People like to feel good and if hanging around you means unearthing everything wrong with your life then I'm not surprised they steer clear of you.
Noah Perry
It scares women because they leverage power by withholding information and otherwise being deceitful. You're not in the wrong. Never give in, and never let your guard down. You could maybe stop letting them know you know and that would help, but never stop reading people if you can
Carter King
There's a reason guys traditionally play stupid.
Owen Collins
This. Girls like to feel like they are in control of a relationship. Guys who are too good at reading them are intimidating because they will can fully control a relationship.
You should play dumb and only show what you know about a person when the time is right. You have a good skill, but you must use it sparingly.
Evan Martinez
You are not as smart or observant as you think. People don't like you because you are obnoxious and think you are better than others.
Jackson Gomez
Ah, ye olde "no one can be smart" line of thought. This one is hilarious because it's so shallow
Tyler Bailey
"Hello Mr. Bond, counter-espionage here. Why do you hate me?"
Anthony White
>OP isn't smart >therefore nobody is smart don't reply to me until you lose your virginity
Blake Reed
Kek, what a bitch. I'd like to see how op isn't "smart" (which was never the original claim by op, by the way)
Daniel Ramirez
Don't reply to me or my virginity again
Alexander James
Because despite claiming to be an extremely observant and intuitive man, a super genius of understanding others, he can't understand a concept as simple as "there is no need to make other people feel vulnerable".
Adam Ortiz
It has nothing to do with being a woman or a man.
I am a very perceptive and sensitive person, and a psychologist on top of that. Can you imagine if every time I noticed my boyfriend was feeling sad, I started to interrogate him about it? If every time I noticed he was upset, I started with "What's wrong", and even if he said "nothing" I'd just follow with shit like "I know something is wrong, if you don't want to tell me it's fine, but just know I know. But really what's on your mind?" Now can you imagine if I did this with someone I wasn't as close with, like a colleague? How fucking inappropriate would that be? You're not supposed to violate people like this. They have their right to open up to you at their terms. You're making them feel vulnerable and exposed, and put them in a very uncomfortable position. Even at my job I don't push my clients to tell me anything they don't feel like telling me, unless the situation really requires it.
Leo Cook
Looks like you tap into that insecure "inner" part of women pretty well. It works both ways, though. How would you feel if you met a woman who read you by your physical appearance very well (could read your posture and body language, point out acne and other facial features, judge you by the way you dress, guess your weight and tell if your active, tell how big you are, etc.). Eventually you'll meet someone who is resistant to all of that, or you could just take your foot off the gas a little and make them "feel" like they're as mysterious and desirable as they think they are, if you think it's worth it. Or be patient, there's no real right answer.
Angel Morales
Because you aren’t being loving and accepting. No one wants to be judged especially on a bad day. What a shitty friend you are, I would avoid you too.
Just because you had a hypercritical parent doesnt mean it is a healthy character trait.
Seek professional help with your control issues.
Lucas Martin
Are you a INFJ? INFP here you guys can be very intimidating with that. No one likes being read like a cheap book.
Adrian Price
>no one wants to be judged >spends whole post judging OP lol this board
Evan Stewart
You've only learnt half of this trait, the other half is in this book:
This is actually really common in mildly autistic people like yourself. Over time, you learned to read people at a normal level, but you never learned to filter that. To act like a normal person, never respond to anything that people don't explicitly say.
Nathan Morgan
>Meaningfully replying to OP's brag thread ISHYGDDT
Josiah Hill
Alright, OP here, ik it comes late, but I was at uni and had no time to respond.
So, first, I have never forced my knowledge on nobody, I don't talk to ppl and say "Ai, I can read ya". But for example, I'm in a conversation with a friend and they try to lie to me, well, I can't ignore that. And it's not like I am permanently bothering or judging them, I keep "the truth" to myself but somehow I'm signaling that I'm aware of it. I DON'T WANT to make them feel vulnerable and exposed, ffs.
And when a good friend has a shitty day, what's wrong about asking? Ofc I don't ask that complete strangers or someone less close than a friend.
And again, I don't judge. I judge like everyone else does but I keep this to myself.
I'm no autist, ik how to behave and how to be social, but still, somehow it gets through.
Jordan Rivera
ITT: another aspie thinks he’s House/Holmes/*insert aspie TV show trope*
Connor Ramirez
And you're another NPC who thinks anyone stating their opinion think they're some super genius
Josiah Scott
Thinking anyone cares what you think was your first mistake son
ppl are turned off by your arrogant idiocy, you dont know shit, and even if you pay attention more than others it can be shown to them in a caring manner
also part of human behaviour is to know when its time to accept lies and when its time to put your nose into it
anyway you are just too young, but do not think you "know ppl more" t. someone who was like you when i was young
Charles Cooper
That's how I see ya, simply ignore the fact I might need some advice and ofc I get wet when I think about myself kek
Might be easier to take you seriously if you had a legitimate issue rather than this “I’m cursed with the burden of knowledge” delusion I see all the time on Jow Forums
You are a meme, nigger
Luke Lopez
I have never put it that way and never said I'm burdend/cursed
Jackson Nelson
You can't read people you moron.
They're getting turned off because you're sperging out to them pretending you know what they're thinking and acting like you can read their fucking minds. You're that retarded kid who thinks that and acts like he's smarter than everyone, but they can all tell he's a moron. Except instead of saying "I'm so smart" to yourself it's "I'm so good at reading people".
You've watched one too many tv shows/anime.
Charles Nguyen
People keep things in for a reason. They dont like their secrets exposed. And if you really are that good at reading people which I believe you are, then it would be uncomfortable to be around you. I'm a guy and I wouldn't like it, frankly.
Blake Bell
Sound cursed to me.
Nothing is good enough Love is just a leash I only want to let you know I own you
Zachary Howard
Now it all makes sense, the reason I predicted most expressions correct and found out they really had a bad day or were lying to me....... they said that, bc they don't want to make me sad over my retardness.
So basicly, I should keep it down? Keep what I observe completly to myself and only "expose" on demand, when asked? Ik this sounds kinda freaky but I can't find better words. I admit I never really considerd this, but reading it that many times (with varrying intensity) made me agree to you.
Thanks!
Asher Russell
Yeah, almost everyone can tell if someone is having a bad day but it's common decency to not go pry unless someone communicates with you.
Levi Allen
>what is confirmation bias
Nigga what you're doing is you see someone who looks sad and then go ask them about that. That's not being able to read people, that's being an autist who doesn't understand people. Do you know who else can figure out peoples moods and catch their lies from their expressions, body language and tone? LITERALLY EVERY FUCKING PERSON ON THIS EARTH. What do you think facial expressions are you retard? They're a form of communication. That's why they exist in the first place. So people can communicate how they feel and what they think.
But you know what most other people on this earth don't do? They don't go and pry into other peoples lives while gloating that they noticed something is wrong. Because people usually don't want that. That's what being good at reading people actually is. It's understanding how and what they're thinking, knowing when it's appropriate to approach them and what to say to them. Which you obviously are clueless about, otherwise you wouldn't have made this thread.
Get your head out of your ass, you're terrible at reading people, all you are is a cringy creep. What you should change? You should stop assuming that you understand people any better than anyone else and realize that pretending you do and prying into their lives is annoying and creepy.
>inb4 I was only pretending to be retarded
Liam Moore
you're either not as perceptive as you think, women always subconsciously do shit when they're upset to get attention, they don't even notice it; sighing, being less talkative than normal, being a bitch for no reason. You probably just stare at them weird and intensely thinking you're reading their minds which is off-putting and they're too stupid to realize how obvious they're making it that they're upset about something.
Andrew Myers
This. OP sounds like they might be on the spectrum.
Your trait isn't special and I doubt that your accessing the systems developed by our biology specifically for the purpose of communicating our emotional states is what's causing women to avoid you. What do you actually do when someone seems sad or like they're having a bad day? You've described how others react to you, but not what you've done to get that reaction.
Carter Brooks
It sounds like you're autistic and think it is special for you to understand other people moods, so you act like that fucking pretentious Sherlock Holmes from the shitty series and they go away.You really sound like the Dunning Kruger of social interactions.
Stop talking about your "readings", if you're actually good at it, you should know when that shit will turn people off. It's like you have the normal, common, intelectual ability of detecting moods, but lack the empathy to know how that shit will make them feel after you sperg about your super powers.