I was mostly referring to Middle Eastern/Central Asian cultures where women have the burden of being modest because it is assumed that men should not be tempted by seeing scantily clad women.
And no worries about the grumpy. I agree that gender relations as regards to mating games are complex and rather broken at the moment in the West. As a women, I feel that I get rebuffed if I make the first move, since it seems that I am too pushy or dominant. However, I know many men who are tired of having the onus of making advances solely on them (as they perceive it). Not a great situation, no matter how you slice it. But hopefully culture is changing around this as well.
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Date: 2008-02-25 05:55 pm (UTC)And no worries about the grumpy. I agree that gender relations as regards to mating games are complex and rather broken at the moment in the West. As a women, I feel that I get rebuffed if I make the first move, since it seems that I am too pushy or dominant. However, I know many men who are tired of having the onus of making advances solely on them (as they perceive it). Not a great situation, no matter how you slice it. But hopefully culture is changing around this as well.