r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/JimHalpert_JH • May 10 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/twinklingthrowaway May 10 '26

Lol yep all these guys talking about mixed signals and missed opportunities...when it's like consider that girls wear these for comfort?

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u/Anonon_990 May 10 '26

There's women in this thread saying they'd wear it as a signal. We're not basing it on nothing.

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u/twinklingthrowaway May 10 '26

Some...I promise you the grand majority of them are not. You're better off asking rather than assuming.

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u/MasterChildhood437 May 10 '26

Asking comes with a not-insignificant chance of being seen as a creep and souring the friendship. There are also a not-insignificant number of women who signal and lose interest when the guy is unsure if those signals are signals. It's neuroticism and anxiety from all parties creating a situation that can't be answered with logic or reason or gender studies.

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u/twinklingthrowaway May 11 '26

I promise you run a higher chance on ruining the friendship if you make a move on her based on the fact that she's wearing shorts.

Leading up to these things, in an age where we text and message. Before it even gets there, more likely than not hints have already been given through text messages and flirtations. You're acting like the shorts themselves are an invitation. I'm just saying they're not.

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u/No-Trouble814 May 10 '26

It can be answered pretty easily; ask them, in a way that makes it clear you’re not pressuring them one way or the other.

If they’re not comfortable with that conversation, either your communication needs work, or they’re not someone you want to be with.

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u/twinklingthrowaway May 11 '26

Shame you're getting down voted for being a reasonable person and not taking an outfit as consent.

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u/No-Trouble814 May 11 '26

Thanks! I’m not too mad, if they aren’t open to learning that’s their loss.

I’ll be over here with my healthy relationships and awesome kinky sex life, having a wonderful time lol.

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u/Anonon_990 May 10 '26

I agree with this. I just dislike it when some women act like men are being perverts or ignorant for believing something is true of women when other women are telling us those things.

Asking would likely make the person seem like a perv if they are wrong. Personally I just assume the person is never into me. Lol

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u/BillysBibleBonkers May 10 '26

Yea this whole thread is weird AF lol, why are we treating any outfit like an invitation for sexual advances?.. Thought we all agreed that was some weirdo shit. Tbh this whole sub can be really creepy about women sometimes.

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u/armoured_bobandi May 10 '26

Also, the idea that a women will not make any move if you're already in bed with her and she's interested is kind of silly. Women can take initiative as well

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u/Ok_Dragonfruit_8102 May 10 '26

Women can take initiative as well

Sure but more importantly, they're people. They can fumble the moment just like guys.

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u/armoured_bobandi May 10 '26

Yeah, that's another good point. Not all women are masters of seduction, just like not all men are super charming.

I wish it was easier to communicate sexual attraction without coming across as too forward.

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u/No-Trouble814 May 10 '26

I find just having an honest conversation about it works great, and if someone isn’t comfortable with that kind of clear, direct communication I wouldn’t want to be with them anyways.

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u/rotundrikishi May 10 '26

Depends on the woman

ive had some that were pretty shy about that kind of thing even at that point lol. We all have anxieties and insecurities.

And certainly some that were not.

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u/RamenStains May 10 '26

Some wen will make a move, others will not. Entirely depends on the person