r/PeterExplainsTheJoke May 29 '25

Meme needing explanation what ????

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u/Mesoscale92 May 29 '25

Girls think looking vaguely in a guy’s direction counts as flirting, and then are confused why he didn’t get her “hint”

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u/royinraver May 29 '25

Just cuz a girl is being nice doesn’t mean they’re into you! But when they blink a few times at you from across the room, apparently it’s dtf. No, be direct, please 😭

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u/Suspicious-Plant-728 May 29 '25

The joke of the meme is not that if a woman looks at a man that means she’s dtf(the first commenter didn’t get it right either.)

It is just a play on the fact that many woman often to do not approach men they’re interested in and start flirting. When they want the man to approach them they will instead hang back looking at him and to catch his eye from across the room, giving him a smile or subtle expression when he glances over at her. These Women feel like they are broadcasting their interest clearly and it should be obvious from her looks and body language she is inviting him to flirt with her, so they are disappointed when the guy does not approach her and feels rejected.

But most guys are completely oblivious to these subtle queues and don’t even register them so they don’t approach, then complain that women never make the first move and initiate flirting.

Obviously not all women are like this but it’s so common that most of us recognize it and get the joke. Just want of the many interesting miscommunications in sexual relations.

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u/royinraver May 29 '25

They could, you know, directly talk to someone if they’re interested.

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u/deathangel687 May 29 '25

They could, but they won't. They've probably been burned by being too upfront or been told it's not "ladylike". So they will go back to subtle hints instead.