The internet has given us unprecedented access to everyone.
We can also slide right into their DMs.
Even in the case of normal, not-famous crushes, sliding into the DMs can be a tricky thing.
This does not mean it cannot or should not be done, but some restraint is in order.
If this makes you deeply uncomfortable, dont send it.
If they are interested in doing so,theywill keep it going.
When a guy slides into the DMs in the first place we pretty much know youre interested.
Polite is good as long as you follow our cues when its time to take it up a notch.
Keep in mind the constant flow of misogyny and objectification every woman receives on the Internetdont add to that.
(Does this mean you’ve got the option to be overtly sexually explicit with men?
I would respond to a storyit feels more natural, like youre just hopping into a conversation.
And you have a reason for DMing besides I like your boobs.
(You never know if someone is monogamous, but dont assume they arent.)
Also he was respectfulhe didnt make it sexual immediately or say anything lewd.
He waited for me to take it in a sexy direction.
This is something you have to be okay with.
In fact, a no reply is itself a reply.
The crazy thing is that they just keep DMing.
If a woman never responds to you shes probably not interested in your attentions.
The whole thread is just you talking to yourself!
Id say by that time things were serious.
In the end, it all comes down to respecting the other persons boundaries and time.
I never received a response from Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and everything turned out just fine for me.
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