A woman is walking down a busy street in town. She suspects that a man is following her because he is too close behind her for a long time.
She stops at a store window pretending to admire a dress hoping he will go past her but he doesn't. Instead, he stops and says to her that he is thinking of buying that dress for his girlfriend (saying this hoping she will feel safe being near him) but he doesn't know his girlfriend's size and asked her what size dress does she wears. She tells him her size.
It starts to rain and he says that he was thinking of getting a cup of coffee would she like to join him. She said she has to leave and meet someone. He encourages her to stay saying it will only take a couple minutes to get coffee.
She figures, oh well, I guess I'll be safe inside a store that has seating. There weren't any tables available so he said let's get two cups and wait in my car for the rain to stop. Once again she thinks, I guess I'll be safe.
And she gets in his car even though she didn't feel safe from him when he was walking behind her and now she willingly is in his car. Why would she do that?
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they suspect something isn't safe?
You are running late and you see an alley that is a shortcut to where you are going but it's very dark. You try to talk yourself out of going in that alley but you lose the fight within yourself and you walk into the alley.
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they know something isn't right?
My ambition is to follow it more in the future. But you know how it is, there is other leads to put it that way. I agree, you should follow your gut to as far as humanly possible.
PeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands6,334 posts
about that alley, you can probably walk safe through it, and there's a little chance it ain't safe. Same goes for the other way to your house, danger can be anywhere. Of course it can be that the alley has a bad name and that there were many rapes and murders, than it's something different. But I wouldn't get into the car of someone that was following me.
it depends if a woman don't like men...the chances are...she will distrust men no matter what and that won't be her gut instinct...just a misandrist mindset
What about the women...who choose the guys who beat them....does their gut instinct...ever tell them to get away from those men and remove themselves from the danger
Gut instincts and perhaps making responsible choices go hand in hand..but I'm sure some women will argue otherwise
secretagent09: A woman is walking down a busy street in town. She suspects that a man is following her because he is too close behind her for a long time.
She stops at a store window pretending to admire a dress hoping he will go past her but he doesn't. Instead, he stops and says to her that he is thinking of buying that dress for his girlfriend (saying this hoping she will feel safe being near him) but he doesn't know his girlfriend's size and asked her what size dress does she wears. She tells him her size.
It starts to rain and he says that he was thinking of getting a cup of coffee would she like to join him. She said she has to leave and meet someone. He encourages her to stay saying it will only take a couple minutes to get coffee.
She figures, oh well, I guess I'll be safe inside a store that has seating. There weren't any tables available so he said let's get two cups and wait in my car for the rain to stop. Once again she thinks, I guess I'll be safe.
And she gets in his car even though she didn't feel safe from him when he was walking behind her and now she willingly is in his car. Why would she do that?
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they suspect something isn't safe?
You are running late and you see an alley that is a shortcut to where you are going but it's very dark. You try to talk yourself out of going in that alley but you lose the fight within yourself and you walk into the alley.
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they know something isn't right?
Any opinions?
Before reading the comments...
Yes..I always believe my guts instincts. So far, they have never failed me.
secretagent09: A woman is walking down a busy street in town. She suspects that a man is following her because he is too close behind her for a long time.
She stops at a store window pretending to admire a dress hoping he will go past her but he doesn't. Instead, he stops and says to her that he is thinking of buying that dress for his girlfriend (saying this hoping she will feel safe being near him) but he doesn't know his girlfriend's size and asked her what size dress does she wears. She tells him her size.
It starts to rain and he says that he was thinking of getting a cup of coffee would she like to join him. She said she has to leave and meet someone. He encourages her to stay saying it will only take a couple minutes to get coffee.
She figures, oh well, I guess I'll be safe inside a store that has seating. There weren't any tables available so he said let's get two cups and wait in my car for the rain to stop. Once again she thinks, I guess I'll be safe.
And she gets in his car even though she didn't feel safe from him when he was walking behind her and now she willingly is in his car. Why would she do that?
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they suspect something isn't safe?
You are running late and you see an alley that is a shortcut to where you are going but it's very dark. You try to talk yourself out of going in that alley but you lose the fight within yourself and you walk into the alley.
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they know something isn't right?
Any opinions?
But what happened in the car,,,,it was just getting interesting,,,
Yes..I always believe my guts instincts. So far, they have never failed me.
I have an intuitive knowing and I follow it too.
I'm in the senior category and I'd like to think that I have learned my lesson on many aspects where I made the wrong decision in my life.
As I get older sometimes I have a gut instinct not to do something but I have to do it because there is no one else to do it.......such as getting on the top step of a step ladder to get something off the top shelf in a cabinet. I think beforehand that I'll be careful and wear sturdy sneakers but I know in my gut there is a good chance that I will fall.
secretagent09: You know what happened in the car otherwise you wouldn't have asked the question. Do you have something you'd like to write about your gut instinct?
I got locked out of a hotel on the Isle of Man by accident some 40 years ago,,,,,a nice man offered me accomodation with him ,,, I remained on my bench,,,
michaelright: I got locked out of a hotel on the Isle of Man by accident some 40 years ago,,,,,a nice man offered me accomodation with him ,,, I remained on my bench,,,
Interesting Michael. So your first thought was that he was a "nice man" but your gut told you to sit it out on the bench until someone came to let you into your room.
That is definitely proof of trusting your gut instinct.
secretagent09: Interesting Michael. So your first thought was that he was a "nice man" but your gut told you to sit it out on the bench until someone came to let you into your room.
That is definitely proof of trusting your gut instinct.
secretagent09: All well and good Mikey. However, do you think you could have made that decision if you removed politics from your decision?
Sure, if you watched that mess, Pelosi never could never prove anything on Trump, but she didn't mind spending millions of taxpayer dollars on a treasonous hoax.. Some heads should roll over that, and the impeachment hoaxes... Hillary and Nancy's heads should be preserved on sticks for all the world to see... JS...
mikey4691: Sure, if you watched that mess, Pelosi never could never prove anything on Trump, but she didn't mind spending millions of taxpayer dollars on a treasonous hoax.. Some heads should roll over that, and the impeachment hoaxes... Hillary and Nancy's heads should be preserved on sticks for all the world to see... JS...
Ya know Mikey, when I log onto CS and I see your name as the last post in a thread I know without a doubt that you will have made a derogative comment about a democrat. You can't help yourself to join in a conversation to discuss the subject and leave politics out of it.
As the saying goes, you are free to post about politics as much as you want but for me I think I will refrain from trying to get you into talking about something other than Pelosi, Trump or Biden.
secretagent09: Ya know Mikey, when I log onto CS and I see your name as the last post in a thread I know without a doubt that you will have made a derogative comment about a democrat. You can't help yourself to join in a conversation to discuss the subject and leave politics out of it.
As the saying goes, you are free to post about politics as much as you want but for me I think I will refrain from trying to get you into talking about something other than Pelosi, Trump or Biden.
.. This from a woman who was just complaining about gas prices, and the shortage of gas, on here a few days ago...
The reason she got into his car is very straightforward, politeness. She didn't want to take such a chance but she was afraid to appear unfriendly or impolite. Everyone has to take the risk of offending someone sometimes, and this is especially true for women. If the guy was innocent he might have been offended a bit if she said no but he should have enough cop on to realise the position he was putting the woman in.
I think , we should follow our guts... Because , experience says , whenever you try to go against it , you regret for that later .. At least on 99 percent cases ..
secretagent09: A woman is walking down a busy street in town. She suspects that a man is following her because he is too close behind her for a long time.
She stops at a store window pretending to admire a dress hoping he will go past her but he doesn't. Instead, he stops and says to her that he is thinking of buying that dress for his girlfriend (saying this hoping she will feel safe being near him) but he doesn't know his girlfriend's size and asked her what size dress does she wears. She tells him her size.
It starts to rain and he says that he was thinking of getting a cup of coffee would she like to join him. She said she has to leave and meet someone. He encourages her to stay saying it will only take a couple minutes to get coffee.
She figures, oh well, I guess I'll be safe inside a store that has seating. There weren't any tables available so he said let's get two cups and wait in my car for the rain to stop. Once again she thinks, I guess I'll be safe.
And she gets in his car even though she didn't feel safe from him when he was walking behind her and now she willingly is in his car. Why would she do that?
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they suspect something isn't safe?
You are running late and you see an alley that is a shortcut to where you are going but it's very dark. You try to talk yourself out of going in that alley but you lose the fight within yourself and you walk into the alley.
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they know something isn't right?
secretagent09: A woman is walking down a busy street in town. She suspects that a man is following her because he is too close behind her for a long time.
She stops at a store window pretending to admire a dress hoping he will go past her but he doesn't. Instead, he stops and says to her that he is thinking of buying that dress for his girlfriend (saying this hoping she will feel safe being near him) but he doesn't know his girlfriend's size and asked her what size dress does she wears. She tells him her size.
It starts to rain and he says that he was thinking of getting a cup of coffee would she like to join him. She said she has to leave and meet someone. He encourages her to stay saying it will only take a couple minutes to get coffee.
She figures, oh well, I guess I'll be safe inside a store that has seating. There weren't any tables available so he said let's get two cups and wait in my car for the rain to stop. Once again she thinks, I guess I'll be safe.
And she gets in his car even though she didn't feel safe from him when he was walking behind her and now she willingly is in his car. Why would she do that?
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they suspect something isn't safe?
You are running late and you see an alley that is a shortcut to where you are going but it's very dark. You try to talk yourself out of going in that alley but you lose the fight within yourself and you walk into the alley.
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they know something isn't right?
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A woman is walking down a busy street in town. She suspects that a man is following her because he is too close behind her for a long time.
She stops at a store window pretending to admire a dress hoping he will go past her but he doesn't. Instead, he stops and says to her that he is thinking of buying that dress for his girlfriend (saying this hoping she will feel safe being near him) but he doesn't know his girlfriend's size and asked her what size dress does she wears. She tells him her size.
It starts to rain and he says that he was thinking of getting a cup of coffee would she like to join him. She said she has to leave and meet someone. He encourages her to stay saying it will only take a couple minutes to get coffee.
She figures, oh well, I guess I'll be safe inside a store that has seating. There weren't any tables available so he said let's get two cups and wait in my car for the rain to stop. Once again she thinks, I guess I'll be safe.
And she gets in his car even though she didn't feel safe from him when he was walking behind her and now she willingly is in his car. Why would she do that?
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they suspect something isn't safe?
You are running late and you see an alley that is a shortcut to where you are going but it's very dark. You try to talk yourself out of going in that alley but you lose the fight within yourself and you walk into the alley.
Why do people ignore their gut instinct when they know something isn't right?
Any opinions?