"You're just not my type" - what does this mean?

minutestomidnight · 2013-04-11T07:16:44+00:00

It's a generic, easy let-down, nothing more.

Think about it like this: If you break up with a girl, saying "I think we should see other people" it could mean you want sex from other people. Or that you're tired of her shit. Or that you genuinely have tried your best and the relationship just isn't working. Context defines the meaning.

I've heard "you're not my type" in situations where it was clearly looks (i.e. girl wants to hook me up with her friend and friend says "he's not my type" before we talk at all. Or sometimes I'll talk to a girl, and she'll legit find that we are not romantically compatible, I'm just not her type.

Treat it like any other rejection, don't try to read into the subtext because it opens the door for all sorts of self questioning that leads nowhere productive. Open another girl! I bet that one is EXACTLY your type.

TruePatriots · 2013-04-11T07:21:56+00:00

"I don't like you but I wanna be nice about it"

recyclablebantha · 2013-04-11T12:50:52+00:00

"You're just not my type" - what does this mean?

I can't see it as anything other than race/ethnicity.

It means you're just not her type.

You ought to ask yourself two things:

Why are you refusing to take simple words at face value and insisting on adding such negative additional value to them? Sounds like you have some insecurity you ought to address, because it is leading to you wasting your time analyzing a statement that's actually rather simple compared to other things you could encounter in the dating world.
Why dwell on someone who actually saved you a lot of trouble by disqualifying herself, rather than leading you on?

Title	"You're just not my type" - what does this mean?
Author	minutestomidnight
Upvotes	0
Comments	6
Date	April 11, 2013 6:32 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/seduction
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