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I can appreciate that.
Dressing in modest apparel is a good example. That's actually biblical literally.
I want the women to adorn themselves[3] with modest and sensible fashions, not with fancy braided hair-dos, gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to be godly. 1 Timothy 2:8-10
Of course, in these versus he's talking about modesty regarding money and station/class... some women were wearing their wealth and status to church. So not really an issue of dressing provocatively in this scripture.
I'm not certain if there's anywhere in NT scripture that speaks to dressing provocatively, but it's one of those that can be construed from scripture in general.
Dressing in modest apparel is a good example. That's actually biblical literally.
I want the women to adorn themselves[3] with modest and sensible fashions, not with fancy braided hair-dos, gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to be godly. 1 Timothy 2:8-10
Of course, in these versus he's talking about modesty regarding money and station/class... some women were wearing their wealth and status to church. So not really an issue of dressing provocatively in this scripture.
I'm not certain if there's anywhere in NT scripture that speaks to dressing provocatively, but it's one of those that can be construed from scripture in general.
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I did the very same thing. Worked out great. We will be celebrating out 8th anniversary tomorrow. Congrats to both you and your husband on the birth of little Abigail. A precious gift to behold for sure. I'm sure that your family and your mama-in-law are thrilled for the new addition to the family.
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Allow me, as a man, to offer some male perspective on that. Let's consider several possible reasons why a man does not respond as hoped when a reasonably-attractive woman is kind and friendly to him, with the intent to show "subtle interest":
The man, having heard many stories about men being shamed, ostracized, and even arrested for misinterpreting the signals, cautiously assumes that she is just being polite and does not respond with interest.
The man, completely focused on the tasks at hand, simply does not pick up the signals.
The man, being interested in someone else, chooses to ignore the signals.
The man, being rather socially inexperienced, is not aware that the signals are actually signals.
The man actually is not interested in the woman, for any number of reasons.
Any of these, or others, could be in play. Don't assume too much. If you consider him worth the effort to break the ice, then break it. Don't tap at it. If things don't work, at least you will have grown in experience.
The man, having heard many stories about men being shamed, ostracized, and even arrested for misinterpreting the signals, cautiously assumes that she is just being polite and does not respond with interest.
The man, completely focused on the tasks at hand, simply does not pick up the signals.
The man, being interested in someone else, chooses to ignore the signals.
The man, being rather socially inexperienced, is not aware that the signals are actually signals.
The man actually is not interested in the woman, for any number of reasons.
Any of these, or others, could be in play. Don't assume too much. If you consider him worth the effort to break the ice, then break it. Don't tap at it. If things don't work, at least you will have grown in experience.
Very wise response!
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