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Lumifer comments on Open thread, Sep. 14 - Sep. 20, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 17 September 2015 07:56:49PM 7 points [-]

but its not espionage either

The usual term is flirting.

if people are fairly upfront about what they want

A lot of the time people are not sure about what they want (or whether the cost-benefit is favorable). Socially acceptable delaying tactics are important.