Social Rules I have recently learned

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This is true. Are you NT?

-If you bring something to a potluck, it is polite to leave it there- not take the leftovers home.

-Don't interrupt people when they are talking to someone else
-Nt's make friends by a "feeling" and its very easy for them

- When you first meet someone you are supposed to engage in small talk, being quiet and not asking any questions is considered rude.

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So here's a list of some rules I have learned within the past year (I'm 21). I had a friend who would constantly correct my social errors, and I was learning so much. She's moved, but I'm still seeking to learn. Feel free to add on.. NT's and Aspies

- I'm busy is a code word for not interested
- when somebody does not want to be friends with you they will say "I'm busy" and come up with excuses
- If this happens you are suppossed to leave the person alone, if you don't they will get very angry
- People are speaking in code often (I still have not broken the code)
- When somebody offers to pay for you, you should insist to pay
- When somebody says "You should come" they are not being sincere, they are being polite and you are supposed to decline.
- You are only allowed to cry silently in front of other people
- People lie to be polite
- In order to begin a conversation you are supposed to smile first, then if the person smiles back you can begin talking.
-Nt's make friends by a "feeling" and its very easy for them
-Nt's decide if they like you the first few seconds of meeting you
-Nt's first impressions are based off clothes and facial expression- and thats it, it doesn't matter what you say or who you are on the inside
-Don't interrupt people when they are talking to someone else
-If you bring something to a potluck, it is polite to leave it there- not take the leftovers home.
- When you first meet someone you are supposed to engage in small talk, being quiet and not asking any questions is considered rude.

The only rule I've learnt is that you can't keep the NTs happy because they keep changing the rules then get angry when you can't keep up

I just avoid 'em like the plague now. That's my rule for myself

Depending on the context, NT's will invite you because it is a social obligation and a "nice" thing to do. It depends on the time and place, but often it is an insincere invitation, and they don't really want you to go, they just didn't want to seem rude by not inviting you. Similar to, "let's get lunch sometime". Context and tone of voice are key to knowing if its a sincere invite or not.

mebbe to save herself from disappointment, she predisastered it so it sounded like she wasn't even interested when in fact she was highly interested. I did that for ages to gird me against disappointment.

If somebody gets a bad "vibe" or feeling from you initially they will not pursue friendship. Although I have asked many NT's they do indeed go by a "clicking", "meshing" or a "feeling" to make friends. It is true. It is not a logical connection, it is an emotional one. Although, that is how they base their first impressions- it is not a logical process either. First the facial expression is to decide if your a threat, then the clothing is to determine what social group you belong to, an from these they assign you personality traits.

In general. There have been several times I have taken my stuff back and was lectured. Once I took the remainder of my cake, and the other time I brought back my wine. I was told later in both instances I being rude.

If a person turns you down three times for a date, move on. They are just not into you.

Three times? Shouldn't you move on if they just turn you down once?

When someone never answers their phone, chances are they are deliberately not answering it so if you leave them a message and tell them to call you back and they don't, move on. Also if they never call you, it's best to assume they are not interested in you, friendship or relationship wise.

If a person turns you down three times for a date, move on. They are just not into you.

If a person doesn't initiate a conversation with you as you are talking to them, they are not interested so it's best to quit talking to them.

If a person is reading or has on head phones or is playing a game on their phone or handheld gaming system and they don't stop doing it as you speak to them, they don't want to talk and they just want to keep doing that so quit talking to them.

No that was the rule I learned in Mozart and the Whale book when a guy told Jerry the three strike rule about dating. He scared a girl out of his math class because he didn't get the hint that she didn't like him that way and the fact she quit going to their class was because she switched pout of it so he was now calling her. He still didn't get the hint when he could never get a hold of her. So she sent that guy after him and that was when he told him about the three strike rule.

Sooo...if you get rejected once, you should try two more times? Why would the woman reject you in the first place if she actually wants to date you?

Maybe she is busy, maybe she doesn't want to go where you want to take her. But after three times, you can assume she isn't into you so her loss. If she wants to go out with you, she will perhaps ask you out after she has struck out.