Jamesy wrote:
I see people do it quite a lot at bars and in public.
If a girl can flirt/put her on hands on me and get close to me without knowing me well then why can't I do the same?
Because different body parts are associated with different levels of intimacy.
Hands, arms, and shoulders are considered way less intimate than pelvic areas, bums, and thighs -- and bums/thighs/pelvic area are the parts that would be touching if a woman sits on your lap. (It doesn't matter that it would be through clothes.)
Most people don't want to go from no intimacy/barely any intimacy (sitting close and touching hand to arm could be either) straight to having their most intimate body areas touching yours -- even if you are both wearing clothes and even if they are attracted to you sexually.
Most people would want to get more intimate in smaller steps.....I wish I could tell you what those smaller steps might look like, but I don't know. I always follow the other person's lead, and I think I miss a lot before it gets to the point where I know they are sexually interested.
Jamesy wrote:
Perhaps people view 'lap sitting' as something a step above the friend zone?
Yes, way above the friend zone. An adult sitting on another adult's lap is virtually always considered sexual/romantic -- not something you do with platonic friends.
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