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Originally Posted by Steerpike
I hate that phrase. Common sense. It's perhaps the most nebulous cliche in all of modern English. What is common sense to one person, is bullshit to another. Common sense can only ever be really applied in situations like "Don't stick your tongue in electric sockets." In those cases, the outcome is fairly predictable and is meant to avoid that predictable, and often unpleasant outcome.
However, you never, never tell a girl how she's supposed to behave when you're dating. She will resent you for it. You may not see your decision as controlling, but she will. You're not thinking from the perspective of a woman, you're thinking from the perspective of a very territorial male. And it will hurt your relationship.
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I can garuntee you, I have never told my gf how to act around other people. I don't even have the problem of her flirting because she sees it as wrong. I was just coming from a perspective most people on this earth have: Flirting with others while you are taken is disrespectful.