...I mean to say, when a girl, offered a good man's heart, laughs like a bursting paper bag and tells him not to be a silly ass, the good man is entitled, I think, to assume that the whole thing is off.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If a woman rejects a man's proposal with laughter, he is justified in assuming the relationship is over.
- In plain terms
- A laugh at a serious offer means the offer is declined.
- What can you take from it?
- Laughing at a proposal signals rejection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you distinguish between jokes and serious intentions?
- What signals tell you someone is not interested?
Another view
This assumes all rejections are communicated through laughter which may not always be true.
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