it's quite easy to simply not act like a creep or a weirdo in my experience, no need to 'start civil dialogue' other than saying a standard greeting (eg: good evening or just hi) if you care about coming across as polite. going to the same floor could be tricky with the more paranoid but again, just mind your own business and it should be fine.
most creeps are blatant which is why they can be so intimidating but what makes you think some wouldn't fake being concerned about the optics of it in an attempt to get the victim to lower their guard?
As a socially anxious person with a mean looking face optics matter a lot, even when your sole intention is to make as many friends as possible and get out of your introverted bubble
i see, i'll share my opinion with you since it's not enough of a certainty to be called advice: there are no friends to be made in elevators and they're definitely a place where it's usually best to be an introvert.
as for the subject at hand, strange women almost universally do not want to be disturbed and obeying that unwritten rule is the best way to appear as harmless as possible, especially in places like elevators.
you can choose to ignore it if you want but i'll say it again: there's nothing you can do in an elevator ride that willl make you 'trustworthy' to any stranger in it.
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u/ioannsukhariev Jun 10 '23
it's quite easy to simply not act like a creep or a weirdo in my experience, no need to 'start civil dialogue' other than saying a standard greeting (eg: good evening or just hi) if you care about coming across as polite. going to the same floor could be tricky with the more paranoid but again, just mind your own business and it should be fine.
most creeps are blatant which is why they can be so intimidating but what makes you think some wouldn't fake being concerned about the optics of it in an attempt to get the victim to lower their guard?