Why would she be rude?

[elaphe]

I used to see this girl every day at the same time in my apartment hallway. We would exchange hellos. We must have had the same schedule because we crossed paths at the same time every day. After several weeks of this, I decided to tell her my name and I asked her for hers. She responded with "it's nothing." I felt no attraction to her and wasn't "hitting on her." I just thought it would be nice to call each other by name while exchanging greetings, Does her response seem weird/rude to you?

[Oliverlogan263]

That is kinda weird that she responded that way dude. A few possibilities I can think of:

- She may have social anxiety or be shy interacting with people she doesn't know well, even casually. Asking her name could have caught her off guard.

- Maybe she's not interested in getting to know the neighbors or having conversations in the hall. Just wants to get in and out quietly.

- Possibly she misread your intentions as you being interested in her or something. Even if you weren't hitting on her, she may have been put off.

- Could be dealing with her own stuff and wasn't in the mood to chat. Sometimes we all have off days.

I wouldn't take it personally man. You were just being friendly asking her name. She may warm up over time if you keep it casual when you see her. Or she could just be a private person. As long as you weren't being creepy about it, I wouldn't stress! Keep doin you.

[tomgrosse77]

As weird as it sounds, I think it’s because women can’t stand rejection. In her case I think she’s so afraid that if she lets guard down and is nice to you then she’s making herself vulnerable to getting hurt in the future, so she just puts up a wall instead.

[NetherlandsNar]

I think she likes you but doesn't want to get attached

[NetherlandsNar]

Thanks for mho

[AngryCarl]

You're a 44 year old male, therefore automatically creepy, whether you're actually creepy or not. Also while it's okay to volunteer your name, asking for hers is a little intrusive.

Best to just glower at her next time, or pretend you haven't seen her. Women are like cats. You have to let them come to you.