Well, you seem to have generated some monster thread of comments here. I haven't read them yet, so I'll give you my first thought before I do that, and may have a different thought afterwards.
It seems as though the approach someone in that situation should be doing is, "I could say more, but I don't know if you're exclusive."
It sounds like what the person is trying to do is sound out whether they are intruding. Asking whether you are exclusive seems like a better way to do that. Unless you post signs or something saying you are exclusive or in an open relationship, most people have no way of knowing. That would be a straightforward way to find out.
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on 17 Feb 2010 03:40 (UTC)It seems as though the approach someone in that situation should be doing is, "I could say more, but I don't know if you're exclusive."
It sounds like what the person is trying to do is sound out whether they are intruding. Asking whether you are exclusive seems like a better way to do that. Unless you post signs or something saying you are exclusive or in an open relationship, most people have no way of knowing. That would be a straightforward way to find out.