Amber linked from another topic, and it reminded me of the many many many times i nearly posted in this thread - but never did
So here goes
I think I understand how feelings develop, and also why. The way I thought of it is:
To the girls it is work. The "relationships" that form are kinda like work friendships. Guys aren't co-workers, but it is the environment you are in (work). You can have awesome friends at work... but do you talk to them when you leave work? When you quit? So parallel to my working life - I've not kept in contact with anyone I've worked with, despite at the time being awesome friends whilst at work. So even huge amounts of chatting can be nothing more than "water cooler talk" when work is a bit slack. Still don't talk to them outside of work though...
The guys, they come to MFC for fun - a social (certainly if they stick and chat). Just as you do when you spend a lot of time with people in a social environment, you make friendships - heck, you may even end up liking someone enough to genuinely care for them. Do you intend to do this? Friendships naturally form via interaction, especially extended interaction which is enjoyable
So I don't think anyone comes to MFC intending to pick a girl up, or to find love at all - it isn't viewed as a dating site by anyone. But I can understand how feelings can develop over extended interaction for some guys when they view it in a social perspective! They don't think of it as the ladies work, and therefore the pure social interaction part takes over...
Is it intentional? no. Can they help it? Can anyone? I don't believe anyone can control their feelings either - so if it happens, it happens. That fact it does happen doesn't mean they come looking for love though
So I can understand how it happens. However, losing rationality or perspective is less understandable. Yes, I can get people falling for others - fact of life, don't ever intend it, occurs naturally. However, the guy should remember "the chances that this is reciprocal is, for all intents and purposes, zero - due to the place we are at" - so I am surprised that guys are upset/or expect feelings to be reciprocated! That, at least, should be very simple to reason...
So here goes
I think I understand how feelings develop, and also why. The way I thought of it is:
To the girls it is work. The "relationships" that form are kinda like work friendships. Guys aren't co-workers, but it is the environment you are in (work). You can have awesome friends at work... but do you talk to them when you leave work? When you quit? So parallel to my working life - I've not kept in contact with anyone I've worked with, despite at the time being awesome friends whilst at work. So even huge amounts of chatting can be nothing more than "water cooler talk" when work is a bit slack. Still don't talk to them outside of work though...
The guys, they come to MFC for fun - a social (certainly if they stick and chat). Just as you do when you spend a lot of time with people in a social environment, you make friendships - heck, you may even end up liking someone enough to genuinely care for them. Do you intend to do this? Friendships naturally form via interaction, especially extended interaction which is enjoyable
So I don't think anyone comes to MFC intending to pick a girl up, or to find love at all - it isn't viewed as a dating site by anyone. But I can understand how feelings can develop over extended interaction for some guys when they view it in a social perspective! They don't think of it as the ladies work, and therefore the pure social interaction part takes over...
Is it intentional? no. Can they help it? Can anyone? I don't believe anyone can control their feelings either - so if it happens, it happens. That fact it does happen doesn't mean they come looking for love though
So I can understand how it happens. However, losing rationality or perspective is less understandable. Yes, I can get people falling for others - fact of life, don't ever intend it, occurs naturally. However, the guy should remember "the chances that this is reciprocal is, for all intents and purposes, zero - due to the place we are at" - so I am surprised that guys are upset/or expect feelings to be reciprocated! That, at least, should be very simple to reason...