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"Fancying" people
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This occured when brushing my teeth justnow.
Not like it matters, but..
What do you think the word "fancy" means?
I reckon it's banded about too much, like the L word.
I think you sort of need to know a bit about someone before you can fancy them. Like say I thought a girl at work was fit and she seemed dead nice when I talk to her and that, I'd be like "I think she's nice and I want to get to know her better", rather than "Ohhh I fancy her sooo much!"
Just like you can't actually fancy David Beckham or whoever off Big Brother.
But then I suppose as well it could be a physical thing, like when you've been married and say he's having impotence or something, she'd be "Does he not fancy me anymore?"
Weird word, innit?
Not like it matters, but..
What do you think the word "fancy" means?
I reckon it's banded about too much, like the L word.
I think you sort of need to know a bit about someone before you can fancy them. Like say I thought a girl at work was fit and she seemed dead nice when I talk to her and that, I'd be like "I think she's nice and I want to get to know her better", rather than "Ohhh I fancy her sooo much!"
Just like you can't actually fancy David Beckham or whoever off Big Brother.
But then I suppose as well it could be a physical thing, like when you've been married and say he's having impotence or something, she'd be "Does he not fancy me anymore?"
Weird word, innit?
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You can think someones attractive without fancying them.
I'm like this. Currently, the person I fancy I get on well with...
If I got to know that person better and still fancied them, then I'd probably say I 'liked' them.
Yeah i partly agree with that. Dunno about just wanting sex with them but yeah i say fancying someone is based more on appearance and what you see and then as Lipsy says the next level up would be to say you "liked" them. Thats how i see it.
It really does take a lot for me to fancy somebody.
I like biscuits. I like watching football. I like my team leader.
"I like this girl, once I get to know her better hopefully I'll fancy her"
Fancy therefore encompasses everything :yes:
These type of things are really so confusing, if you think about it too much and all these different words your just gonna go crazy.
To put it simply .. if you like someone .. then thats all that matters :thumb:
It's the physical stuff, the attraction and wanting more than just looking at them. Like a relationship, which leads to the sex ;p
To actually fancy someone, I'd have to know them.
Fancy can also mean anything. E.g. I fancy a nice cup of tea. :razz:
I would say fancy was a physical thing. Whether you find them attractive. But it can be overuled later if they turn out to be mind numbingly boring or a total bitch.
I think that "fancy" means the same as "really like". If you say you like someone, that can mean either you think he (or she) is a nice person, or you like him on another level, whether that's a 'wanting a relationship with him' level or a 'wanting to have sex with him' level. Whereas if you say you really like someone, it's kind of implied that you like him as more than a friend.
It's really, really hard figuring out what you should be saying in a foreign language... especially like in French where "Je t'aime" means both "I like you" and "I love you". Don't want to say the wrong thing and have the other person run away because they think you're announcing your love for them!
I think he likes me too, he's been hinting like maaaaaaaaad. I've just noticed it recently since I told him about my disastrous date the other night and he's taken a big interest in my love life etc and he's been extra flirty.
Wheee! It's all exciting. I do love it when you start to fancy someone.
I think it is.
Although things could get messy very quickly if you get in too deep and there's overlapping feelings :yes:
I've never been in the dilemma situation myself though. Usually when I like someone, I tend to be really into that one person (probably not a good idea really, until you at least know they're into you too). Or at least there's one that I like quite a bit more than the other, but that's because I don't find people I'm really into that often, so the chances of two coming along at once are quite minimal.
i dislike the word because i think saying "i fancy so and so" is a little bit childish, i prefer saying "i really like....'
but then thats just me.....
Nah i'm with you on that one. When talking to folk i know who are referring to someone they feel an attraction to no one says " i fancy such and such " we all say " i quite like her ". "