escalation windows

I greeted her with a hug and complimented her on her outfit. After I got my coffee, we sat at a table and had some basic get-to-know-you talk. I did a cold read on her ethnicity by assuming she was Puerto Rican (she was mixed B&W). She mentioned that she used sunscreen, which I teased her about...

I chatted up a couple of girls the other day as I was walking by on a trail by the beach. I had seen them in the water earlier, taking pictures of each other, while I was on my phone texting a friend about plans for the weekend. We talked for probably 30-60 seconds, and in that time the one girl...