Oh boy. Yes, with that extra context, that smells very very much like one of the many subvarieties of the poorly-socialized-geekboy mating dance that gets triggered by the sight of an OMG REAL GIRL WHO LIKES COMPUTERS/SF&F/RPGs/ETC. This one's at least got enough of a hint of clue to realize that gee, a girl who has an SO already may not be particularly interested in getting hit on...but not enough clue to realize that looking like you're only interested in talking to girls who are potential date material is not the best approach.
(That fractional clue, sad to say, is actually better than some of the worst examples I've seen. Compared to the guy who was introducing himself to folks at a professional conference by interrupting conversations to hand around his portfolio of pornographic furry art, or the dude who kept trying to glom onto me despite a visible wedding ring, my repeated mentions of having plans for that evening involving other people that did not include him, and oh yeah MY THEN-HUSBAND STANDING IN THE SAME ROOM four feet away...)
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Date: 2008-08-03 05:08 am (UTC)(That fractional clue, sad to say, is actually better than some of the worst examples I've seen. Compared to the guy who was introducing himself to folks at a professional conference by interrupting conversations to hand around his portfolio of pornographic furry art, or the dude who kept trying to glom onto me despite a visible wedding ring, my repeated mentions of having plans for that evening involving other people that did not include him, and oh yeah MY THEN-HUSBAND STANDING IN THE SAME ROOM four feet away...)