Can two person of the opposite sex who are not a couple go out together? Was out with a guy friend shopping for present and I bump into a group of friends at the mall. My guy friend stepped aside allowing me to catch up a little with my friends. The first question I get from them is "That's your boyfriend?" instead of "How are you doing?" or "What are you up to". Why does people always assume that two person of the opposite sex are a couple when they're being seen together? But we are not even holding hands or showing any signs of intimacy, we're just walking next to each other and having a conversation. Or the usual question I get if the guy friend I was with walked away would be "hey! Why is your boyfriend so unfriendly? aren't you gonna introduce himto us?"
Went out with my guy cousin who is 4 years younger than me on a few occassions and met my friends once. The usual question came and my answer was "no, he's my cousin" and the reply I got was "oh!I thought you're into such young guys nowadays" I was like speechless. Heuristics cause people to pass judgements that way? Whether or not the 'couple' is showing any 'signs' of being a couple, people just passed the judgement that two person of the opposite sex are a couple. Sometimes it's just so annoying.
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