“you must really get me”

[GoodTaste]

(1) Does “you must really get me” mean "“you must really understand me"?

(2) Does "attraction" here particularly refer to "sexual attraction"?

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Kate and Dan met on the job in Boston, when they were in their early 20s. He thought she was attractive; she thought he was an arrogant jerk. At a work party, it came out that both had lost a parent in recent years, and a mutual feeling of “you must really get me” washed over them. A few years later, when they both found themselves in New York and single, the friendship ramped way up, into multiple-phone-calls-per-day, soul-baring, belly-laughing territory.

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[Charlie Bernstein]

(1) Does “you must really get me” mean "“you must really understand me"? Yes.

(2) Does "attraction" here particularly refer to "sexual attraction"? Yes.

I hope that helps!

 

[GoodTaste]

Thanks.
I wonder why it often fails to respond when I click Thank or Like button.

 

[emsr2d2]

If nothing happens when you click "Like" or "Thank", please put a post in the Support Area, detailing the exact problem, and including what device you are using and which browser.

 

[GoesStation]

I often see quite a delay between tapping Like on my mobile device and seeing a response. Try to give it plenty of time, because a second tap or click will cancel the first.

 

[konungursvia]

I would say yes, and maybe, rather than yes, and yes. I mean, if they were *really* sexually attracted to one another, there would be little reason they ended up being best phone buddies. Also, "to find someone attractive" can mean that you think they are pretty or handsome, in a more or less strictly visual sense, and to a degree that is distinct from "to be attracted to someone" or "to be strongly attracted to someone."

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

"Attraction" has many definitions. In this example, it's being discussed in the romantic sense.

 

[bubbha]

"attractive" doesn't necessarily imply sexual attraction. It can simply mean "good looking", "pretty" or "handsome".

 

[jutfrank]

"attractive" doesn't necessarily imply sexual attraction. It can simply mean "good looking", "pretty" or "handsome".

Well, not really, strictly speaking. If something's 'attractive', it really means you're 'attracted' to it. Otherwise you'd say good-looking/pretty/handsome.

 

[GoesStation]

Well, not really, strictly speaking. If something's 'attractive', it really means you're 'attracted' to it. Otherwise you'd say good-looking/pretty/handsome.

I disagree. It means I think the person is attractive to other people. It says nothing about whether I'm one of them.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have several friends I would call attractive even though I'm not attracted to any of them.

 

[jutfrank]

I disagree. It means I think the person is attractive to other people. It says nothing about whether I'm one of them.

I have several friends I would call attractive even though I'm not attracted to any of them.

Fair enough - that's reasonable.