Why do men think that women are always flirting with them?
Sexual Overperception Bias
, explained.What is Sexual Overperception Bias?
The sexual overperception bias relates to the tendency to overperceive another individual’s sexual interest in oneself. The bias predominantly occurs in men, where they are more likely to overestimate a woman’s sexual interest while women are more likely to underestimate a man’s.
“How many men are truly unable to distinguish between wanted and unwanted sex, between welcome and ‘gross’ behaviour, between decency and degradation?”
– Amina Srinivasan, author of The Right to Sex