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When someone winks at you, is it patronising or are they fond of you in some way?

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This is random and maybe a stupid question, but on an occasion when someone winks at me, I don’t know what to make of it. The conversations I’ve had where I’ve been winked at I didn’t do anything particularly amazing, in fact I think was probably a bit awkward, which is why I’m a bit baffled.

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  • Context is everything. Non-verbal communication elements, like winking, can have a myriad of meanings based on the context, they seldom have fixed semanticity. A wink can even be a contraindicator of something being said. For example, "No you cannot use the broken railings as a shortcut", followed by a wink, would indicate that the person saying this was obliged to do so, but in reality did not object to the use of the shortcut.

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  • Context is everything. Non-verbal communication elements, like winking, can have a myriad of meanings based on the context, they seldom have fixed semanticity. A wink can even be a contraindicator of something being said. For example, "No you cannot use the broken railings as a shortcut", followed by a wink, would indicate that the person saying this was obliged to do so, but in reality did not object to the use of the shortcut.

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