One big problem with never actually going out into the real world to talk to people face to face is that sometimes you end up imagining things which have absolutely nothing at all to do with actual reality.
The drawbacks of not going out into the world, or the drawbacks of actually going out into the world?
Doesn't the one on display actually have a nail inside of it?
Yes, that's why I ask when a statement can easily be read either way.
Problem with trying to send signals instead of speaking frankly is that sometimes that "other way" is not at all what you either expected, or wanted. Sometimes he's just not interested.