Hoping to vent a bit to other women. I was in the manga isle and was trying to look for new releases, and I saw him at the other end out of the corner of my eye. I caught him taking 2 glances at me before he came over and smiled.

He didn't look threatening, but his posture was off-putting; he was wearing nice clothes, was in shape, that wasn't what was wrong with him. He was forcing himself to stand straight. He was nervous to speak to me, so that just made me more uncomfortable to be talking to him since he's a stranger.

He told me he was at the mall to shop for an early Christmas present for his mother, but he always would come by the bookstore to check out the manga before he left, and he asked if I had any recommendations.

He also mentioned he was there with his best friend who was in the bathroom, this really started to bother me since it sounded like he was trying to use that as a way to threaten me.

I lied and told him "I don't know much about manga, so you should ask one of the store associates."

It was a pretty bad lie on my part since I was literally standing in the manga isle looking at new releases lol, but it was the only thing I could think of on the fly, so I guess he pressed on a bit further and replied "Oh, are you here shopping for someone else, as well?"

This is when I decided to shut him down and say "I'm not interested in speaking to people right now, could you please leave me alone before I speak to the bookstore staff?"

He froze in place, he nodded after a few seconds and rushed a "sorry" before leaving the isle.

I wasn't in the mood to keep looking at manga, so I put the books in my hand back on the shelve and just wanted to go home. The supposed friend he mentioned met me at the endcap a few minutes later, and this is when he chewed me out. He asked me "What the heck is wrong with you? Why did you shut him down so hard? Couldn't you have been a little nicer to him?"

I was fed up at this point and decided to bite back, "I don't owe your little man anything, tell him to stop approaching women in public. It's creepy."

Which he responded with "He wasn't expecting you to owe him anything, but he has confidence issues and this was the first time ever introducing himself to a lady in public. He just wanted to introduce himself, put himself out there, and grow comfortable talking to women. He probably feels awful now and won't approach another woman again!"

I responded with "Good! Other strangers shouldn't have to put up with him, either. It doesn't change the response I gave him, I don't owe him anything: confidence issues or not."

I wanted to stand up for myself and continue defending my stance, but at the same time, I didn't want to cause a bigger scene than we did, so I stopped talking and left the bookstore before too much attention was drawn toward us. I saw the guy who approached me sitting on the store's windowsill, he didn't make eye contact with me and looked at his phone when I walked passed him. Thankfully he took the hint and didn't try to stop me again.

Just so frustrated my evening was ruined by guys not being able to take a hint 🙄

Obvious bait, but plenty of people are arguing in the comments. Too lazy to link rn but its easy to find

She should divorce his low-value b-word butt

!moidmoment

what kind of ADHD do you have?! you’re in a RESTAURANT pic.twitter.com/JJli4QzG3K

— P.E. Moskowitz (@_pem_pem) November 1, 2023

The struggle is real:

This but unironically. Get that bag girl:

Kysposting on my twitter? I don't think so neighbor:

Why tf is skeptics capitalized? Feminism failed due to g*mers? Lmfao no one can ever move on from g*mer gate !moidmoment

This whole comment is just

the men/schizzed-out vagrants here always have the most chill catcalls, its not nearly as vulgar as im used to in other cities lol, and the men here literally like only say some variation of “have a great day beautiful” or “god bless you shawty.” its honestly funny and relatively harmless and i havent rly felt unsafe yet, and is this a universal experience or like just me??? its like literally every other dude i pass so its def more frequent here but far less scary than im used to lmbo

And just an overall increase in service quality and respect. My intention was to have my No Contact directions followed, but the increase in service quality took me a bit by surprise and honestly made me a little sad.

I need a lot of delivery food because I have a pain disorder that makes it hard for me to cook many evenings, so it is a life sustaining service for me. The companies don't care, so I have tried many ways to make it work, I still got harassed a lot. This has by far been the most effective.

When I used my real name or just an alteration of it, every second delivery person did one of the following:

-call or text me from their personal phone for "clarification" instead of using the built in messaging in the app. Using flirtatious language or emojis. I called the food delivery companies this happened with, and they informed me that yes, drivers can get our real numbers if they want.

-knock on my door and wait for me to answer even though my instructions are clearly no contact, but they will still insist I open the door, even if I respond through the door to just leave the food.

-Ask me if I'm single

-Tell me that they would like to come inside my apartment

-or just straight up left my food outside in the cold

No one has done even one of these things to "John." And every single driver has thanked me for the tip through the proper channels, whereas that never happened when they thought I was a woman.

Anyways, just thought I'd leave this little story because I have noticed an increase in my quality of life since I've stopped getting harassed at my door for a date by strangers every week.

No one wants to know what John looks like

Edit: I want to make sure that women reading this who are concerned for their privacy are properly educated and aware Just because a company says your data is safe doesn't mean it is.

While there may be some masking technology designed to prevent drivers from getting your number, it doesn't mean they don't have a way to access it anyways. Drivers have their own lines of communication with service agents who communicate directly with drivers. The agents do have access to your information. All drivers have to do is ask, and the agent will give your number. Agents from several companies confirmed this for me, that they personally have given out phone numbers to drivers for claims such as "having trouble getting ahold of the customer" or "customer isn't answering the buzzer."

These companies can both have statements claiming they have a masking service, and also allow their agents to give out your phone number at the same time, and still be operating within policy, because they make their own rules. It will be a less touted policy, but they will have in their Privacy Policy that they have the right to share your personal information for "reasons upholding the quality of customer service" which includes the simple act of being able to reach you if a driver chooses. That's all it takes.

Source: Multiple agents at multiple companies, and I myself am a systems expert.

Tech is still very much like the Wild West out there, they make their own rules, and there is no accountability when it comes to human rights. Just be mindful of how you engage online, and with apps, and decentralize your information as best you can.

Why do scrotes even try? Again we don't care!(which is why we're talking about it)

There's this guy that I really like, how do I get him to go on a date with me? I feel like I'm stuck in the friendzone right now, and I want him to see me as a potential partner rather than a friend. I don't need him to fall for me or anything, I just want him to find me attractive

!moidmoment total moid death

!incels on suicide watch

Iranian teenager Armita Geravand, allegedly attacked by Iran's morality police for not wearing the hijab earlier this month, has been declared "brain dead," media reports. https://t.co/kZkkQ3dWWz

— DW News (@dwnews) October 22, 2023

!moidmoment

A popular TikToker went viral after sharing a story time video where she said her ex-boyfriend chose his best friend over here in a hypothetical question about who he would save first.

The young woman, whose username is Cheycheytime, eventually said she went into severe depression after hearing the answer and probably should have paid attention to other red flags.

In the video, which received over 2.6 million views, she explains, “I asked my boyfriend of four years, ‘Who'd he save in a fire, me or his best friend?' He says that he would save his best friend.”

She said she was shocked and asked him, “Why?”

“He's just like, ‘Oh, I've known him longer. So, I'm like, ‘There's no point in time where you will ever know me longer than your best friend. So that means you'll never save me… Even if I'm married to you, and I'm the mother of your children?'”

She said he was simple in his response and said, “Yeah, I just known him longer. I don't know what to tell you.”

After retelling the story, where the caption reads, "Is your best friend paying your half of the rent and feeding you, or am I," she covered her mouth and laughed. One person in the comments asked her why she was giggling after he told her she was unimportant to her. She responded to the question with a follow-up video.

"Honestly, when it first happened, it wasn't a laughing matter. Like I literally wanted to un-alive myself," she said, detailing that the two dated from the time she was 18 to 22. Two years later, she is removed from the relationship and can now laugh at the exchange.

"Just all the... red flags are just insane," the young woman said. "Just had to even think that I was in that situation."

Many people hopped in the comments and asked, "Can we normalize to not asking those questions anymore. Like there is no need to compare the love I have for different people in my life," while another said, "This instigates arguments. And to be honest, if you got to ask this type of question, you already questioning your relationship."

Agreeing that these types of questions start arguments, one more said, "I don't understand this phenomenon of dropping your friends after getting into a relationship... In my opinion, he didn't say anything wrong. It's a hypothetical anyway."

However, some experts believe that asking these types of questions is actually healthy.

"Asking hypothetical questions can be a powerful tool for building deeper intimacy and understanding in your relationship," according to Allo Health. "When you pose scenarios to your partner, you give them the opportunity to explore new perspectives, consider alternative solutions, and share their honest opinions and feelings.

A little over a month before CheyCheytime posted her video, another video went viral, focusing on a similar hypothetical question asked between partners. A New York actor was asked by his wife of 10 years if she and her son were drowning, who would he save first.

He said he would have saved her, but that actually made her upset.

"She starts getting upset and says I should save her son," he recalls, adding that he told her, "I only love him because I love you. If we had a kid together and it was my blood, it would be different."

The actor went on to reveal that he and his wife are currently divorcing, and he wonders if the question had anything to do with them going their separate ways.

“ ‘Okay, I’m ready, put it in’ I said and he replied: It is already in. My world collapsed”

— Britney Spears in new excerpt from her book #TheWomanInMe  out October 24th pic.twitter.com/ixweK4aY2o

— Brian (@TheHalfBloodLad) October 17, 2023

This queen is definitely trolling but not the pickmeishas defending a moid making a woman pay the tab

like if you can't afford to pay a few hundred dollars (the tab was like 184. you should keep your dusty butt at home

In general though I think the better strategy is to order one dish that costs at LEAST 60 dollars to sus out whether he's broke and/or cheap. Like he shouldn't be taking you to a restaurant where anything even costs 15 dollars tbqh

Dusties still took the bait and posted vids about it

From orangesite: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37923293

Jada Pinkett Smith recalls being confused after hearing Will Smith call her his wife at the 2022 Oscars:

“First of all, I’m really shocked, because mind you, I’m not there. We haven’t called each other husband and wife in a long time.” pic.twitter.com/kQX7ShS1Nl

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 13, 2023

Queen Jada is honestly such an icon

I can only hope to embarrass scrotes as much as she has