• schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    Is that really the best line? She has to leave to take advantage of it.

    Maybe, “hey, how’d your husband’s parole hearing go?”?

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      2 hours ago

      It makes it clear what the random girl is trying to do, and allows the girlfriend to reply with anything from “not yet, let’s take a break over there” to “yeah I’m ready let’s go”.

    • velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      How many times have you thought of the perfect response to someone hours after the fact?

      It’s good that she stepped in to offer help at all.

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        6 minutes ago

        I guess we should just applaud?

        It’s good she said something, I agree. She could also have said something better, and mine came after about 7 seconds, not hours.

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    1 hour ago

    You all are celebrating something bad. It’s bad to assume a guy hitting on someone cannot take “no” for an answer. It’s bad to assume people cannot enjoy being hit on. It’s bad to assume a guy willing to shoot their shot is a creep.

    Ya’ll are part of the loneliness problem. Do better and stop assuming the worst of others. You’re not smart. You’re not helping. You’re paranoid weirdos.

    Now, if the message said that this was after he was following her around the gym, then THAT is commendable. Though assuming all that off of, “hey you look good, want to go out?” is just … sad. Sad untrusting society that’s spiraling.

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      58 minutes ago

      Another woman gave her an easy out if she wanted to take it - that’s all. The woman didn’t accuse the man directly of anything and she apparently left them alone once the offer was refused.

      It’s bad that it is so commonplace for this to happen that women feel the need to look out for one another in this way. I wish it wasn’t the way the world is, but it is and it’s not bad to try to protect each other.

      You’re not smart. You’re not helping. You’re paranoid weirdos.

      Do you often express this sentiment to women trying to avoid being sexually assaulted and raped?

    • baines@lemmy.cafe
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      1 hour ago

      don’t pickup women working out, nobody wants to be bothered while being all sweaty, unless the guy is really attractive, have you tried being really attractive?