what connection is there to that and the specific method of trying to defuse/reject an unwanted conversation?
Asserting that you don’t want to interact is provocative for some assholes. That was the context of each of the episodes I listed, all of which happened on buses, which I neglected to make clear.
But 99% of the time, where a similarly awkward conversation or non-conversation plays out… yeah its maybe uncomfortable or annoying, but I don’t end up harmed.
Absolutely, it just makes me wary of ending up in that type of interaction at all.
And, this very story does not end with the dude stalking her after bus disembarkation… so it shows that is a possible outcome as well, that it can just be a convo with a rando in a public space, and everything ends up fine.
To be clear, she chose option E, and the circumstances in my comment above relate to choosing option A, B, or C. I also choose option E and it tends to work, but a commenter above called it relentlessly petty, which is why I’m suggesting there isn’t an option that doesn’t either potentially endanger you or make people think negatively of you in some way.
Asserting that you don’t want to interact is provocative for some assholes. That was the context of each of the episodes I listed, all of which happened on buses, which I neglected to make clear.
Absolutely, it just makes me wary of ending up in that type of interaction at all.
To be clear, she chose option E, and the circumstances in my comment above relate to choosing option A, B, or C. I also choose option E and it tends to work, but a commenter above called it relentlessly petty, which is why I’m suggesting there isn’t an option that doesn’t either potentially endanger you or make people think negatively of you in some way.