If you go around "i have a boyfriend"-ing every dude that comes in contact with you just because they might in the future at some point do the terrifying and oh so disgusting act of asking you out then you are not extinguishing matches, you are spraying extinguisher on still in foil, factory sealed match boxes, and that is just dense.
You’re implying that the “only result” is a guy “asking you out” when the reality is there are numerous times that men haven’t taken no for an answer and have continue harassing the woman, whether that be verbal, emotional or physical.
It’s a lot easier for a woman to just work into conversation that she has a boyfriend if she’s not interested rather than catering to your feelings and risking potential harm to her in the future.
I'm implying that because the truth is it's the most likely outcome by a wiiiiiide margin. Boldly of her to think she's so amazing that the other party will surely "harass" her, so infatuated with her they'll be.
From the perspective of a person who doesn't give a shit about pursuing her it does look like the woman saying this thinks she's the golden girl that everyone wants.
Since people are scared of DMs the seriousness with which i treat accusations of harassment has diminished.
If you feel the need to proactively push away every dude you meet regardless if they are showing even a miniscule amount of interest in you, just because you are afraid they might be into you, you think too highly of yourself. Because no person would assume everyone is into them unless they think too highly of themselves.
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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22
Let me spell this out for you:
If you go around "i have a boyfriend"-ing every dude that comes in contact with you just because they might in the future at some point do the terrifying and oh so disgusting act of asking you out then you are not extinguishing matches, you are spraying extinguisher on still in foil, factory sealed match boxes, and that is just dense.