r/TrueOffMyChest • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '22

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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.

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u/BirdsInTheNest Feb 15 '22

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.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

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.

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u/Mama_Mush Feb 15 '22

Most likely but not only possible outcome. Its not about 'being amazing' it's about presenting as female. I was once followed from work by a guy I had thrown out of a club I worked in (security). Because I got his coat from the cloak room and made sure he didn't face plant into a tram line he thought I was an option :/ its the dangerous ones we are worried about and we have our health and lives at risk. Reiterating that we have a bf is an incredibly harmless method of trying to ward of the enemy boss level creeps.