Scenario
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Last Thursday I (21 year old male) was in my student union as there was a Drum and Bass Event happening. I went out with a fairly large group, about 8 lads including me and 2 girls. We were all having a great time. I was talking to strangers around me and conversing with a lot of different friendship groups. Basically I was feeling very confident in myself and extroverted. I wouldn't say I was drunk but I was on a good high. 

Then I notice a very out of place guy walking around checking out the women.

Reasons
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1. He wasn't wearing normal clothes for a night out (eg. trackies/jacket).
2. He was by himself (not that you can't be in a club by yourself but for a Drum and Bass Event, you'd expect people to be dancing).
3. We held eye contact for a few seconds and he looked at me dull and emotionless, not the look of somebody having a good time.

I kept an eye on him and noticed that he approached a woman from behind and started groping her. The woman I believe was with one of her other friends and 4 lads which hadn't noticed yet. Now obviously I knew this was wrong and had to do something.

Possible Approaches
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1. Speak to the woman (pretending I know her) and ask her if she wanted to come get a drink. This way she walks away from the guy, without me having to confront him.
2. Approach the guy directly and tell him that what he is doing isn't cool. This could get me into trouble with him and I would have to prepare for confrontation.
3. Ask if the girl is okay and tell her friends what is going on. This would be a strength in numbers scenario where I wouldn't have to confront the guy alone.
4. Go off and get a bouncer without speaking to the girl before hand.

In the end I went with choice number 1 and this worked, however the guy did push me which I expected but I didn't react and just walked to the bar. The guy didn't follow and we didn't see him again for the rest of the night.

What would you say is the best approach for this sort of situation? Do women prefer this approach from other men they don't know or is there a better way for myself to handle it?

**Location:** In the United Kingdom.