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"PinterestFacebookEven when you know you have the right to reject anyone&amp;#39;s advances, it&amp;#39;s often easier said than done. Nobody wants to make an already awkward situation more uncomfortable, after all. That&amp;#39;s what Redditor hardlygolden was concerned about when she wrote, &amp;quot;I attract a lot of unwanted attention from men... I literally do not know how to shut these people down in a way that is polite and drama-free but also stern and assertive.&amp;quot;\nShe&amp;#39;s tried just saying &amp;quot;no, thank you,&amp;quot; but of course, it&amp;#39;s not that simple. &amp;quot;They always keep pushing and their advances are always more aggressive than a polite question,&amp;quot; she wrote. Unfortunately, a lot of women can relate to this.\n__So here&amp;#39;s how the rest of r/relationship suggested she assert herself when she&amp;#39;s afraid of coming off as &amp;quot;rude&amp;quot;: __\n&amp;quot;It is okay to be rude. In fact, in these situations, you should be rude if they don&amp;#39;t accept your initial rejection. First time: &amp;#39;I&amp;#39;m flattered, but I&amp;#39;m not interested &amp;#8212; thanks!&amp;#39;... Second time: In a bar situation: &amp;#39;Excuse me&amp;#39; and just walk away. &amp;#39;I told you I wasn&amp;#39;t interested. Please stop bothering me.&amp;#39;&amp;quot; &amp;#8212;OliviaPresteign\n&amp;quot;People (not just women) are conditioned to stick to cultural norms when others around them aren&amp;#39;t. I.e., someone aggressively crosses boundaries with you (not you, but general people) and you feel weird, but try to maintain &amp;#39;civility.&amp;#39; Sometimes, getting yourself out of a bad or dangerous situation or away from sh-tty people requires some direct, blunt, confident words and action.&amp;quot; &amp;#8212;league_of_fail\n&amp;quot;&amp;#39;I told you. I&amp;#39;m not interested. Leave me alone.&amp;#39; Walk away every single time. They keep bothering you? &amp;#39;Harassing me isn&amp;#39;t going to change my mind.&amp;#39; Keep walking.&amp;quot; &amp;#8212;MAXIMUM_FARTING\n&amp;quot;Unfortunately, this is probably one of the biggest parts of growing up for most young women: realizing that being what these guys consider a &amp;#39;b-tch&amp;#39; is not only okay, but actually an absolutely essential skill to develop and strengthen. ... They are trying to prey on you, and by pretending this behavior isn&amp;#39;t disgusting and unacceptable, you&amp;#39;re playing along with the narrative that they&amp;#39;re building in their head. It is time to shut these a--holes down, and you can feel free to show them as much respect and kindness as they&amp;#39;ve shown they deserve. When they act upset and call you all kinds of names, consider it a well-earned honor.&amp;quot; &amp;#8212;PlayingGrabAss\n&amp;quot;&amp;#39;I have a boyfriend.&amp;#39; It sucks, but a lot of men don&amp;#39;t respect &amp;#39;no,&amp;#39; &amp;#39;excuse me,&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;I&amp;#39;m not interested.&amp;#39; It&amp;#39;s pretty sexist, but there are guys who are more concerned about a fictional guy than the woman in front of them.&amp;quot; &amp;#8212;CaptainObvious1906\n__\nWhat do you do when someone is coming on too strong and you want to reject them while avoiding confrontation? Have you discovered any lines that work well? __\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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