Getting hit on by strangers in public...

United States
February 5, 2007 7:52pm CST
I expierence this all the time, it makes me feel so uncomfortable and embarassed. Its not wanted at all, and I can't stand it. I go up to the mall all the time by myself, and it always happens there. A couple weeks I went there , I was in FYE when a random guy walked up to me. He was obviously older than me , but he talked to me anyway. He told me that I looked good and he wanted to get to know me better and asked me if he could walk around with me, and I said no thanks. So he asked for a number but I said that I don't give it out to people I don't know. Same thing happened at the gas station recently. Then theres the times where I go jogging and people constantly honk and yell out their windows. I just can't stand it, sometimes I can't go anywhere without having to deal with stuff like that. That was just a venting post lol, done.
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24 responses
6 Feb 07
Although it can be flattering, it is such an invasion of your space. I had a man who would say good morning to me everytime I went past his work. In the end I changed routes as he was really intimidating me. Obviously you are a very attractive woman, but that does not make it right for men to think they can come and talk to you every five minutes. I don't really know what advice I can give you apart from maybe wearing a paper bag over your head and a sack down to your feet. Although I am sure some men will still see this as a come on!!! lol Men need to realise that decent women do not like this sort of thing and it can be quite frightening being approached by a total stranger who has only one thing on his mind. They need to keep their urges under control and control that part of their body that rules them!!! I understand why this is peeing you off!!!
• United States
6 Feb 07
Lol yes sometimes it can be flattering, when its a simple compliment and nothing more, not like "hey baby can I get your number?". The paper bag seems like a good idea as of now lol, I just get worked up sometimes when it happens. Thanks for the reply!
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
6 Feb 07
Your best move is to act as if they don't exist. As soon as you respond to them they think they will have a chance at changing your mind and, let's face it, They already have a lower opinion of women then they should. Otherwise they wouldn't be speaking to you about a date when in the mall...it is simply in appropriate.
• United States
6 Feb 07
I try to ignore it as best I can! Sometimes I do because I just say wow you are ridiculous lol but then other times it makes me too mad. I will try ignoring them the best I can next time. Thanks for the reply!
6 Feb 07
Things like that happens to everyone.It simply indicastes that yuo are attractive and appealing though you do not have to fall for every guy that makes a hit with you. You need to handle it maturely and be level headed about it. I also suggest be polite to the guys and if you fancy anyone of them why not try and get to know him it might turn out to be fun and worthwhile it.
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@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
it must be very flattering. but i have to admit , looking at your pic seem to attract a lot of men. i know you can't help but have a nice and attractive physique and men can't help but get attracted to you. so, it's either you change the way you look or just let them do it and just don't mind them at all. i would say do not mind them nor even talk and react to them just ignore them,reacting is one thing we are waiting for , it is a window of opportunity for us to talk to you.or simply, if they whistle at you then take it as a compliment and smile and say thank you. there are creative ways to do it and at the same time feed your ego. some women find it offensive because they are not that attractive. when you get old that would be something that you had that a lot of women don't during their younger years. take pride in it. for sure there are gentlemen around the corner.
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• United States
6 Feb 07
I was out with my husband two weeks ago and he walked away for a minute and some man came up to me. He must have been 20 years older than me. He wasnt even kind about it. I dont get where people get the nerve to approach people like that. I think it is rude and even if I was looking to meet people, the scary ones tat come on strong like that are not the ones I would consider.
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@Rittings (673)
6 Feb 07
Hey you should try never being hit on.. EVER! It's not great for your esteem and self confidence. I say that you are pretty luck, but then if you are gonna be hot, then you gotta expect these things! haha. Love and light.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
6 Feb 07
it's annoying, isn't it? people you don't know think that you are just like someone who can be taken that easily. but it's good that whatever had happened, you were able to keep your cool. i wanna say just ignore them but the truth is, it's hard to ignore such people. they do exist in many ways, in many forms and in many ages. you might have successly ignored one today. but how about tomorrow? you just sometimes wish that you'd vanish for awhile and have a life out of anyone's eyes. but that's just life. you have to deal about everything even if it's so annoying already.
@katcarneo (1433)
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
When a guy does or says something unacceptable, like whistle or say "Hi, Love." I just walk past him and don't even look. I'm a big snob and I think that's just right because those kinds of approaches kind of make me think they think I'm an easy target or something. in the Philippines some guys are a little more subtle. They'd try to starta conversation by asking stupid questions like "Do you have the time?" when the giant City Hall clock is just looming above you. I often get asked that question, then I answer and go on with my business. Oftentimes the guy would try to ask question after question and that's when it gets irritating. I just bolt. Once an old man (as in he had graying hair) sat next to me in a bus and asked me where was my office. Then he babbled about himself and his work, like I'd be impressed, buyt I remained emotionless. Then he started asking questions that I would give one-word answers to. Then I'd look out the window again. After a long time he finally realized I'm not interested whatsoever, and he stopped trying to chat. There was another guy who closed the elevator on me whan I was about to go out (all my friends went ahead, I was last) just so e could ask me what perfume I was wearing. The elevator went past my floor and I was so annoyed I acted as if I didn't hear him. It depends on his approach. There are some guys who seem nice enough, and I kindly tell them I'm not interested, thank you very much. But if he starts acting like he has every right to talk to me then I definitely wouldn't. People think I'm really such a snob.
@xyla_v (314)
• India
6 Feb 07
i think it happens only because you are young and attractive,(and may be beautiful)... people just try to hook you by acting too smart i suppose...what do you say??? Every other guy out there thinks that he can bump into any girl and make her sleep with him...which is not possible(Even i fall into the same category...a guy thing lol )...Am i right or sounding too much?
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@hcromer (2710)
• United States
6 Feb 07
I don't get hit on all that much in public, but when I worked in a hardware store the men would drive me insane. Guys constantly asked me out and sexually harassed me, it isn't so bad the first few times, but once it starts happening all the time it kind of sucks.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
6 Feb 07
yep. it sucks. you just can't get through a day without those kind of people. at the end of the day, your mind is still bugged with what happened that day.
@Zairo7 (78)
• Canada
6 Feb 07
Happens to my girlfriend and girl friends all the time. If the people are courteous about it they're usually friendly enough back (numbers and hanging out together rarely happen, if ever). Happens to me (I'm a guy) a fair bit too. Most of the girls tend to not be as invasive, though the gay guys... they overstep the boundaries more than most of the straight guys I know do (they go right up and kiss me without warning). For the record, I don't have anything against homosexual people and I'm completely comfortable around around (I have a lot of friends who are homosexual). I hate the car-honking thing though. That gets on my nerves.
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
you know what, do you really wanna know why us men do that? well its true that we admire your appearance once you have charaded down the street. and then you make us go `gawking` while you girls pass by. you women are really a beauty that God has ever made for us men. Women should be treated nicely and with respect... and if ever one day you pass by me in the street, i would be delighted and thankful that i've seen another one of nature's beauty... ;-)
• Mexico
6 Feb 07
Having lived in the Caribbean for most of my live, I think it has all to do with body language. Our ladies on the islands know how to deal with it and let's be honest, if NO man would make you a compliment, would you feel the same way you are feeling now about yourself? Just my penny thought.
• United States
6 Feb 07
Well some of the times I am flattered, if the man simply gives me a compliment then I find it very nice! But not in a way such as honking or whistling, things like that.
@Detr47 (96)
• Yemen
7 Feb 07
the worlds full of stupid ppl. u say its unwanted but they think its wanted. oh well.
• Australia
6 Feb 07
don't get how people even bothering to do that i mean going up to everyone they think is hot on the street
@pagli84 (1850)
• Netherlands
6 Feb 07
hey, it happens to me too. sometimes it can be flattering, but usually its just plain annoying. i get so nervous when im walking outside by myself cause i know that im gonna have some guy harass me. i dont know why they do it. i mean, do they think im gonna rip off my pants and jump into bed with them if they hit on me in the middle of the street? and some of them are so old and ugly and disgusting. it never really happens in the US, but its happened a lot in europe..and it most definitely happened when i was in egypt, the uae, and afghanistan.
• Nigeria
6 Feb 07
Just ignore them all together. You shouldnt have to ask, when you know you're being hit on, it's not that hard to polietly say you arent interested and that you're married. If they dont back off, they're losers anyway, even though that doesnt matter because you are happily married.
@adnan82 (672)
• Pakistan
6 Feb 07
hahahahaahahaahaha..... nothing.unusal. u r. one of so many girls... who face this prb . i think u shud get use to . it by now..
• United States
6 Feb 07
Yea you're not the only one it happens too. Just get use to it. I've been getting hit on since I was 12. I don't always like it but what you gonna do? Just ignore it. there's no way to avoid it. Maybe when you grow older you won't get hit on so much anymore and you'll miss it. So don't worry too much about it.
• Netherlands
6 Feb 07
Yeah - I used to have that problem, before marriage and three kids, when I was modeling and still had the look and the attitude. Take it as flattery and enjoy it, it will be over soon enough. And just as a note, "temptation", I would assume you enjoy it, that you look for it. There's nothing wrong with that, but be aware of it in yourself. Sooner or later you will need something else to hang your worth on, make sure you find it early.