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[quote=Anonymous]I am a small, petite blond. I also, in my 20s, didn't have the most self confidence in the world. That combo led to all kinds of weird men asking me questions and creeping me out. And I'm not talking attractive men hitting on me, I mean I attracted weirdos, on the metro, at a shop, wherever. I, like OP, couldn't be rude or abrupt. I always either gave up too much info about where I lived and worked, and sometimes I would lie just to avoid giving real info.

Flash forward to now - I'm 35, I'm a working mom, I have about 100x more self confidence, I'm cynical, and I don't have a lot of time to waste chatting it up with strangers. The result, I get a lot less creeps, and the ones that do still approach me, get laughed at. OP - next time this happens try this:

"I'm sure you are a super nice guy. But I'm WAY too cynical to be getting this personal with a strange man I've met on the metro/at Starbucks/etc. Have a lovely day." Abruptly pull out book, phone, whatever. You don't deserve this. You are letting this creepy guy have a sort of power over you. He is invading your time and space. If you were laughing it off I'd say I was being over-dramatic, but clearly it bothered you or you wouldn't be posting. Take control. You don't need to be giving these kinds of guys ANY info about your family or your life.[/quote]

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