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[quote=Anonymous]There are lots of good ideas here and lots of different strategies that you can share with her. The key thing is that she needs to trust her gut instinct and figure out the best approach for that particular situation. It's her judgment call based on everything that is going on. Let me say this: it is 100% percent okay to lie. Okay to lie about EVERYTHING. Name. Number. Pretend to talk to a boyfriend over the phone.

Some girls feel comfortable being more assertive and flat out rejecting men. I personally find this approach a bit risky because some men's egos bruise easily and they can come back at you with violence. But if that works for you, that works for you. I, on the other hand, tend to take the smile, deflect, and take cover under another male approach. And by "take cover under another male", I mean, you say -- I have a boyfriend. I have a husband. I am going to meet my father. That sort of thing. (I get that this approach is following in the same oppressive patriarchy mold. But, in my experience, it works well.)

Stay in public so that you are around others. If necessary, take a detour into a public place or a store. Obviously, if the situation warrants it, she can call the cops.

But, it's always a judgment call. There's no one solution. You have to assess where you are, how safe you are, and how dangerous the guy is. And what is the best approach.[/quote]

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