This morning I've made sure to not read any news headlines before coming here for morning 'chit-chat over coffee' so I'd still be in a good mood!
Yesterday I ran errands and had a Mr. Flirty Pants approach me... four different times while I was grocery shopping.
Four.
I am a polite and friendly person but in no way wanted to encourage him nor engage into banter or conversation. I'm wearing my wedding ring. I was busy grocery shopping and continued to do so while he was throwing out come-on lines and compliments. A polite small smile and 'thank you' the first time and then back to reaching for my grocery item. A thank you and forced smile and looking away while I made a small answering remark the second. A very small, forced smile without any eye contact and basically ignoring him the 3rd time. And lastly, I saw him approaching again in my peripheral vision and kept looking down at my phone - refusing to look up from my grocery list and price scanner. When he got into my personal space and commented something to the effect of "Well, we meet again..." I replied dryly, "Yep. Every. Aisle."
It doesn't usually take 4 times to politely decline the attention of guys but I guess this one was persistent. Or just completely clueless. Thankfully the store got really, really busy and the aisles were packed, and I was heading to the last of them; tampons/pads, vitamins, etc. and I didn't see him anymore.
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