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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 96 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Judging by replies to that thread… yes, quite a bit. One woman described how she had to wear ear protection after ear surgery and a guy removed that to talk to her from behind. She was in pain for 2 days afterwards.

Edit: my personal experience is I had 2 different guys tap on my shoulder and ask me to remove my earbuds by gesturing. Both times they were trying to pick me up. I was just on the way home from work, exhausted and also heavily married.

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Someone... touched what some stranger is wearing to remove it... and it wasn't an emergency???

What the fuck is wrong with people

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 day ago

Oh my god, that's awful

[–] BlueKey@fedia.io 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

H..How can someone come even close to think it is a smart move to stand behind someone, invading personal space (at minimum with their arm), grabbing and taking away ones belongings aka the headphones and then expecting that person will be happy to have a nice chat with you which results in a date?

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago

Because they think they're hot shit and have an ego the size of Jupiter. In their mind, they're the catch and someone would have to be a (insert slur) to turn down such a gracious offer from the world's most attractive "alpha male".

[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some people really are just that stupid I guess.

Cavemen like that only understand a wack on the head, and even then they think the woman is into them.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

Idk I've known married couples that preferred to live far apart or other married couples who were casual partners but needed marital benefits

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 34 points 1 day ago

It's a thinner batter - think tempura rather than chipshop fish (or corndog if you're of the USian persuasion).

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol, maybe engaged? So like wearing just the engagement ring instead of both rings?

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Soo.... Just regular engaged?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 0 points 17 hours ago

I think it was jus a joke...

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

20 years in. Nobody is taking it that seriously any more.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

One woman described how she had to wear ear protection after ear surgery and a guy removed that to talk to her from behind. She was in pain for 2 days afterwards.

Sounds like she suffered consequences while the man who harmed her suffered no consequences.

We should be able to easily call police and sue for damages in such situations.