equestriatola wrote:
https://www.change.org/p/convention-staff-bar-chris-cruz-from-texas-conventions?recruiter=28216854&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-reason_msg - First, a disclaimer: This is not a post soliciting to have people sign this petition. I am only mentioning it to prove a point in this post. Secondly: Refrain from posting ANYTHING negative, please. With that out of the way....
It's come to my attention that one of my friends (a guy) and I are illustrating the man targeted in this petition is why so many women have barriers up even when it comes to us innocent guys. The question is, why does it have to be this way?
My social skills are not perfect, I've actually improved in 10 years, but what the person targeted in this petition is NOT me by any means.
The petition states that said person has begun harassing female cosplayers online with sexually charged comments and private messages, as well as threats of physical harm toward people who have asked that he stop. While online interactions are one thing and generally can be easily resolved, his behavior has recently caused issues at his college, which resulted in his being expelled. He had taken up stalking female students and harassing them in person on campus grounds.
It baffles me. I am interested in a girl from FL which I explained in the Social Skills section of the forum, but she is somewhat unwilling to talk to me. I hope I can find a way to be her friend without being, well, too overreaching, if you get my drift. Any expert help here? Thanks.
The girl in Florida is unwilling to talk to you, by your own admission. She's made her wishes known -- so stop contacting her.
You can't make her want to talk to you, nor is she obligated to want to talk to you. Respect her choice.
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The stalking thing? Calling somebody who isn't interested, say, three times or emailing them twice or some combination thereof doesn't get you labelled a stalker -- because that's not stalking (it's pursuing a person whose not interested in you and gracefully accepting that they don't return your interest). It takes sustained, egregiously awful behavior to be labelled a stalker. (Don't go there).