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This man is grooming you.

He is trying to break down your barriers systematically with a casual approach. If I were you I would cut all contact. Who cares about his desire to network. Protect yourself. If he touches you again, becomes too personal or makes you uncomfortable, advise the bus driver, and refuse to get off the bus with him. He has no business commenting about your physical appearance, putting his hands on you in any way, or steering your direction and choices.

You do not need to invent a boyfriend to protect yourself, because you can do this on your own.

Source: My life.

You shouldn't need to alter your personal schedule by taking an earlier bus to avoid this person. That's an inconvenience on your part, but I agree it's worth it for the time being.

If you see him again (and I'm certain you will), snap a candid photo from afar. Print the photo and keep it somewhere accessible at home, or send it to a trusted friend with a brief explanation about what is going on. Document any times he touches you or refuses to take 'no' for an answer. Backdate your notes if you can. Include the bus route information or anything else you know about him. If anything malicious comes of this, the history will be important.

I hope I'm overreacting, but your story has given me a panic attack. He's being insidious and he is 100% grooming you, even if he's doing it subconsciously. You need to be proactive.

In the email I sent him with all the networks, I introduced him to a friend who also does a lot of networking but he ignored him and told me "It's nice to meet you and you are nice and easy to talk you." (Red flag). He also looked up an event that I will be a part of in March and talked about how significant it is while talking about how I am self-motivated.

This is getting creepier by the moment and hitting a bit too close to home. Block him from your email and / or any other form of communication including text etc., immediately. Change your mobile number if blocking him is unsuccessful. It's a pain but it's usually free of charge, and I've done it myself. If you think he is creeping your Facebook or other social media, block him, block public access to your "Friends" List, amp your security settings and / or change your account name. If he has access to your work address (via an email signature), advise the HR department where you work in case he comes onto the property. He can't be restricted from most premises without a court order but I would certainly make this known.

He's a big boy. He can use LinkedIn to network. He doesn't need to be involving you, or causing you stress of this magnitude.

PM me if there are any additional problems but my advice is to be extremely proactive if you feel this level of concern.

Go with your gut.

No normal man would do the things this person was doing.

I certainly wouldn’t do these things. And I’m a heterosexual man.

Him steering you into a car: BIG red flag.

Stay away. Be very assertive in telling him to stay away. Threaten him with the police. I hope you didn’t give him your address.

I agree with kraftie. It sounds like he's interested in more than friendship with you. As for as the wedding ring goes, he could be a widower. He is in his 60s after all so it's more possible he had a wife who died than if he was in his 20s. Either way you don't want a relationship with him so you need to set boundaries, try to avoid him, & don't hesitate to be direct when he crosses a line again.