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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 103 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 52 points 5 days ago

Oh my god, that's awful

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 39 points 5 days ago (4 children)
[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You guys put corndog batter on fish???

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

No, it's not as thick as that, but it's thicker than tempura batter.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Soo.... Just regular engaged?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 days ago

I think it was jus a joke...

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days 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

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

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

[–] BlueKey@fedia.io 37 points 5 days 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 14 points 5 days 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 17 points 5 days 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.

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

What the fuck is wrong with people

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

entitlement. women are objects for men to interact with and men are owed their attention when they want it. you have ear protection? well that interferes with me seeking female attention, so off it goes. that's the mindset we're dealing with.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

To the gas chambers with them all!

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 12 points 5 days 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.