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Auto Draft"This sounds weird, but...not being afraid to be rude.
Manipulative family members, gaslighting ex-partners, dudes on dating apps who keep pushing boundaries, random men who think they're entitled to a conversation, etc..
Some dude trying to talk to you while you're reading or listening to music or working out?
Flat, blunt rejections. An annoyed and sarcastic, "Can I help you with something?"
Some dude interrupted me reading a book to start talking to me about something I wasn't interested in (his Funko collection, and I hate the cheap and ugly little things and would rather pay more for a Figma or Nendoroid, but because I have geek hobbies...) and after repeatedly stating I dislike their aesthetic, I finally flatly replied with, "Wow, that was a really boring story."
Take being a called a cunt or bitch confirmation that it works. If the dude throws a tantrum, don't engage. Just silently watch him. Maybe throw in a nonchalant, "I see that touched a nerve," when he's done if you've feeling sassy.
YMMV, as I'm apparently "intimidating," as I'm well over six feet tall."