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[FenigDurak]

Considering the hospital that houses my gift shop is in a less fabulous part of town, and with my history of stalkers, I've taken to wearing a very convincing, yet very fake diamond solitaire on my left hand. It's been successful in warding off many a lecherous comment. Sadly, it doesn't sheild me to glances. Ah well.

For some reason, today it has backfired on me a bit.

I'm trying to be subtle in an obvious way
Guy: You can kee the change for your lovely self.
Me: Gee, thanks. -=puts 2 pennies in the penny basket=- Have a nice evening!
Guy: Are ya here alone every day? Seems t'me you need some protection. This is the bad part of town y'know.
Me: -=resting left hand deliberately on the counter in full view=- I've got a panic button and the security guys check on me hourly. -=hint hint=-
Guy: -=looks right at ring and just keeps going=-

I finally had to just walk away.

Jeebus Lady, if you had been here 20 mintues ago...
Lady: What a lovely ring! Is that your engagement ring?
Me: Huh? Oh! No, I wear it to keep from getting hit on constantly.
Lady: What? That's not exactly fair! You shouldn't lie to young men like that. I'm sure they're not just trying to "get in your pants." (I'm not kidding, she finger quoted and lowered her voice!)
Me: Regardless, I am seeing someone. Here's your bag, have a great evening!

Seriously. We sell the ring I'm wearing for $24.99 in the case to my left. Take a look for yourself. Gawd!

[rerant]

I do the same thing, only my ring is a $9.99 piece of junk from Wal Mart what I had to coat with clear nail polish just so it wouldn't tarnish.

[marty]

I'm actually engaged. Still doesn't stop some men. That's when I pull out the, "HINT I'M A RAGING BITCH HINT" card by adding a slightly annoyed tone to everything "nice" I say.

[d962831]

wow, as a guy I'm sorry. I myself don't understand why people can't take a hint, they make all guys look like complete idiots, and I like to think I'm not one.

[rerant]

I'm actually engaged. Still doesn't stop some men. That's when I pull out the, "HINT I'M A RAGING BITCH HINT" card by adding a slightly annoyed tone to everything "nice" I say.

If it doesn't ward them off you can always say you're marrying a dangerously jealous army sniper like I do.
I've mastered the art of making that outlandish statement sound 100% true and nonchalant.

I've also used Karate instructor, sword maker, and prison guard.
I love being a bullshitter.

[Foxglove8778]

"My father used to train professional killers for the government." *note, this is true. and I will find a way to bring in into the creepy conversation.

[Misanthropical]

I tell them about my very jealous Italian husband who doesn't take kindly to men hitting on me. It's the truth, so I'm not lying to them.

It works out, because I don't take kindly to women hitting on him and I'm not shy about letting women know of their mistake.

[the lawsmeister]

A friend of mine used the fake engagement ring to ward off sleazy blokes in nightclubs. It rarely worked so she started saying that she had a 2year old child, which scared most guys off. Didn't have much effect on the really dodgy guys. One actually said something to her along the lines of "at least I know you put out"

[blas]

Oh that woman needed to be slapped with a salmon. It's not fair or right that you're lying to guys by saying you're taken?

Here's a big Bronx cheer to that PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPFFFFFFT!

Anything to keep those freaks from hitting on us, whatever works, we use it!

[GingerBiscuit]

I always find a way to drop my boy into conversation with creeps. And how much we laugh about creeps who hit on me and can't take 'no' for an answer- after all, it's really pathetic, don't you think? *grin*
At which point they usually go away.

[aurelemsrealm]

You know, as a guy, that just drives me insane to see women getting hit on by creeps who want to "get in their pants." All I can do is to offer apologies to the ladies who've suffered that horror, and hope you understand that not all guys are such classless acts. I also get annoyed at the guys who gawk at every woman they see, and make comments to me like we're supposed to be comrades. Yes, I appreciate beautiful women, too, but I don't drool and leer at them.

In high school, I lent my class ring to this one girl who was a friend because some guy kept hassling her. I never even had to approach him. She just pointed me out to him one day, and he left her alone after that. A few days later when she was sure he had moved on, she gave my ring back and thanked me. We had a few laughs over that since then.

Just as bad are the women who don't want to take the hint when she is interested in a guy who is not interested in her. It happens less frequently, but it happens. I've had women try to stalk me before, and the worst one was married. She kept insisting her husband wouldn't mind, but I insisted that I minded. I don't play that game! In fact, I don't play any games when it comes to relationships because I don't want a bunch of drama.

[iradney]

I find picking your nose puts them off quite nicely.

[TryNotToBeThatOne]

Please stop hitting on me. My fiance is running out of places to hide the bodies.

[Myra]

There's been a few times I've been hit on, but for the most part, once I tell them I'm married, they sheepishly apologize and move on. The problem I have is with skeezy college girls.

Husband and I like going to sing kareoke. Sadly, this is a college town. More than once, when Husband went to the bar or bathroom or whatever when I'm still at the table with friends, drunken college girls hit on him. He'll point to my name tattooed on his left hand (he doesn't wear his ring all the time, so he had the tattoo done) and say he's married, but it doesn't stop them. One night I had to get the bouncers we know (yeah, we know ALL of them at this bar) to have a chat with this serious drunk chick. I didn't want to talk to her because I was not in a happy mood, and didn't want to punch her when she was so drunk she probably wouldn't even remember hitting on my husband in the morning.

Chicks like THAT give all of us a bad name as well. There's stupidity in both genders.

[marty]

There's been a few times I've been hit on, but for the most part, once I tell them I'm married, they sheepishly apologize and move on. The problem I have is with skeezy college girls.

Husband and I like going to sing kareoke. Sadly, this is a college town. More than once, when Husband went to the bar or bathroom or whatever when I'm still at the table with friends, drunken college girls hit on him. He'll point to my name tattooed on his left hand (he doesn't wear his ring all the time, so he had the tattoo done) and say he's married, but it doesn't stop them. One night I had to get the bouncers we know (yeah, we know ALL of them at this bar) to have a chat with this serious drunk chick. I didn't want to talk to her because I was not in a happy mood, and didn't want to punch her when she was so drunk she probably wouldn't even remember hitting on my husband in the morning.

Chicks like THAT give all of us a bad name as well. There's stupidity in both genders.

(I love singing kareoke) but I hate going to bars for that very reason. I've had my ass slapped more times than I can count, some guy look at me while my fiance had his arms around me and say, "I'd hit that," loud enough for us to hear (we were standing against the wall, so he was obviously looking at me), and I've had stupid drunk girls try to hang all over him right in front of me. He's always had more of a problem with coworkers trying to hit on him though. He even fashioned a ring out of a ball bearing and it still didn't stop the unwanted attention.