The Consequences of Saying No: Why Women Need to “Lead Men On”
<p>I recently watched a <a href="https://twitter.com/freauxmama/status/1698431412410397066" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">video</a> in which a woman described a horrific encounter with a man. She explained the man wanted her number and she said no. The man then picked up a brick and hit her before escaping into a car. She was in a crowd of people and no one made a move to assist her.</p>
<p>The man was just allowed to escape.</p>
<p>The woman’s face is swollen as she tries to explain the situation through tears. She questions why a man would hit her with a brick for simply saying no and why no one stepped up to help her.</p>
<h2>Why do women say yes when they mean no</h2>
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<p>I’ve been thinking about this topic for a few weeks now, and the video just spurred my fingers to type. You don’t have to go too far beneath the surface to understand the reason, safety.</p>
<p>I’ve spoken to a few women lately and asked them the same question. <em>“If a stranger approaches you and asks for your number, and you are not interested, how do you respond to him?</em>”</p>
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