{"id":5748,"date":"2019-01-21T14:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=5748"},"modified":"2019-01-22T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:55:06","slug":"whats-the-best-way-to-handle-unwanted-creepy-advances-from-guys-parties-i-always-regret-not-giving-a-blunt-no-but-in-the-moment-am-scared-of-angering-them-putting-myself-in-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/01\/21\/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-unwanted-creepy-advances-from-guys-parties-i-always-regret-not-giving-a-blunt-no-but-in-the-moment-am-scared-of-angering-them-putting-myself-in-danger\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the best way to handle unwanted\/creepy advances from guys @ parties?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5734\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/012119-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5734\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/012119-3-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"What's the best way to handle unwanted\/creepy advances from guys @ parties? I always regret not giving a blunt no but in the moment am scared of angering them &amp; putting myself in danger.\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/012119-3-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/012119-3.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What&#8217;s the best way to handle unwanted\/creepy advances from guys @ parties? I always regret not giving a blunt no but in the moment am scared of angering them &amp; putting myself in danger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s terrible that your fear in such situations is warranted. I&#8217;m sorry you&#8217;ve experienced that. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s foolproof, but attending parties with friends who have your back, and with whom you&#8217;ve made plans beforehand to avoid dangerous situations, could reduce the risks. Arrive &amp; depart with the group. When it&#8217;s clear you&#8217;re with a supportive group, danger is less likely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s terrible that your fear in such situations is warranted. I&#8217;m sorry you&#8217;ve experienced that. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s foolproof, but attending parties with friends who have your back, and with whom you&#8217;ve made plans beforehand to avoid dangerous situations, could reduce the risks. Arrive &amp; depart with the group. When it&#8217;s clear you&#8217;re &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/01\/21\/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-unwanted-creepy-advances-from-guys-parties-i-always-regret-not-giving-a-blunt-no-but-in-the-moment-am-scared-of-angering-them-putting-myself-in-danger\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What&#8217;s the best way to handle unwanted\/creepy advances from guys @ parties?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5771,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5748\/revisions\/5771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}