I love this story so much. Partly because we've all done that at some point, and partly because your explanation really does make sense!

You are my idol.

My housemates have a hot friend staying for the weekend. I think I should try this blanket fort thing, since it seems to have worked for everyone else.

You are definitely the winner in this story because you no longer have that heinous bitch in your life.

It sounds like the problem is that he's sexist, and when you point that out he doesn't like it, so he decides it's condescending.

That is exactly how I would deal with it too! Sharing on SNS has helped me through so much stuff, it's important for me to feel like I'm returning the favour. I hope you feel a bit better.

That sounds horrible and quite scary. That guy was completely out of line. I would have found it really upsetting, so you are definitely not wrong to feel that way. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, and I'm really sorry to hear that your dad isn't doing well.

Why is the onus on the woman to politely say that she doesn't want to talk, rather than on the man to notice that she is clearly busy and avoid disturbing a complete stranger?

That's so exciting! I'm very jealous. We're going to need photos of the doggy bonding...

And then there's "No, I don't love him/you."

I don't even have a boyfriend, but I maintain that asking permission prompts a no. It would be like a huge public proposal - clearly not about what I want at all. There's nothing wrong with that for some people, but it would be a clear indicator that he didn't know me well enough.

Look at the tiny footsies! You are very welcome. One of my favourite bits of the vibe here is how people will start posting pet photos at the drop of a hat.

Unfortunate. I do understand the impulse to apply for jobs you're not qualified for because they sound good, though. It's hard out there!

You'd think that would be common sense, but clearly it isn't. Last week I applied for an editing job. How I agonised over that cover letter!

I don't even like sports and I want to be friends with them.

I don't know why I find this story more disgusting than the others, but I literally recoiled from my computer screen in horror.

I am 21 and my automatic reaction to Harry Styles is an eye roll. I think he's heading into Johnny Depp territory, but without the years of being hot first.

That relationship left me feeling quite anxious and not wanting to be touched for a while, even though he didn't really do anything wrong because I didn't object verbally or physically try to stop him.

Thank you so much for this - it really sums up exactly how I'm feeling. I'd been thinking about posting this for a while and I'm so glad I did. These replies are making me feel so much better by validating my reaction. I'm also really sorry that happened to you.

Yeah, it's the defining it bit that is confusing me. I should stop worrying about that so much, it won't help. That is a great lesson to take from it, I'll try and do the same. Thanks again!