The irony of this situation is that soooo many women, including myself, have said something similar to coddle the feelings of some hoser and avoid possible violence. Most women know this feeling. You hedge your bets, coddle, try to stay safe. It’s a lifestyle, really.

The thing about all of this “mixed signals” nonsense is that at the end of the day, HE WAS SUPERVISING HER. Let’s put aside the fact that the dude was 27 years older than her. Let’s put aside the fact that he thought she was into it because of mysterious “signals” she gave off that I’m willing to bet he manufactured…

Person trying to politely let someone down: Yeah! I’d totally be interested in you in an alternative scenario that could literally never happen!