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Ocelot II

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3. Worry more about partners, "friends," and creepy bosses,

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:18 PM

7 hrs ago

guys who will groom you or take advantage of a personal relationship.

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A friend and I were discussing assaults, both sexual and otherwise, [View all] niyad 7 hrs ago OP

Most sexual assaults are not stranger abductions. yardwork 7 hrs ago #1

Yes, taught to be nice is abig one. Figarosmom 7 hrs ago #4

Exactly! yardwork 7 hrs ago #5

You will notice that I did not limit my OP to sexual assaults only. niyad 5 hrs ago #20

Yes more women are abused by someone thwy trust Lifeafter70 5 hrs ago #24

Times change and we live in a world of privacy violations jfz9580m 1 hr ago #38

When my daughter was 12 Figarosmom 7 hrs ago #2

Brava! Congrats to her! You must be very proud of her! SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #6

Sure am!😊 Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #13

Excellent! I wish all parents did this. niyad 5 hrs ago #19

Same here. My daughter was a black belt at age 13. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #26

Yeah funny how that works, the politeness factor. Figarosmom 2 hrs ago #36

I taught taekwondo to children and adults oberle 5 hrs ago #29

I had friends that trained Figarosmom 2 hrs ago #35

Thank you for all that you have done. niyad 2 hrs ago #37

Worry more about partners, "friends," and creepy bosses, Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #3

Yes! SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #7

You will notice that I did not limit my OP to sexual assaults only. niyad 5 hrs ago #21

I don't remember what SING stands for LearnedHand 7 hrs ago #8

I think it's Solar plexus, Insole, Nose, Groin EdmondDantes_ 7 hrs ago #11

Thanks! LearnedHand 7 hrs ago #12

Watch Miss Congeniality! MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #25

That's where i first learned about it lol LearnedHand 3 hrs ago #33

I like that dye idea, like in money robbed from a bank EdmondDantes_ 7 hrs ago #9

But Swalwell knew what was right and wrong JI7 6 hrs ago #15

Not enough to not be an abuser EdmondDantes_ 6 hrs ago #16

Teaching men and boys not to be abusers is great. How long is that niyad 5 hrs ago #18

My fantasy is that men are barred from owning any weapon. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #27

Sadly, the way things are going in this misogynist, patriarchal niyad 5 hrs ago #28

Yes women's rights are going by the wayside. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #30

A man that SA women I_UndergroundPanther 1 hr ago #42

My point is I don't think simply giving women tools is enough EdmondDantes_ 4 hrs ago #31

All very interesting. But PLEASE notice that I specifically mentioned niyad 4 hrs ago #32

cell phones. mopinko 7 hrs ago #10

The biggest threats are those we know and agree to see JI7 6 hrs ago #14

??? niyad 6 hrs ago #17

Women need to be empowered to fight back. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #22

Looking self-assured and aware certainly helps. In a similar discussion niyad 5 hrs ago #23

If you find yourself in a bad situation, wnylib 3 hrs ago #34

Yes, trust your instincts! I am so very glad that you did exactly that, niyad 1 hr ago #39

Yikes 😳 MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #40

So am I. It seems even scarier to me now that I'm older and wnylib 1 hr ago #41