Disrespectful, unethical, immoral! I am amazed at this crap.

[Marquis]

On the Internet, Betticus is no more powerful than you are. Ignore and delete sounds like the most effective way to deal with unwelcome attention, and you can do this just as well as he can.

In real life, I have stepped between aggressive men and angry or threatened women many times. I have done this not only for my own partners, but for partners of my friends or even complete strangers. But I only do this if the woman is visibly angry, agitated, or frightened.

If I don't know the woman well, my first question will be to her. "Mind if I interrupt?" Her answer will tell me whether she'd appreciate help with the situation, or not.

I think this is the mature way to handle these types of situations.

A few words from the Marquis school on violent conflict.

I'm at a point in my life where I avoid violence in all but the most outrageous of scenarios.

It takes a lot of confidence to walk away from a fight and not feel like your ego or your masculinity has been challenged.

Fighting strangers is playing russian roulette. Keep doing it and you will eventually get into some serious trouble. An astute person can usually size up an opponent accurately, but there are always exceptions to the rule. People get shot over dumb shit in Miami all the time. I have no desire to be carried out of the club in a body bag over a spilled drink or a rude comment.

I've had more than my share of physical conflict in my life, and I've come to realize that violent people come in a few predictable categories. They are almost always insecure about something. Big guys, truly dangerous people and guys with combat training almost never get into fights. The guys you have to worry about are usually short guys with napoleon complexes and wannabe gangsters. There are also the guys that come to the club with no women and 30 of their male friends, who are all itching to jump somebody to prove how cool they are and enjoy the bonding experience of whupping your ass.

If you know you can beat up a guy, what do you have to prove by doing it? If you can't, why get beat up when you can "win" by laughing at the other guy and walking away?

In the event that conflict is unavoidable, there is no such thing as a fair fight. Do what you have to do to get out of that situation and be done with it.

 

[JMohegan]

A few words from the Marquis school on violent conflict.

Those sound like words of wisdom to me.

 

[FurryFury]

Those sound like words of wisdom to me.

I agree!

BTW, JMohegan, did you take that av shot yourself? I just LOVE it! I have a fascination with the sky and sunsets.

Fury

 

[JMohegan]

BTW, JMohegan, did you take that av shot yourself? I just LOVE it! I have a fascination with the sky and sunsets.

Thanks, Fury. No, I did not take the photo (and I'm not in it, either).

It represents a goal of sorts. I like it, too.