Hey Everyone,
Here in Singles we have often talked about who should be the one to ask out whom. In many threads, the women have often said that they would prefer it if Christian men "stepped up" and would be the one to ask them out--after all, the man is supposed to be the leader of the home, so what better way than to show that he's ready to start taking the initiative.
However, with all the publicity surrounding the #MeToo movement, and with so many people being slapped with sexual harassment suits right and left, do you think that this will make both men and women more hesitant to even try to ask someone out?
Now of course, I am all for true sexual harassment suits being brought to justice to the full extent of the law, especially since nearly all of us here have probably been a victim in some way.
But unfortunately, there is always a flip side to every such movement, and I was thinking about the times when a person who was sincerely just trying to ask someone out might get hit with a lawsuit, or, at the very least, an accusation that puts a major dent in his or her reputation.
Let's face it--the dating world is tough enough--none of us need to be accused of harassing someone in the process. But where are the lines?
For instance:
* When does, "Will you go out with me?" cross the line into harassing someone?
* When does persistence turn into stalking?
* Have you ever felt hesitant to ask someone out because you are afraid they might see it as harassment?
* Have you ever been asked out in such a way that you felt the person was harassing you? What, for you, turned it into harassment, and what did you do in order to protect yourself?
This is something I have been thinking about for a while and I would really like to hear other's thoughts.
Here in Singles we have often talked about who should be the one to ask out whom. In many threads, the women have often said that they would prefer it if Christian men "stepped up" and would be the one to ask them out--after all, the man is supposed to be the leader of the home, so what better way than to show that he's ready to start taking the initiative.
However, with all the publicity surrounding the #MeToo movement, and with so many people being slapped with sexual harassment suits right and left, do you think that this will make both men and women more hesitant to even try to ask someone out?
Now of course, I am all for true sexual harassment suits being brought to justice to the full extent of the law, especially since nearly all of us here have probably been a victim in some way.
But unfortunately, there is always a flip side to every such movement, and I was thinking about the times when a person who was sincerely just trying to ask someone out might get hit with a lawsuit, or, at the very least, an accusation that puts a major dent in his or her reputation.
Let's face it--the dating world is tough enough--none of us need to be accused of harassing someone in the process. But where are the lines?
For instance:
* When does, "Will you go out with me?" cross the line into harassing someone?
* When does persistence turn into stalking?
* Have you ever felt hesitant to ask someone out because you are afraid they might see it as harassment?
* Have you ever been asked out in such a way that you felt the person was harassing you? What, for you, turned it into harassment, and what did you do in order to protect yourself?
This is something I have been thinking about for a while and I would really like to hear other's thoughts.