I recently ended an LTR after a long time. I’m doing well but have absolutely zero interest in dating right now.
My problem is that male friends that I have always had purely platonic relationships with seemingly think I’m fair game now?
For example, a male friend of mine who is also friends with my ex asked to come and hang out. We hang out frequently (admittedly not at my place), and I assumed this would be as normal. But when he got here he kept touching me, making bizarre uninvited sexual comments, and I had to be painfully distant to make him get the picture and leave.
A couple of dudes at work that I have casual friendships with have changed the way they interact with me slightly - making sexual jokes, asking how my love life is since the breakup etc.
Tomorrow I agreed to go to an event with a friend of mine on the basis that it’s a work do and there’s free booze. He mentioned in conversation that people can only bring long term partners, so I’ll have to pretend to be dating him if people ask? No thanks.
So my question is: Is this normal behaviour? How do I communicate clearly with these friends that I am in no way sexually attracted to them without being rude or presumptuous?
TL;DR - recently out of an LTR and suddenly a few platonic male friends are acting weird/flirty/sexual. I’m not into it and need tips on how to tell them I’m not interested without blatantly telling them to fuck off.
Submitted March 29, 2019 at 05:30AM by introvertsanonymous https://ift.tt/2U4vZ75
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