Over-Zealous Friend or Psycho Stalker?
Being complimented can be a nice feeling. It can be very flattering to hear that you are beautiful. However, there is a fine line between innocent flirting and possible stalking.
An officer I used to work with at the kiddie prison is emailing me. I called him Officer Awesome when I worked there because whenever I asked how he was doing, he’d have a big smile on his face and he’d say “Awesome!” He was nice, not bad looking, and so very complimentary about everything I did. We were just friends, and I was happy that we could stay friends via email after I left.
However, he is beginning to make me feel very uncomfortable. He kept emailing me today, asking me what I was wearing, and flirting with comments like “since you’re having conferences, can I come over to be counseled for some issues?” He lives very near where I teach, and he began pressuring me to let him come see me. I continued to give hints like, “Behave, I’m a married woman” or “I’m just so busy,” but he continued to push to see me. Is this borderline stalkerish? He used to joke that he was going to stalk me when I left, but I never took him seriously.
I alerted my new male neighbor to my problem, and he said he would watch me walk out to my car. I work late a lot of evenings, and now I’m afraid that he may show up sometime, and I’ll be there alone. Would he hurt me? Or is this still his innocent flirting?
All I know is I don’t like it. He’s crossed the line, and I really don’t want to talk to him anymore if he’s going to always be like this.
Ick.
An officer I used to work with at the kiddie prison is emailing me. I called him Officer Awesome when I worked there because whenever I asked how he was doing, he’d have a big smile on his face and he’d say “Awesome!” He was nice, not bad looking, and so very complimentary about everything I did. We were just friends, and I was happy that we could stay friends via email after I left.
However, he is beginning to make me feel very uncomfortable. He kept emailing me today, asking me what I was wearing, and flirting with comments like “since you’re having conferences, can I come over to be counseled for some issues?” He lives very near where I teach, and he began pressuring me to let him come see me. I continued to give hints like, “Behave, I’m a married woman” or “I’m just so busy,” but he continued to push to see me. Is this borderline stalkerish? He used to joke that he was going to stalk me when I left, but I never took him seriously.
I alerted my new male neighbor to my problem, and he said he would watch me walk out to my car. I work late a lot of evenings, and now I’m afraid that he may show up sometime, and I’ll be there alone. Would he hurt me? Or is this still his innocent flirting?
All I know is I don’t like it. He’s crossed the line, and I really don’t want to talk to him anymore if he’s going to always be like this.
Ick.
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