I think a great way to handle this , and it takes a while and takes some bad situations to really get the hang of this.

Just leave. Just walk out the door. Figure out the rest later.

Predators of all types, domestic, criminal, civil, financial , they depend on us being afraid. Of being cornered and being trapped. We get afraid of being rude, of risking our “safety” or comfort or home.

We have to learn the hard lesson that we are never trapped. We have to redefine our definition of freedom, reframe our idea of safety..

We are all different beings, but for me, I think I realized that I just wasn’t willing to compromise at all around my body. I won’t. The slightest whiff I get of sexual abuse or harassment I leave. I put my foot down. I file the report. I make a stand. With every part of myself, I communicate in whatever way is available that I won’t stand for it.

For me, my body, and my boundaries around it are far more valuable than anything I could lose. Or risk. But that’s me.

Zero tolerance. Zero.