How do you teach a guy he can't treat you like that?

[Anonymous]

This guy is kinda mean and I guess I tolerated it because I liked him but now i feel bad and want to put him in his place without eliciting a confrontation.

How?

[DishLady]

First of all, stop thinking you can teach a guy anything past his formative toddler years. He pops out of his mom and stays on those factory settings for life. If he's acting in a way that you won't tolerate then you need to shut him out and move on. Period.

[OneViewpoint]

So you want to know how to have a confrontation with a guy without actually having a confrontation. How very female of you. That's not gonna happen. This guy doesn't respect you. If you want to reset your boundaries in a way this jerk will recognize and respect you're gonna have to impose consequences. And consequences come with risks for you. He may not give a damn. He may get butthurt and run away. Grow up or live with his disrespect.

[DonaldDarko]

Ditch him. He's a loser who won't change. Eventually it's liable to lead to violence. People like that have something wrong with them.

[beenherebefore]

If you didn't put him in his place the first time he disrespected you now is quite hard to put him in his place. You can distance yourself from him and limit access to you.

[Nikki1989]

You can't teach most men anything they do not want to learn. Men are hardwired to be stubborn.

[slatyb]

You stop seeing him, and have a happy relationship with someone else.

[Alex-Snow]

Just be honest, look him in the eye and tell him how you would prefer to be treated. If you do not say anything, nothing will change.

[Chelsea86]

You dump him leave. I’ll leave him or leave whoever treat you like 💩.

[Anonymous]

Try using your 30+ miniscule brain for once.

[jahaims]

You are how old and don't understand what a boundary is?

[Anonymous]

Directly communicate.

[Anonymous]

He won’t change. You have to dump him.

[spartan55]

Too late.