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Its a very tough topic to talk about but I (26 M) sometimes do experience sexual harassment.

!! Before going further I do acknowledge that girls experience this from men as well and I do not want to deny this, I merely want to open up the conversation that it can go both ways!!

But when I talk about it with my friends they usually laugh it off because I'm a guy and specially female friends are like yeah I really doubt its close to what I'm experiencing.

Now with small stuff I'm not too bothered, like a girl when shouts like take me home with you when I'm out is kinda funny and easy to brush off. Although there are things that go too far. One example is that when I arrive at a gym I have girls staring at me and aggressively trying to take a peek when I'm changing clothes (it has subsides since I go there once or twice a day now and I'm quite a regular). This stuff does creep me out.

Also sometimes when I walk in jogging pants or something loose some girl will randomly grab my ass. This only happened twice in the last year but this really does cross a line.

The worst part is though that there is no right way to respond as a guy, if I get angry at her people will think im being aggressive to a helpless woman, and if I tell the truth people just stare in disbelief because I'm a man.

Now I will be honest that it's not the scariest thing to me since I don't go to clubs and I only drink water so getting something slipped in my drink is nearly impossible. I'm also physically stronger then 99% of other people I meet (men and women). But I worry since I have a girlfriend and we are extreemly prude with these things.

I wanted to ask for guys, have you ever experienced this and how do you deal with this? And for girls do you think this happens to guys and have you done it in the past?

And more importantly how to open up this conversation?

I moved out of state for a good job opportunity and my current girlfriend worked at Amazon warehouse. She decided to move in with me and said she would work to help out too. It’s been 2 years and she hasn’t worked. We are planning on moving back next year to be close to family/friends and it’s been tough saving money for a move when she hasn’t worked like she promised. I been very stressed about it but she is not willing to compromise anything to help save. Breaking up with her will make the move possible but I love her. I asked if we could break up for a short time and her to move back in with her parents but she got mad and said no. I don’t think I can move back to the west coast from the east coast if she is still with me not working.

She tried to apply to 5 jobs since she moved in and gets worked up when I ask her to keep trying. I don’t know what to do anymore.

I have cheated on girlfriends in my youth. I don't personally recommend it. I'd advise talking things out before it gets to that point and just breaking up if it does tread that close to happening.