20 Places It’s Never Okay To Hit On A Woman
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Some readers might look at this list and think, “No man in his right mind would ever try to pick up a woman in these situations!” But there are plenty of men out there who are not in their right mind and plenty of women who can attest to that. Some men are always on the prowl, constantly looking for prey, and do everything in the pursuit of getting laid. They’ve been wearing their, “Find the female” goggles for so long that they no longer know how to spot a situation when it is not okay to try to get digits or get action. There are some situations in which it’s plain rude to try to hit on a woman. There are other situations when hitting on a woman could actually make her feel unsafe. Gentlemen: no matter how great of a catch you are, no woman will be receptive to your game in these scenarios. Here are 20 times it is never okay to hit on a woman.
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A health clinic
What are you doing here? You’re likely waiting to see if your partner (who is currently with the doctor) is pregnant, or you’re waiting to see if you have an STD. And the woman you’re eying probably isn’t here under the cheeriest of circumstances either. Throw this fish back in the water and have some damn dignity.
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Your psychiatrist’s waiting room
Most people are rather private about the fact that they see a psychiatrist, so women in the waiting room will probably be annoyed that you’re even talking to them at this vulnerable moment. Plus, if you’re seeing a psychiatrist, you may not be stable enough to date right now.
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Her car
Never, ever go up to a woman’s car, when she is inside of it, and tap on the window to try to chat with her. Don’t go up to her when she’s getting in her car either. She will probably scream, assume you’re trying to rob her, and run off. Nobody likes to be approached by strangers at their car.
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A sex shop
The women you hit on know that you have sex with other women. They don’t need you to hit on them while you are in the act of preparing for having sex with other women. Most women also don’t want a man talking to them while they pick out a vibrator.
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A funeral
Even if neither of you was that close to the deceased, you’ll come off as disrespectful if you try to spit game over an open casket. At the very least you’ll come off as predatory.
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A cemetery
While we are on the topic of the deceased, don’t approach a woman placing flowers on a grave in a cemetery. She is feeling a lot of things at that moment, and romantic isn’t one of them.
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A baptism or circumcision
As a rule, try not to hit on a woman in a religious ceremony or when there is a naked baby around. Definitely don’t hit on a woman when both of those circumstances are happening at the same time.
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A unisex bathroom
It’s creepy to hit on women in the bathroom. Don’t do it. Think about it, there are half-nude people five inches away on the other side of the stall.
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A loan office
Applying for a loan so that you can afford rent or groceries is probably not the best time to hit on a woman. And you’re going to afford a date how exactly?
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A prison visiting area
Nobody is visiting somebody in prison under positive circumstances. If a woman is in the visiting area of a prison, that means that someone she cares about deeply is locked up. That is what she is thinking about at that moment. She doesn’t need somebody to holler at her.
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A colonics clinic
Just…come on.
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Her place of work
Don’t hit on a woman in her place of work. Don’t hit on your dentist while she’s cleaning your teeth, or your server while she is getting your food, or your lawyer preparing your court documents. All professionals are off limits while they are in the middle of providing a service to you.
As an Uber driver
If you’re an Uber or Lyft driver, do not hit on your female passengers! Do you have any idea how frightening this can feel for them? They know nothing about you, and yet their lives are in your hands.
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The gyno waiting room
If you, a male, are at the gynecologist, you are most likely there with a girlfriend or sexual partner. Even if you’re there keeping a friend company, the woman you’re hitting on feels very vulnerable; leave her alone.
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A pawn shop
Haggling to get $70 for your wedding ring (since you’re recently divorced) isn’t a good look. If you meet a cutie in this scenario, that’s another fish you have to throw back.
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A gun shop
As much as you may insist you’re just buying the gun for emergency situations and self-defense, the woman will think it’s for something else…and it’s not good. Hey also—what’s she doing there? Have some sort of filter, pal!
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In front of her child
Every time you hit on a woman in front of her child, she then has to explain to her child what just happened. It’s uncomfortable for everybody. Even if a woman did find you attractive, she’d likely write you off since you hit on her in front of her child.
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A dressing room
This is like hitting on a woman in the bathroom. Women don’t really like to give out their digits, and then go into a room two feet from the man in question, and get naked.
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An addiction group meeting
These are supposed to remain anonymous so, how are you going to carry this relationship outside of the meeting room?
