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AllanfromWales1 t1_it53cja wrote

Tell your sister what you did and apologize to her - it was wrong to hack her account. Then take it no further, and make sure she realizes that you won't tell anyone. She must deal with it as best she can, any further interference from you would just make things worse.

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sanfran_girl t1_it52v1x wrote

Yeah. You fucked up. You are upset at her for having lied about her grades (those are still her grades not yours) but you went right ahead and felt justified in breaking into her account.

So are you now going to lie that you didn’t do it? Are you going to spend the rest of your life holding the secret? Or are you going to let it out and cause a tremendous amount (I’m assuming here) of drama and trouble and angst for everyone?

What you need to do is mind your own business. Your sister has her own path and her own life to lead and it is not up to you to make choices for her.

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lavishlad t1_it51p8g wrote

Yeah I realize that the indirectness, like most common behaviors, is born out of necessity more than anything.

Just saying that it can give the guy an excuse to reason out that it wasn't really a rejection. And if the guy asks to hang out a lot still, after the incident, it should be an immediate red flag for the girl that he hasn't got the message.

Because if it was a direct rejection, very few guys would be okay with hanging out with the girl too often after the incident.

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lavishlad t1_it519i3 wrote

>But saying anything at all that blames someone for not yelling No at the pest is a problem

This is the exact type of black-and-white thinking I find so exhausting arguing with. Nothing is an absolute, there is always a scope for suggestions on how something can be done differently.

Just to reiterate my point, a "Nah, not tonight" should be just taken as a "no" by someone thinking rationally, but it has the potential to not be by guys who are in denial. They can reason it out with themselves that "maybe she really meant some other time works fine" - I've seen people do it first hand.

I understand there are other reasons to not be direct, which makes sense to an extent, which is why I'm suggesting the alternative of being indirect and then not spending more time with the person.

If after the initial "No, not tonight", the guy asks to hang out again the next day, the girl should just not. If the guy really got her message, he wouldn't be asking to hang out so soon after anyway.

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usernameisafarce OP t1_it4vziy wrote

Don't get me wrong. I think you are right. But at least where I live in I think it is so rooted that the man makes the move that it is really paralyzing for girls to just start talking. Even frighting. Maybe this dude is aggressive or violent? Maybe he's a freak show. I think it's a mixture of culture and self thoughts that makes this reality. You are right. Next time a simple hi or few generic question is precisely what need to be done. Thank you for your comment

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AttractiveNuisance37 t1_it4vclp wrote

I think you're underestimating the potential danger women face being more direct with Nice Guy types. I'm absolutely not accusing OP of anything here, but there is, in general, a safety aspect underlying a lot of the gentl3 non-rejection rejections, so just telling women to be more direct is not super helpful.

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nowhereman1223 t1_it4uuwj wrote

You are blaming someone for not giving an answer in a direct enough way for you or someone else to accept as the answer.

Just take a No as a No. “Nah, not tonight” with no offer for a different time is a No. “Nah, not tonight, but next Wednesday works” is a yes for next Wednesday.

It’s not that difficult. But saying anything at all that blames someone for not yelling No at the pest is a problem.

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