One of my favorite advice blogs posted an article today about creepy behavior that I thought was worth a link here. The article specifically talks about men as creepers and women ad creeped on, but I think here at GWA we can have a lot of gender switching in that pattern.

Because of the type of content we share here we are constantly dealing with issues of trust. Who do I trust with information about me? Who do I trust with my feelings?

This passage stood out to me particularly -

<"When women share their stories – or when people like me talk about creepiness – many men complain. It’s not “fair” for women to make judgements of men they don’t know. It’s sexist to tar men with the “potential rapist” brush. Most murder victims are men, so clearly men have more to worry about. But these protests miss the point.

This is the reason why women are sensitive to people who give off creepy vibes; there’s simply no way to know who’s safe and who isn’t. And the consequences of being wrong – of giving the wrong person the benefit of the doubt – are very, very high">

What kind particularly liked about this article was the point at the end, the kind of person you want to be. You want to be the person who is safe, who doesn't push, who is trustworthy. That is the kind of person who is attractive to others.

I think that is especially true in this space where we are all taking such a big risk.

I would love the community's thoughts, how does this article apply to the Gwa community, and in what ways are the rules different here?