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Originally posted by guthmund
All I can advise is intense sarcasm or dead calm.
I find that any bully situation where he isn't intent on kicking your ass, can be solved with some sharp sarcasm. "The least you could do after you hit me is offer me dinner" *huge obvious wink - "You know in some societies you hitting me is the same as flirting. You're not flirting with me are you?"
If that's not your style then next time he hits you make deliberate eye contact and tell him firmly to not touch you again. Do it slowly, keep eye contact and maintain a dead calm of emotion.
This is the real world. You're not in the school yard anymore, if psycho-bob wants to make a big deal out of it report his arrested developmental ass to someone who has the power to fix the problem.
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I agree with all the above here. The best way is one of the above.
However for different scenarios i do different things.
In the past, this has also occurred with me. with some people it just doesn't work to do the cold stare and "don't ever do that again."
Sarcasm has always had the best results for me, because it allows your to save face in the eyes of others. you just have to expect rebutes to anything you say.
Sarcasm all the way. if they guy isn't actually a jerk and just sets on you to make others laugh, then he probably won't mind if you make others laugh by being witty about it.
I imagine you do what I used to do and cringe when he socks you. Thats probably the main reason he does it. Its important that you also are playful back so that he has more respect for you, such as blaring yoru chest out to make it a bigger target and smiling and saying "mm. gimmie another one, toots"
You don't need luck, just a GOOD WILL!