Is that why I have had to lie? Its not repectfully backing off. Its boundry pushing- to a point until youre telling them you have a man in your life even if you dont. It’s not that they respect you for being taken so they back off, its fear your man gonna come out swinging at them.

The ones who don’t fear this, will keep going at it even if you tell them you have a man.

A man who respects, takes the first… at most the second “no thank you” and leaves it.