I'll still take getting slobbered on by a bitey pupper over being slobbered on by an Old Enough To Know Better neighbour getting handsy in the park, though, I tell you what! 😅 What a week.
@MLClark Ewww! Are you able to keep them at a safe distance ?
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Yes indeed. Now that I know he's not safe to be alone with, I make sure that I'm always well-situated around other neighbours when he comes by. It adds to the mental calculus I have to do on my route, but it's manageable. I will always be seen as "exotic" and "available" just for existing in public here, but after years of this nonsense* one learns how to navigate the annoyance.
*Not that I wasn't harassed in Canada, too. I guess I've had to watch my routes around neighbours for a while!