At what point does flirting become sexual harrassment, in your opinion?

Question

At what point does flirting become sexual harrassment, in your opinion?

Answer 1

when she grabs my p***s.

Answer 2

I would have a hard time classifying anything as sexual harassment unless the person doing the flirting had been asked to stop more than once. It would also have to be making me feel pretty damned uncomfortable. Telling me I'm pretty wouldn't make me feel harassed. On the other hand, if I was working with a guy who routinely tried to get me to cheat on my boyfriend, and maybe even implied that there would be work-related penalties if I didn't... yeah. Anyway, it would take a lot for me to claim harassment, and the person involved would get PLENTY of warning before I did anything about it.

Answer 3

When it is no longer flattering.

Answer 4

A man can get fired for something in the past that no one said anything about at the time.

A woman can later decide she felt harassed, report him, and get him fired.  That happened to someone I know.   It was weeks before and he didn't remember it the same as she did.  They took her word and fired him.  The only safe thing a man can do is not to talk to women at work, period.

Answer 5

When either person becomes uncomfortable with it, or does not want the attention. Which can be different for everyone, and even different for the same person, depending on their mood. Tricky business this flirting

Answer 6

Just as soon as it is unwanted.

Answer 7

I should be so lucky.

Answer 8

When it's unwanted... If you giggle and encourage it or say nothing about it, then it's flirting and you're just encouraging it to continue and teaching the other person that it's ok. Sexual harrassment comes in many forms, but if you are questioning it and it makes you uncomfortable, speak to that person or talk to someone else about it.

Answer 9

when they make me feel uncomfortable.

Answer 10

Flirting and sexual harassment are two totally different animals.  Sexual harassment poisons the atmosphere; its purpose is to intimidate and often to degrade and humiliate.  

Flirting is not something that belongs in a professional work environment.  You are paid to work, not to flirt.  Its distracting, and reduces productivity.  Its unprofessional.  It leads to office gossip.  Flirt on your own time somewhere else.

And as regards sexual harassment: it has no place, anywhere - ever.

Answer 11

when the person is uncomfortable with it!!

Answer 12

As soon as it is harmful to you in any way. Socially, physically, or phycologicly.

Answer 13

When you state, verbally or in writing,  in no uncertain terms that it is unwanted.    People are not always good guessers or good at body language, so its only fair to state the obvious.     How does someone KNOW its unwanted unless they hear or see it.

Answer 14

One since I am married I find any man flirting with me to immediately be harassment.  Sexual harassment is any unwanted attention of a sexual nature.  I do believe in warning once.  I also find anyone who leers at me (staring for more then five seconds) to be sexually harassing me.

Answer 15

When you feel uncomfortable with it and no longer feel safe around that person.

Just my opinion but others like ppl going that far... :I

Answer 16

When she becomes clingy and won't let the man breath.  Starts getting MAD if he smiles at other females and what not, you know wants a "commitment" before s*x and such silliness.

Answer 17

If the man starts making references to your girly parts (ie-b*****s/bottom) then I will start feeling harrassed.

Answer 18

If I ask you to stop, and you don't.  Or if you touch me somewhere you shouldn't be touching.