Man spreading on the bus *pic*

[CucumberCool]

I'm currently on the bus. It's busy. Had to ask this dick to move his bag so I could sit. He did, however didn't move his legs so I made room for myself and pushed his leg over a bit when I sat. He didn't move. He hasn't moved. I felt a bit ick with him touching me so have crossed my a leg a bit and am using my foot to keep his leg off me.....he pretending to be asleep, eyes tight closed.

I hope I've marked his trousers. He's not moved though...I'm pushing a bit and have a steadfastly got on my foot against him and the front of the bus.

I want to ask him really loud if he has something wrong with his testicles and that's why he is taking up so much space. 🙄

It really makes me angry.

Rant over.

Why didn't you just ask him to shift to his seat? Or offer to swap so he could have the aisle with longer legs?

I hate manspreading but I'd also be pissed off if a stranger started caressing my calf with their foot!

Are you grey jeans?

useless photo but you could have just told us without sneaking a photo.

For those struggling, pretty sure the line the arrow is pointing to is the middle split of the two seats.

That's how FAR he is over.

Just to add that I was sexually assaulted by two different men who relied on manspreading into my seat knowing that women are often too afraid to assert themselves over a right to space.

I don't think so? OP says the join is under his leg.

Using your words is the best way to demonstrate your boundary and deter anything else that might wander.

Have to be honest, it looks from that pic, like you're taking up more room than he is. 🤔

So he had a bag, he's a tall bloke as his knees are touching the seat infront. You are now complaint that he's got the bag between his legs which is pushing him into your space. What if he was a larger woman and in the same situation? You could have just stood if your uncomfortable being close to strangers

I am a bit confused. If the centre of the seat in front is by his left leg, (as you said in one of your posts, and as the red arrow poinds upthread,) that would mean he virtually has space for another actual adult human next to him. His legs also don't look really wide apart.

I hate manspreading, and men who get up in your face, but this doesn't look like it is. All I can see is that you're cocking your leg over his legs.

I watched a comedian last week, they couple next to be were very very large. I spent the whole gig squished half way off my seat, should I have said something?

OP, can you draw on your picture to specify where your seat begins?

You look like you are encroaching on his space not the other way round.

Ask him whether he bought two tickets. If not, then why is he taking up two seats?

OP said she is using her foot to keep him away

which would make her grey jeans in this pic.

which means she's more than reclaimed her space.

so...OP needs to say which one she is.

Eh. Two wrongs don't make a right.

Unless he took the pic I think its pretty obvious which one is op

This. ^ From what I can see on the OP's pic, she is as bad as the man she's deriding.

Personally, I would have just moved - even if it meant standing up. Sitting there with him pressed up against you, and hanging your leg/foot over him is just bizarre.

Can you tell it's vanishingly rare for me to take pics? 😂

Op just use your words. Tap him and say excuse me please can you move your leg, you’re encroaching on my space. I’ve done it plenty of times, I’ve not met one who refused yet.

I'm not sure what people are finding so hard to work out about the photo.....you can see the centre line from the seats in front and he is clearly over on the OP's seat. Manspreading dickhead. As he hasn't clocked what's happening and moved, I imagine he's getting off on it.

Okay, just realised from the seat button

this is maybe the OP edged out into the aisle of the bus, which is awful.

Maybe he has long legs 🥴

Wow man hating

So if that is the case, that means another whole full seat is available on the man's left hand side, and the man is actually fully on the OP's seat. (With her!!!) Squashing her against the side of the bus window.......

From what you say, and from what the OP suggests, that's what happening. Or is a 3 person seat? I doubt it as there is no such thing on a bus, unless the OP is on a back seat.

This is the one and only time I’d hope you’d walked in dog poo before getting on the bus. Your right boot only obvs.