WIBU to have slapped his face?

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This afternoon a man (mid fifties) in the street said to me "excuse me darlin' but can I tell you you've got really impressive tits"

Without any thought I slapped his face and gave him a raging dressing down - he just stood there stunned looking and mumbled "sorry darlin'" (which enraged me all the more)

I am conflicted - part of me is horrified that I reacted violently, the other part is still fuming and kind of glad I slapped him.

Did I over-react?

but also

At my age my dear I would have kissed him!

No I wouldn't have slapped his face if he didn't touch me, but I would have given him a dressing down

Yes, that's assault.

Were you in the Newcastle area? Did he have the accent of the South?

I know of a man twat with a similar turn of phrase.

Yes you assaulted him! Are you really asking whether you were unreasonable??

Yes of course you shouldn't have slapped him, you could have been arrested. He didn't touch you, you acted violently to a stranger without justification.

It was naughty but I can't say Im surprised you slapped him. I usually go with something along the lines of "fuck off".

YABU to hit anyone. He was a vulgar asshole but I don't think you won anyone moral high ground

Yes you were unreasonable to slap him. That's assault. I can't say I wouldn't do the same, mind.

It's certainly nothing for either of you to be proud of.

Some people would have thought nothing of punching you straight in the mouth.

Er, yes of course YWBU. Did you really need to ask?

I quite understand the temptation, but to give in to that temptation is rather appalling.

Gosh I'm torn.

I hate the idea of assaulting someone for a verbal comment.

But, when you ignore or just tell off idiots like this they just laugh and do it again to someone else. Who the fuck goes up to someone and comments on their breasts? If he'd went up to a bloke and said 'I bet your penis is a funny shape' or whatever he'd have got more than a slap, possibly why men don't suffer from street harassment.

Bah. On the fence and I probably shouldn't be.

YABVU!
Total over reaction to assault someone for saying something, whether it was appropriate or not.

oh christ, I know I shouldn't but I almost feel a tiny bit sorry for him, I can just imagine him thinking he's being nice and then being crestfallen, and he apologised so he's probably just not very bright.

But of course he should realise that it's inappropriate and likely to make anyone feel uncomfortable.

I sometimes want to tell strangers I think they've got lovely hair or skin but don't want to be creepy! So hold the compliments in.

Well. Of course nobody should go around hitting anybody. But it's such a vile thing to say and I'd be so shocked if a stranger said that to me, I can't honestly say what I'd do in response. Hopefully he'll think twice next time!

Well, you sort of assaulted him, but I can't bring myself to feel very sorry for him

I think you're pretty lucky he didn't smack you back, tbh.

well i think fair play to you tbh.

Yes, you assaulted him. Give him a verbal dressing down for been a complete arse but hitting unless you have no other option in cases of self defence someone because you lose control is unacceptable.

Oh dear, of course YABU, he didn't touch you so your behaviour is, quite frankly, disgraceful. Count yourself lucky he didn't give you a slap back hey?

I can't get worked up about this, he deserved it.

The dressing down is one thing, assaulting him went too far!

You assaulted him, and not 'sort of' either.

Well it'll make him think twice (well, once) in future. Obviously it's not ok to slap someone though even if it is richly deserved.

He was completely and utterly in the wrong. But that did not justify your response, understandable though it was. I tell ds ally he time that just because some other child did something mean, that doesn't mean he can push or hit or whatever. It's the same for adults. sadly