Every nerve in my body screams to run and to start panicking. Thankfully, I have a sliver of awareness and don’t start sprinting for my life. Sure, my experiences with the guy made me uneasy, but it might just be part of his personality, sorry to say. He might not know how to interact with women, or he might just be socially awkward.

I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but I don’t want him to follow me either. This is a lot all at once. I do have some self-defense knowledge, but ...