How do you react in social situations (especially in public nightclubs, concerts or other events) when someone explicitly uses words and body language (over-cockiness) to threaten you?
I usually just smile and walk away, but perhaps you have tried different ways of deflating the tension...?
These are some of the most frustrating situations I can remember of:
At one party long time ago, I was in a very nice conversation getting to know a girl, when suddenly two big guys appeared and told me,
"Hey my friend
we're taking over now..."
I was obviously confused and trying to figure out who they actually were.
While one guy started distracting the girl, the other guy just put an arm around me and said,
"Hey, have you already tried fighting five against one? No? Well, you better get lost or might have to experience exactly that
"
How would you have reacted in such a situation?
An episode that taught me never to take a girlfriend to a nightclub was the following: I was dancing with my then girlfriend (we were together since about three weeks) on the dance-floor and all seemed fine until it started getting too crowded.
A group of horny men, much older than me, came and asked to dance with her a little... and while doing so pushed me away by forming a circle around her so that their backs were turned to me and I was like 5-6 meters away -_-
And whenever I was trying to get back to her they would say, "Stop pushing man, go get a job!" etc. and throw me back.
I remember she was watching me helplessly with a forced smile as if crying "Do something! Do something!". But I didn't know what to do.
And I still don't think I would know how to face such a situation...
Any suggestions [that possibly don't involve fighting]?