My first shot is tomorrow. I sure hope it works against the Brazilian/South African variant, because it has apparently showed up in NYC, where it's a mess because DiBlasio is a moron, and Cuomo is battling sexual harassment charges.
I always said, when it was Republicans being charged, prove it in court, because some women do indeed lie, and I'm not going to change now because he's a Democrat and he screwed up the nursing homes.
Now I'll say something really controversial. When I started working professionally there were few women in my particular branch of my profession. What these women are complaining about is mild compared to things that were said to me. Was it right? No. Did I dissolve into a quivering mound of jello? No, I didn't.
Pretend you don't understand (which often enough I didn't), treat it as a joke, ask what he thinks your husband, partner, boyfriend would think about it, threaten to use your four inch heels to good effect if he doesn't understand "no", and if all that fails, and particularly if he's your boss and might retaliate, record the damn conversation, tell him about it, and tell him it will be sent where it does the most harm if it doesn't stop. If all else fails take the damn tape to HR.
Do you really need to turn into a blubbering mess and go into therapy over somebody asking you to have sex with him, or talking about sexual acts? This is how some men are, more than you might think if you "invade" what they consider their natural habitat or they perceive you as vulnerable. So, don't appear vulnerable, no matter how it might upset you.
I'm sure this will give me a reputation for being hard hearted, but honestly, when you've seen real victims of rape and sexual violence, you have less patience for this sort of stuff. Stand up for yourself.