A smile goes a long way toward reducing the creep factor. So does sticking to pleasant and neutral subjects of discussion.
Just walk up to him, smile, and ask him if he could walk you to your next class, have lunch with you, or just go over some lecture notes together. Some other tips:
- Let someone you can trust know where the two of you will be, and how long you expect to be there.
- Keep the conversation pleasant, and take note if he expresses any anger, aggression, or hostility towards women (especially past girlfriends or his mother). If he does, then he may not be your best choice for a friend.
- Dress comfortably, but not provocatively. Trust me, unless you are a master of disguise, he will be well aware of the fact that you are a woman without you putting your feminine assets out on public display.
- Listen to what he says. We men do not often express ourselves adequately; ask us how we are, and we're likely to just say "Fine". Ask a woman the same question, and you're likely to hear an account of her day and how she felt before, during, and after each incident. This is not true everywhere and all of the time, but it seems to be the way to bet.
- Do not let him lure you into a situation where the two of you will be alone and isolated. Get to know him first, and if he seems to be trying to "compromise your virtue" in any way, stop seeing him. If you say "No" to sex, and he does it to you anyway, then it's rape. You do NOT want that.
Be careful, and be well.
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