>>33824608
It’s called picking your battles, it’s strategic not cowardly. Op rightfully doesn’t want that energy in his life, it’s the reason why the world sucks right now, all the power is in the hands of people who are shameless and don’t give a fuck. What actual recourse does op have? This is an incredibly common issue and people don’t change their ways for strangers, you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the way humans behave if you think talking to these people has a good chance of success. The chance of backfiring is higher, and then what? Op has a bigger issue and has to move?
The “what ifs” of talking to a girl are that maybe she would reject you in a somewhat harsh way, big deal. This situation has actual consequence.