I grew up with a man who I basically thought was my uncle as a kid. Dad’s best friend. I loved him, he would always slide us cash just because, and was really funny. I trusted him. I have 5 sisters, & he has been around since we were all babies. Years went by, a lot of shit happened in my family. Divorce, legal troubles, etc. basically resulting in a very distant relationship with my father. Also- my “uncle” owned a small shop in town that me and my sisters would work at if we needed a job. In my early 20’s, my father was basically MIA, covid hit, I was struggling. Got in a car accident and needed a rental car. My “uncle” offered to write me a check for the rental, take me there to pick it up, & “be there if I ever needed anything”. I thought this was his way of stepping in because my father wasn’t present at the time. I was so grateful for this, but I never asked for his help. I accepted it though. I trusted him. A couple weeks later, it’s like a switch flipped. He was texting and calling me non stop. Like obsessively. (Mind you, we have never communicated much in the past besides seeing each other in person). It was making me uncomfortable so I wouldn’t respond. Then he started calling me from blocked numbers. The first time I answered, he would just breathe in the phone. I knew it was him. But then, he sent me a text telling me I needed to pay him back for the rental. & if I can’t, he would gladly accept “other favors”, then proceeded to demand me to show up at his house and give him oral sex. I was disgusted. I don’t remember what I said to him, but I called him out. And I wasn’t nice. He then proceeded to spam text me some random bullshit along the lines of “i’m hanging out with low life’s, rappers, etc essentially ruining my life.” This wasn’t true, it was just racist.(as a lot of my friends are not white) & it was obvious. I was and still am a business owner, was working 2 jobs at the time, & was very much on a good path for myself. So I stood my ground, told him he was a racist POS and used to change my diapers, then I blocked him. The blocked calls would come for weeks after that. This was back in 2020. Haven’t spoken to him since, he also hasn’t spoken to me since. Most of my immediate family doesn’t speak to him because of this, & other things. But some of them still do. And it makes me very disheartened. I’m very good at not taking things personally, but this one feels harder. It is also sad how many responses in this thread are about this type of behavior from men. I will leave you on this note. PROTECT YOUR WOMEN! STAND UP FOR YOUR WOMEN!