it doesn't sound to me like you overreacted, and from what you say you're not prone to being scared. and you know, this has little to do with "always trust your gut" (i think that's only good advice if one's gut is a decent assessor of risk) -- he behaved inappropriately. whether he did so because he was considering doing you harm, whether he was under the influence of some mind-altering substance, or whether he liked the little power kick it gave him to see you scared (that would be my guess from the description), the fact that he didn't back off just a bit to show that he wasn't a threat is quite enough to rationally conclude that you were better off further out of his reach.
he can have conversations with random people when he learns to act in a non-threatening manner towards a total stranger late at night. that's fair, you bet.
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Date: 2006-03-01 07:46 am (UTC)he can have conversations with random people when he learns to act in a non-threatening manner towards a total stranger late at night. that's fair, you bet.