I was standing in my back yard when a dirty old man came calling. What would you do?

He told me he is 70 yrs old and he stopped just to say hi because he had not seen me for about 10 yrs. When he got ready to leave, he threw his arms around me and tried to kiss me on the lips. I kept turning my face away. I politely told him to have a nice day and then he tried again. I thought about shoving him down, but then he is 70. How would you have handled him?

I would have put my hands over my face and pushed his face away as I started screaming at the top of my lungs. If he didn't back away then I would step hard on his foot, and twist away and maybe give him an elbow to the gut or a knee to the groin.

Age does not give a man leave to take liberties. If politeness doesn't work, kick his a$$.

The way you handle it depends on certain factors. Pushing him off would be a definite move.

If you are a child (high school or less) then tell you parents and let them deal with it.

If you are older then you still can let your father deal with it. If he lives nearby or another male within the community who is known for handling problem issues.

Most definetly if you are married then your husband can straighten him out (provided he is not a hot head who will hurt him).

This also depends upon his state of mind (if the old man has dementia or something like that) and if he has a caretaker. If he has some one who is taking care of him then tell them and let them know that further problems such as this will lead you to involve law enforcement. This type of behavior is a form of battery or assault (if I am correct).

If you know a police officer - then you might want to talk with him / or her. Police officers at times do preventative calls and go and talk to some one an explain to them what can occur if a behavior occurs again. This is a part of their community service process - preventative actions.

Age is no excuse for poor behavior; in fact, you are suppose to be wiser and more mature with age. I would treat him the way I would any guy that did that to me: kiss him right back....just kidding. I would gently push him away and say no, so I know there is no miscommunication on what I want from him. If he still tries, I would slap him and tell him that I will call the police or a neighbor if he ever tries doing that again. Of course, you can be rude about it, or you can just politely put your foot down. I choose the latter option.