So I'll try to make this short. I got myself all psyched up today to start jogging and I actually went out and jogged around the neighbourhood by myself this morning. So as I'm jogging I'm stopped by this man I've spoken to a few times from the neighbourhood and he asks if I want a jogging buddy. I've been trying to make friends so I accepted and gave him my number

So he texts me pretty much right away and something felt a bit off almost instantly. Why is he texting me right away? If I approached someone to be a jogging buddy, I'd wait until I was ready to jog. But I pushed it aside and texted with him a bit, but my phone is having troubles and I tried telling him that texting is annoying right now. He keeps texting.

He makes a comment about how he's surprised I'm jogging because I look fine and not out of shape. His comment about my body makes me uncomfortable since he is essentially a stranger, but again I push it aside, because I don't want to be an egotistical person who assumes every man is hitting on me. Then he asks me if "my man doesn't mind you texting other men?" This sends out a huge red flag because if it's friendly, why would it matter. At this point I'm trying to end the conversation as politely as possible because I'm just very uncomfortable.

So I see my boyfriend is on facebook on his lunch break so I send him a message about what's going on. He says the guy might just be very upfront with strangers but to be cautious because it is a bit odd. As I'm talking to him, the guy texts me calling me beautiful and telling me how unhappy he is with his girlfriend.

At this point I am vastly uncomfortable and start crying. I text him back that what he said is inappropriate, especially from a stranger, that he's making me uncomfortable, and that I don't want to speak to him anymore. He sends me a few apologies but I am ignoring them.

I've been physically and sexually abused before and this is triggering something in me. I'm so scared now. I'm scared if I go jogging that if he sees me things will escalate and he'll attack me or something. I know he's probably harmless and just a skeez, but I can't help it, I'm scared. One of my cats was scratching his box and it was near the window and I thought he was coming to my home and I freaked out.

I told my boyfriend and he says he'll go jogging with me in the evenings so I'm not alone. He says he'll get me some pepper spray when and if I feel comfortable again going by myself.

I feel so stupid for giving him my number and thinking he could be a new friend. Now I can't go jogging alone and I'm scared and I don't know what to to. I'm just so sad and freaked out right now