Again, it depends. You can't just immediately go all scorched earth "You said she's cute? You're fired!". Because that's the brunt of the story so far (I haven'

Again, it depends. You can't just immediately go all scorched earth "You said she's cute? You're fired!". Because that's the brunt of the story so far (I haven't read many of the recent comments to see if there was anything deeper revealed from the initial story) We have one side of the story (with a part of the trail of messages recorded). Harassment: n. the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/harassment http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/harassment Systematic. Continued. That's the basic definition I think when I hear the word Harassment. Which is why context is king. One string of conversations (including the texting)? That's not systematic or continued IF he stops when she says "I'm not interested". If she said no, no, no, no... then that's continued. If he's pushing the issue that's continued. Some men don't know the meaning of "no". Some consider it a challenge. Some people think that non-verbal responses (like going out to a bar) mean that there IS a chance if you can get past the initial no. At THAT point, we would have something that can be construed as harassment. The problem with this entire conversation is we don't have the entire story. What was his response to her no? Has this continued or did it end? This is one side of the story. I'm sorry, but I agree that a lawyer should be involved and proper procedures should be laid out going forward... and I agree IF he hasn't stopped after "no", then "bad things" should happen... but right now? We have one side of the story - and we don't have the whole story. Slow, deliberate advancement with explicit ACKs? What is this? Some touchy feely dorm room with safe places and yes-means-yes over-PCd levels of red tape to show your interest? "May I have your permission to compliment you or can we discuss it with your lawyer?"? What nonsense...