I think I was just passive-aggressive to a stranger at the gym.
By @niawelp · Was I Wrong
A woman was on the leg press machine I needed, but she was just sitting there on her phone. Instead of asking her to move, I just stood there and stared at the machine until she got the hint.
The full story
I just wanted to finish my set and go home. She was camped out on the one machine I needed, scrolling Instagram for what felt like an eternity. I waited for a couple minutes, but she made no move to actually use the machine. I'm way too non-confrontational to actually say 'are you using this?' so I just... sort of... stood near it, and stared at the weight stack, then at her, then back at the stack. After about a minute of this, she huffed, got up, and left. Am I the villain here?
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What people are saying
@hollyhm — lol I do this all the time. People should have better gym etiquette.
@quinnwelp — People just don't have conversations anymore, they just stare at each other.
@plottwistlol — Couldn't you have just asked her politely?
@ediey — soft.
@finn — Ngl I would've started wiping down the machine while she was still sitting on it.
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