I (M 27) had a pretty uncomfortable experience at an office dinner and I’m not sure how to deal with it.
There was a middle aged woman there who kept asking me a lot of personal questions. I was already feeling a bit uneasy, but then she asked me my “body count” in front of everyone.
I tried to act like I didn’t hear the question, but people around me (including my office crush) started laughing, which made it even worse. I felt really embarrassed and humiliated.
What bothers me is that if the roles were reversed and a middle aged man asked a woman something like this in front of everyone, it would probably be taken much more seriously.
The woman is quite popular in my office and is also close friends with HR, so I’m not sure what I can do or if it’s even worth raising.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? How would you handle this?
I have posted this somewhere else too but thought I might post here too, as people here can be more understanding about my situation