My boss's husband restrained me while I was working. AIO?
For context, I (28F) work at my boss(50sF)’s house. I am not friends with her husband(60s or 70sM). We are acquainted, but I don't even have his phone number. I was stretching when her husband came up behind me. Without saying anything, he took hold of both of my wrists and held them over my head. I immediately panicked and ripped my hands away, and backed away from him. He was smiling at me, but I got the sense he was surprised and possibly annoyed by my response. He never elaborated why he did what he did, he just commented on how flexible my shoulders were and walked away.
Weirded out, I texted my boss and told her what happened and that he was scaring me. Ever since, he's been really cold and snappy with me. But what he did really rattled me. I'm afraid to be alone with him. AIO?
Reddit consensus: NOT OVERREACTING (NOR) (94% confidence)
Top comment: “old men trying to be funny, not overreacting at all its so weird but in my experience old guys think they can get away w this behavior”
Notable explanation: “NOR. He was inappropriate and got called out by you and his wife. Now he is being dramatic that men aren't allowed to do or say anything because women think everything is sexual harrassment even when a man didn't mean anything.
You did nothing wrong. Your boss took care of it and it seems like he is sulking and avoiding you. It's about as good as it gets if he avoids you so he doesn't do something stupid again.
Can't tell if he was trying to push boundaries on purpose or if he is just impulsive and stupid.”
Originally shared by Perpetualprocrasti on r/AmIOverreacting on January 1st, 2026 at 9:14 PM UTC. Credit to u/Few_Run8261 and u/JustKind2 for the quoted comments.