There’s a fine line between knowing when to be a Good Samaritan, and realizing “Stranger Danger”.

How would you fend off a pushy interloper? One guy sought validation on his recent awkward encounter on Reddit. Here’s what went down.

AITA for not letting someone use my charger in a public place?

I’m 27 and I was at a waiting area with my phone plugged into a wall outlet using my charger.

My battery was pretty low, and I needed it for the rest of the day.

Those are the most anxiety-inducing situations.

A guy late 20sM sitting nearby asked if he could use my charger for a bit because his phone was almost dead.

I told him I was using it and needed it myself.

Fair enough.

He asked if we could “share” it for a few minutes, like I charge first then give it to him.

I said I’d prefer not to because I didn’t want to keep unplugging and replugging, and I still needed more charge.

It’s their charger, their rules.

He seemed annoyed and said it wouldn’t have been a big deal to help him out for a few minutes.

I just repeated that I needed it and stayed where I was.

Seems like a valid enough boundary.

After that, it felt a bit awkward, and I could tell he thought I was being unhelpful.

Now I’m wondering if I should’ve just let him use it briefly, even if it was inconvenient for me.

AITA for not letting him use my charger?

Modern problems require modern solutions.

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Let’s see if the Reddit community had any worth offering.

The comments section unanimously agreed.

And pointed out the obvious.

One person shared a wise old adage.

Another read into the person’s motives.

And a tech wizard even dropped some knowledge.

This “charged” encounter isn’t exactly what you’d expect.

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