Hot take: I don’t think people should hit on strangers. In fact, I don’t think people should really hit on anyone. It’s so often creepy and threatening, even if you mean it to be romantic and complimentary. It’s just the nature of this particular beast.

But regardless of whether they’re strangers or not, there are some people who are simply off limits, whom you should never hit on. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of people you should not try to fuck.