I am a female that works in a primarily male dominated field. I truly love my job, it's probably the best one I've had by far. Here's the coworker issue: one of my coworkers found me on a dating app. Well, he said his brother found me and asked him if he worked with me, due to my specification of the industry I worked in/my location. I wasn't working the day he made this discovery. Upon finding out I was on said dating app, he made it a point to let EVERYONE know I was. I found it odd. Why should he or anyone else care? I then realized it was in a "damn she's desperate" fashion. Not only is the workplace and field in general male dominated, but I am more than 20 years younger than the majority of my coworkers- with the exception of the guy who spread the info and a couple others.

I didn't care initially, I presumed it would blow over; but it indeed has not. He and a few others bring it up in a mocking or teasing way quite regularly. It really wasn't funny the first time, and it definitely wasn't the second, third, or fourth time. I want to highlight that the intention does not feel playful, but instead is delivered in a very demeaning way. I will occasionally get unsolicited advice on my appearance from the same coworker.

I'm looking for advice on what I can do in this situation without turning it into an HR fiasco. I only plan to stay at this job until mid 2026. I want to make my next year enjoyable. What should I say next time he or another coworker brings it up? Something that will really embarrass them perhaps? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

Update 1: Thank you all so much for the advice and overall validation. I'm currently at work and still mulling things over. Considering having a chat with said coworker if I see them today.

I honestly have no words. I (27) just bought my house in july 2024. We have learned that most of the neighbors are all old as hell.( i think these neighbors are 60s +) and are very nosey and onery that young families are moving into the neighborhood in recent years. They will just walk up to you and tell you this.

I have been shopping thrift and estate sales to furnish this cute house. This morning, I came home from an estate sale with a BEAUTIFUL wingbacked rocking chair. (It needs to be reuplostered as the leather that was on it is in terrible condition and the previous owner started pulling it off. )

Im unloading it from the bed of my truck when neighbor , Carol, sticks her giraffe neck over the fence and starts squawking about how beautiful it is . I said thanks i got it at an estate sale for $10! This triggered the parasites in her brain and she, i shit you not, teleported over to the truck. She starts going off about how much she needs a chair to rock her grandkids to sleep in and how much she would appreciate it if it was hers. I told her I got it for my future babies to be rocked to sleep in and that it still needs lots of work before it can be used. Mind you this chair is large and she is very small.

This is when she starts offering me money ($15 because " its more than what you paid for it") then telling me i dont need it because i dont have kids yet and her grandkids are only little for so long. After firmly telling her i wasn't interested in selling it, she offered me $20.

I was standing in the bed of the truck looking down at her on the driveway and firmly said "No, Carol im really not interested in selling this. Please go home." And pointed to her side of the fence. Apparently this was shouting at her and being aggressive.

She ran home and later in the day her husband said something to my husband as he was getting home from a game. Telling him i (edit:" spoke to her like a dog" ) and was being a "nasty neighbor" and that my husband needs to "straighten me out."

Are my neighbors nuts? Was I that rude to her?

(Edit I tried to attach a photo of the chair but i cant attach it on this community)

Edit : I meant no offense when I said " old as hell". I know that 60 is only half way through a life time. I was trying to paint a caricature of who Carol and our other neighbors are. There is something really wrong with the folks in the cul-de-sac.

Every time I visit my relatives house, Fox News is blaring on the tv. I share my cable account with this person, so it annoys me that my money goes towards that poor excuse for a news channel.

Today, I was asked to fix something. While doing this, I blocked fox news and fox business on the cable account. It may be petty, but I can't stand hearing that propaganda.

These inconsiderate losers have set themselves up in the entrance to the hot tub, are loudly watching a fight on a phone and have a daughter on the other side of the pool who they're paying no attention to, whatsoever. They're also smoking weed. Chainsmoking weed. While making out and being sleepy. Nasty.

My husband forgot the scews into the studs apparently and my tv fell off the wall while watching a Mikes Mic unhinged recap of Lost. We’ve hung TVs many times but this one was hung in new house after a long day of moving and he just forgot I guess so we had to go buy a new tv.

I (18F) was on my way to church with my grandma and sent my boyfriend (19M) a picture of my outfit. He started acting jealous, questioning why I looked "so good" just to go to church. I reminded him it's a dress he complimented last week, and I wasn't even wearing makeup. I offered to have him join me, but told him I didn't like how he was behaving lately. He said he doesn't want anyone looking at me and that I'm "his". I told him he needs to work on his jealousy. AIO?