So, one of the common rules of trp is "don't shit where you eat", and i get why that is especially when discussing workplace relationships.

However, as a first year college student I don't know if I should apply that rule to the girls of my social circle, as in the girls that are in my general friend group, because the community here is small (arround 200 people) and rumors get spread all the time about people.

It's not that I'm afraid of getting rejected by a specific girl, the worry here is that I'm afraid I will be labeled as a "fuckboy" or an “asshole" by the girls of the group because I don't want a relationship, thus diminishing my chances with other girls while also making me more unlikable to the bp boys they have to orbit them. So, can I stop that, and if so, how? Should I only game girls my friends don’t know?

I don’t know if my post makes sense, but anyway I hope you guys have some insight.