Accepting a help when in dire situation, does that mean an obligation?

Question

We have probably all been there, car breaking down in the highway or stranded in the cold because you forgot something - a passerby comes along and takes you back, it's along the way but; and this is where situations differ. If you were a pretty gal, he may become obnoxious and request inappropriate favors ... ... "If I had not helped you, you would have been extremely screwed!" Does that mean that the person who took that ride now becomes obligated?

This is one of many scenarios. A person can come to huge financial difficulty and likely to live in the streets if not for some help. But does help mean you become a puppet for that person?
Returning the favor should put things back to perspective but men being men, not all of them would want that - maybe they want other favors that you do not feel comfortablel with?

Answer 1

NO PERSON should EVER feel obligated to do anything just because they were helped by someone. A person helps another person out because it's the right thing to do, and should never expect anything in return, but maybe a "thank you". People should help people without exspecting anything in return. If I was in the need of help and put in that situation, then I don't need their help...it was their decision to help...I didn't hire them! To break down on a highway...there are usually other cars coming along. For a person to say "If I had not helped you, you would have been extremely screwed!", by the sounds of it, that person who got help, got screwed either way. Nobody can make me do anything unless I give them the power to do it.