An Uber driver who protected a client from an aggressive man by pretending to be her boyfriend is being hailed for his actions. The driver, troubled by the incident, regaled the story along with a message to men everywhere: learn to accept the word “No.” Brandon Gale was taken by surprise when a female Uber customer used the app’s messaging system to make an odd request. The dad from Rock Island, Illinois, shared the anecdote in full on Facebook in July 2019. “I got a call to pick up a woman from over by the fair,” he began. “About 30 seconds after accepting the ride, the rider sent me a message … ‘When you get here, can you pretend to be my boyfriend?’” Brandon, perplexed, asked the customer what she meant. She replied, “I just need you to act like you know me, and that you’re not my Uber driver.” Brandon …