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Joinfortmill

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Every woman you know has taken a longer route. [View all] applegrove Mar 2024 OP

Yup. TSExile Mar 2024 #1

This! Hope22 Mar 2024 #2

I'm two for two. Demobrat Mar 2024 #23

Sending love to you! 💗💗💗 Hope22 Mar 2024 #24

That was very smart of you. raccoon Mar 2024 #32

Yep. calimary Mar 2024 #3

That is what I was taught to do in NYC in 1979 BigmanPigman Mar 2024 #12

I've also heard "Smile!" Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #16

I've heard it all my life. Demobrat Mar 2024 #25

Oh, most definitely! Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #35

If you don't smile on command you're a bitch. Demobrat Mar 2024 #50

Yep. Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #52

This. JudyM Mar 2024 #57

I don't have your self control. BigmanPigman Mar 2024 #69

Elevator conversation: BlueSky3 Mar 2024 #60

I didn't know the thing about the keys till much later but I figured out the rest: purse worn bandolier style... Hekate Mar 2024 #26

It just seemed like a good idea to me. Look like you're more trouble than you're worth. calimary Mar 2024 #39

I'm glad I'm an old enough guy now COL Mustard Mar 2024 #71

I never did that because I have weak arms and couldn't defend myself that way, thought more about betsuni Mar 2024 #31

Consider a loop or lanyard so you can swing them nilram Mar 2024 #42

All of us Hekate Mar 2024 #4

That's a true statement. sinkingfeeling Mar 2024 #5

Yes. KarenS Mar 2024 #6

I imagine so redqueen Mar 2024 #7

Like clockwork. Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #10

Not every woman. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #8

I have a relative who decided to become a Christian and go to church by herself at the age of five. barbaraann Mar 2024 #53

I know it's true. From what I've read, more women are arming up nowadays. Can't blame them Silent Type Mar 2024 #9

I carried a mace pen Give Peace A Chance Mar 2024 #44

Ive been walking down the street and the man behind me has made a point of crossing to the other side Demovictory9 Mar 2024 #54

Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #75

I have eight stitches BlueSky3 Mar 2024 #62

All of the above. Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #11

driven to police station KentuckyWoman Mar 2024 #13

I do this even now. Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #36

Better yet DENVERPOPS Mar 2024 #49

It's certainly true of my wife; she has lots of stories along those lines. n/t. NNadir Mar 2024 #14

From a couple of years ago TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #15

I adore #10. soldierant Mar 2024 #70

Number #1 is so basic TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #74

oh yeah... bluboid Mar 2024 #17

It was on Threads. Not mine. See the link at the top. applegrove Mar 2024 #27

Yup. Joinfortmill Mar 2024 #18

Yep. summer_in_TX Mar 2024 #19

Wow that's horrifying. Glad you were aware of what was happening and were OK. Diamond_Dog Mar 2024 #37

Thank you, Diamond Dog! summer_in_TX Mar 2024 #77

has held her keys in her hand barbtries Mar 2024 #20

I've stopped going to places I liked due to men harassing me. Oneironaut Mar 2024 #21

All the above, except when I said no, they (3 different ones that I recall) stopped. fierywoman Mar 2024 #22

All of the above! Mossfern Mar 2024 #28

Yet the greatest danger to women isn't from attacks out of the blue out in the streets... Silent3 Mar 2024 #29

Absolutely. TSExile Mar 2024 #34

this Kali Mar 2024 #59

I've been attacked by both. Demobrat Mar 2024 #64

I'm sorry you've had to go through that Silent3 Mar 2024 #67

Yes to all. niyad Mar 2024 #30

I was 6 months pregnant and working second MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #33

Wait. You pulled over for an unmarked police car? vanlassie Mar 2024 #48

It was 1969 and I had the doors locked and MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #65

100% mcar Mar 2024 #38

Every woman you know has also driven scared. lark Mar 2024 #40

My mom used to make frequent drives between a home in Colorado, and one in New Mexico. Crunchy Frog Mar 2024 #61

You gotta do what you gotta do GenThePerservering Mar 2024 #68

A guy followed my Aunt out of the mall and MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #66

Being stalked is terrifying. I remember one leftyladyfrommo Mar 2024 #41

Every. Single. One. AmBlue Mar 2024 #43

And we have to teach our daughters to do those things and think like they're prey, Timeflyer Mar 2024 #45

I try to live my life in peace and harmony but... dwking66 Mar 2024 #46

Or ducked into a store or stopped a stranger to chat. flying_wahini Mar 2024 #47

My husband didn't understand why I took a slightly phylny Mar 2024 #51

A kick in the nuts works wonders nt GenThePerservering Mar 2024 #55

First time when I was 14 walking home from HS senseandsensibility Mar 2024 #56

Yup. When I worked downtown and had to park in ramps Ocelot II Mar 2024 #58

Yep, and the Republicans are backing a rapist. PurgedVoter Mar 2024 #63

Thanks to men out there like Donald tRump Blue Owl Mar 2024 #72

damn. Conjuay Mar 2024 #73

And has been chased, either on foot or in car or both. Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #76