I know so many women who are catcalled and get unwanted comments from men in public. But men do not say a single word to me and never have. I hear all the time, from men and women, that I appear mean/cold/unapproachable/intimidating. So I don’t have men approaching me, but when I go anywhere in public I am stared at. I will have men follow me in stores just to stare me down. It’s fucking weird. In some ways I feel more intimidated by the stares than if they just said something weird to me, because I have no idea what they’re thinking. Sometimes it’s like they are looking right through me.
I know it’s a blessing to not have to actually hear the creepy comments from these men, but I am still so uncomfortable in public. I miss living in the small town that I grew up in because no one stares at me.
Do any other women feel this way? It’s like the resting bitch face only gets me so far. I’m feeling down about this right now because it just makes me want to stay home.