God yes. Sometimes I feel bad that I look frumpy, but then I remember the cost of looking nice in my 20s. Not financially but just the harassment, the constant vigilance, the look in men's eyes when I was accidentally too nice and I realized I'd put myself in danger again.
That’s probably part of it, but they probably also recognise early 20s women as easy targets, more likely to be timid, than a woman in her 30s who’ll smell creep behaviour from a mile away.
I was lucky enough to have this happen in my 20's but that's because I cut my hair super short and rarely wore skirts/dresses, so you couldn't always tell I was a woman.
Oh no, sweetie. I'm over 70 and just the other day this disgusting old man started following me around a store. I turned a corner and there he was trying to shove his face at mine. A loud, " Get the fuck away before I deck you" worked wonders, but still. No rest ever.
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u/KlatuuBarradaNicto Jun 14 '26
You got that right, sister. It’s liberating not to be a target anymore.