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  • theoddowl
    +1

    As a woman, I do actually get nervous when men walk behind me at night. I tend to smile and say a polite "hello" to make myself feel better. I guess I always kind of figured they'd be less likely to murder me if I was kind. Plus, interaction makes the strangers seem less like boogeymen and more like human beings.

    • MrY
      +2

      always good to hear things from a perspective of a different gender!

      Would it be different if the guy was good looking (not that I am)?

      • Boudicca
        +2

        Ted Bundy was considered good looking, so no, not really a reassuring factor