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BlancheSplanchnik

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1. reminded me of many past experiences
Fri May 30, 2014, 10:42 PM
May 2014

And that feeling of steeling yourself. How to react. Afraid to react and make it worse. Caught by surprise and left with your anger while the guy laughs and makes a clean getaway. Analysing out a situation, how to get to safety, or not let the guy following you know where you live (don't go directly home.)......

Too many experiences to tell....I think what Estelle, the author at the link, is wanting when she says she's not sure what she's asking of men is this:

To be HEARD...
To have your EXPERIENCE respected.

Not argued against. Not minimized. Not switched to their insulted ego or manipulated into silence ourselves by male complaints.
Not ignored because it's woman stuff. Too many men can't relate and don't want to hear about it, don't want to "get involved".

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