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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/womp-the-womper on 2023-09-22 18:25:03.
Last night I was taking my dog out to go potty before bed. We live on the top floor of an apartment with an elevator, which I use because of disability and convenience. I was alone, a man joined us in the elevator going down. Immediately he starts asking me tons of personal questions and complimenting different parts of my outfit (which just made me feel really seen and not in a good way). He starts asking me if I’m taking my dog out on a walk, and what our usual walking route was, and if we cross through a park. It made me really uncomfortable, and I did not reply because of course I didn’t want to tell him my route and where I was going (as an alone women at night). We got off the elevator, he went out the front door and I went the other way to avoid him. In the parking lot as he was walking to his car, he kept looking back at me and waving.
In hindsight I should’ve just gone back up to the apartment and come back down a bit later but I was sick and tired (the fever also clouded my judgement/ ability to respond)
A few days earlier in that same elevator, someone heavily under the influence of something cornered me in that elevator and kept reaching for me/ my dog.
Both times I responded as submissively as I could (other than slapping the dudes hands away multiple times) because I was genuinely worried (as a SA survivor).
I don’t know if the guy last night was genuinely a creep but he really creeped me out. I feel it should be common knowledge to not ask women about their “usual route” especially while it’s night and they’re alone- and asking if you’re going on that route now.
Im just glad I have my scary looking German shepherd with me, which deters people from escalating any creepy behavior.
Being a women is exhausting!!