Oh, I’ve heard stories, but almost all of them have been violence coming from men. Hands, toes, etc plus if you are a woman and you have a choice not to go, you don’t go. I had not heard about a Saudi woman also perpetrating abuse at that high of a level.

No, he’s lovely. And it’s nice to have a man admit he wouldn’t do something positive w/o his wife’s enthusiasm.

WHAT THE FK WHAT THE HOLY EVERLOVING FK

Depends. Are you hitting on the person? ;)

The only time I was interrupted in a way that thrilled me was when the editor of the book I was reading (by my favorite author) thanked me for buying the hardcover precisely as he was getting off the train. So yeah, I’d squee if it was a way of expressing thanks.

Because women tend to talk to each other. And it’s really annoying to watch a creepy guy man try to get the attention of some woman and know that you’re running the risk of being *killed* if you try to help her out.

Hey, I was bullied by a narcissist into meeting my husband. That doesn’t make narcissistic bullying okay.

What the hell?? That is incredibly rude.

Wow. How often?? That’s a strange thing to ask. Would you ask a gay man “how often, would you say” he gets an epithet thrown at him? Or how often a male of color hears something racist?

In case you’re being obtuse: If it’s daytime it’s guaranteed at least once every time I’m alone and trying to read in a park or subway…