thecoffeetragedy:

elliebeanz:

hey if you’re a man i’m gonna need you to never approach a woman who’s alone at night time. don’t care what your intention is– unless it’s an emergency, don’t. you probably have no idea what the jolt of cold terror and/or the gnawing dread feels like in these situations. thanks

tip: do like that guy in my nieghbourhood. I have about half a mile to walk from the bus stop to my house, and a few weeks ago at about 11 at night, we both got off the bus at the same time. I noticed after  two blocks that he was going in the same direction, and I was fully prepared to just – take a longer route, even though it was late and super cold, just to avoid being followed by him and showing him where I live, because you never know, right? i’ve been stalked before by a guy who ended up showing up at my house, knowing where I lived because he followed me. I do not want this to happen again.

well, the guy crossed to the other side of the street, and jogged a little to make sure he was always ahead of me. I realised he lived (or was visiting) about three houses from mine, so obviously we were going to follow each other the entire way. I don’t know if he did it on purpose to make me feel safer and, well, not-followed, but it worked and I appreciated it, especially at night in the cold where you can’t see other people’s face because of the clothes.