How can a woman not feel vulnerable or exposed? The fact is there are bad men out there who want to harm women. I, along with every other woman, have had to be aware of that our entire lives.

While I do not live in fear and go about my daily activities in a normal manner I also have to be more careful. And while I am fit and fairly strong (for a woman) I do not for a moment delude myself into believing I couldn't be overpowered by most males.

This person told PassiveFlower that he has been watching her. While his intentions may be innocent, it's still enough to give one pause and I think she has reason to be a bit concerned. If anyone thinks she's being paranoid and we're feeding that paranoia, maybe some need to do a little research about women/girls who have been abducted in their perfectly safe neighborhoods going about perfectly normal activities.