Reassessing my security situation...
The window in my ground floor bedroom faces a dark alleyway which has long bothered me. This evening while I'm lying on the bed quietly reading my iPad, my neighbor (who has suggested several times that he would like to take me out "for a ride" sometime) is standing right outside calling my name. :l
He does odd things sometimes when he wants my attention - always annoying.
I don't think he means any harm, but what he did tonight really creeped me out.
Unfortunately, I don't know him well enough to feel in any way comfortable broaching this subject with him, but I think I'm just going to pull the air conditioning unit out and lock the window.
I mean, not that it matters; anyone with truly nefarious intent will just smash it and climb in anyway. And I don't think he means it that way; I just think some men don't get how goddamned vulnerable it sometimes feels to be a female-bodied person in this pervasive climate of misogyny and violence against women.
(I couldn't find the What Creeped You Out Thread)
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