Women, how fearful are you generally where you live?

[Levin]

Let's say you're walking alone at night.

What would you say your general level of fear is?

And what are you fearful of? What do you imagine might happen.

Do you feel like you have to worry about your safety a lot and take steps to do so?

I know a lot of fear is subconscious and instinctual.

Obviously, you have to factor in your size and power difference relative to men.

Men are free to answer this question in any way they see fit.

[TwoDecisions]

Depends on where I'm walking, what night of the week it is and season.

I'd feel more fear walking around down town Thursday-Saturday late evening than I'd be let's say Tuesday but I will always feel a inkling of fear when alone at night with someone bigger than I. Here I must admit that I'd fear being alone with a bigger man more than I'd fear being alone with a bigger woman.

I don't really imagine anything, since I'm aware that the likelihood of something happening is minimal and focus on that, if bad I focus on my self defence abilities, but as you say then fear is often subconscious and instinctual. My mind might be not fearful but I do feel the tension in my body, not due to imagination but due to my experiences and the experiences of those dear to me.

[Levin]

I get the Saturday evening thing. There's always a sense of heightened tension around my city during the weekends.

Probably why I prefer staying in the suburbs, mostly.

I was just curious about the experiences of women specifically since it must be odd being so much smaller than men.

[jazzy34]

This is thing. I wouldn’t walk alone at night. Hell, the way things are going in this country, I wouldn’t walk alone in broad daylight.

[Levin]

Please explain what you're scared about about specifically?

[Telekinetic-Potato]

I'm a big guy. There are some dangerous areas I go to but nobody messes with me because I'm a big guy. It's hard for me to relate to people on this topic because the only fear I experience at night is of whats gonna happen to the families of whoever is stupid enough to fuck with me. I pray they don't have kids. I hope the mother has other children to take care of her.

[Chazmatazz269]

I very rarely fear for my safety outside of my job. In fact, i’m firmly in the “I wish a mufugga would…” camp regarding unfortunate misadventures. Which centers my entire sense of fear around the thought of spending the rest of my life in prison.

[NathanDavis]

Northern Mexico and Southern Texas are not regions in which you want to just wander out there along, as a woman during the night time...

not even as a dude, in your truck... alone at nights

[Levin]

Southern Texas by inference cause of the Mexican population?

[NathanDavis]

no... just good ol' American gangs, every day criminal, junkies... and stuff like that

[WellBye]

Although my area is very safe, I still feel a little nervous at night. Low risk doesn’t mean no risk.