My husband is constantly amazed at the fear women have to live in. Before we were living together, I remember him telling me that he thought his female friend was inordinately afraid of being raped. He made it seem like an arrogance thing. He never once brought up that she works the graveyard shift at a sketchy diner in a rough neighborhood. It never even occurred to him to think like that. But now that he's got somebody he's more emotionally invested in and who he understands better, he is beginning to become aware of the risks. And he's becoming sympathetic at least. We ended up having a long conversation because I mentioned in passing that I never would have parked the car where he did if I was alone (far end of the parking lot between two large vans). So he wants to understand. Even though people of any gender or age can experience sexual assault, most men don't understand how constant the threat is to a woman.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timeasmymeasure
no subject
But now that he's got somebody he's more emotionally invested in and who he understands better, he is beginning to become aware of the risks. And he's becoming sympathetic at least. We ended up having a long conversation because I mentioned in passing that I never would have parked the car where he did if I was alone (far end of the parking lot between two large vans). So he wants to understand. Even though people of any gender or age can experience sexual assault, most men don't understand how constant the threat is to a woman.