Here are just a few examples:

1.

“I dont shave my legs.

I dont want someone who judges me for my appearance anyway, so this suits me just fine.

A person is shaving their leg in a bathtub, applying shaving cream and using a razor

It doesnt stop all men, though.

Now, I avoid giving compliments like this.”

Anonymous

3.

Person doing yoga in a seated pose on a white mat on a grassy field, with arms extended sideways

“I work with kids, so there is a lot of picking things up off the floor.

Never mind the fact that I’m old and squatting hurts my knees.”

I stopped going to yoga after that."

Chrissy Teigen making a disgusted or confused facial expression while looking at something off-camera. She is wearing a black, polka-dot top

“Having my photo in my profile on Nextdoor.

I lost count how many creeps slid into my DMs.

Now, I’ve just changed my profile photo in all my social media to my cat.”

Courteney Cox, with an exasperated expression, is seated at a dining table in a formal setting

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7.

I’ve been followed on more than one occasion while the person called out compliments to me.

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8.

Amy Poehler, in a scene from a TV show, looking surprised or shocked, wearing a dark blazer with curly shoulder-length hair

“I avoiding looking at any man, because they think you’re into them.

One guy kept following closely and initiating small talk.

I finally lost it and yelled at him to get lost.

A woman grades papers at a desk in an empty classroom

His response: ‘You keep looking at me, I thought you liked me.’

One guy even told me he wanted me personally to go into his room and wake him up.

I literally felt nauseated when he said that to me.”

slygazelle98

11.

“I no longer eat ice cream cones in public.

Men get the wrong idea.

I’m also in my 40s and have a resting b*tch face.

No, I’m not going to smile, either.”

surpriseddog70

12.

“Many, many things, but most recently I told a manager at work I liked his aftershave.

He then proceeded to tell people I obviously wanted him.

Obviously, dude, obviously.”

“I heavily avoid going into public without my husband.

If I’m alone for more than 30 seconds?

Stranger in my personal space chatting me up.

violetnylund

14.

“Literally just talking.

It took me years to pick up on this.

ambermelon

15.

“I work for a parks department.

I can handle framing for concrete and fixing busted irrigation lines.

I NEVER say ‘wood’ or ‘pipe’ in front of my male coworkers.

I also call beavers (the animal) by their Latin name now.

“Reapplying ChapStick, lip gloss, or otherwise bringing any attention to my mouth.

Especially while waiting at a stoplight with a car beside or in front of me.”

Dude, youre not the only one looking in your rearview mirror!”

“I am 411”.

That means many shelves are out of my reach at grocery stores.

And all I wanted was to get home and make dinner.”

Note: Submissions have been edited for length/clarity.

And here aresexual assault helplines outside the US.