Hi I'm a 27 year old woman but dress like I'm a lot younger. I was wearing a pair of tight track pants that showed off my figure. They were not slutty, but just the style right now and I also wore a black jacket. Anyways these two older men were sitting on a park bench when I walked by, one man said "that's a little tight".
Also two days ago me and my friend who is 33 (but looks 25) were at Tim Hortons having a coffee. We were sitting outside and these old men were sitting behind us. We were not talking to them but they were eavesdropping on our conversation ( which was about men). When we left they jeered at us and said BYE GIRLS.
Why do I always get this reaction from older men? I am not a slut and not a flirt.
AGEHA answered Tuesday November 1 2005, 3:04 am: It's life, deal with it. For as many perverted men there are in the world, there is an equal amount of bitchy women. [ AGEHA's advice column | Ask AGEHA A Question ]
ThugGirl041790 answered Monday October 31 2005, 3:23 pm: Hey i can feel you on this ALOT.. well i get hit on by guys older then me like 21 and up some are even old enough to be my father or grandfather sick huh.. i`m sixteen by the way.. my friends tell me to look at it as a compliment an say i`m lucky but personally i don`t like gettin attention like that and i also DON`T dress slutty actually i wear huge shirts to cover my figure cuz i`m so uncomfortable and even before then i DIDN`T wear slutty clothes.. so i doesn`t have anything to do with the clothing you wear i mean it can if you dress slutty but they apparently are lookin at your figure in those tight clothes and your facial appearance... i don`t understand why myself guys are like that.. hope i helped in some sort of way.. ♥ Dez [ ThugGirl041790's advice column | Ask ThugGirl041790 A Question ]
alisonmarie answered Monday October 31 2005, 9:28 am: You say you 'always' get this reaction, but I bet you probably are around many older guys every day/week/month who don't say anything to you. It's natural to pick up and focus on the ones that DO, but really think about whether you think these few guys are representative of all older men.
If you feel comfortable dressing as you do, then you'll need to find a way to feel okay about yourself if people make comments that make you feel uncomfortable. You might decide to confront people, or you might decide they simply aren't worth your time or energy.
The fact that you're thinking so much about this might mean that on some level you are thinking a lot about how you dress. Are you happy with it? If so, then rock on! Wear what you want and look fabulous. If not, then think about what you'd like change and how you could do it.
lulabelle answered Monday October 31 2005, 12:51 am: I am an advocate of people being able to dress the way they wish. I think that if you have a great figure you should be able to show it off and be proud of it w/o crude remarks. There is nothing you can do about these people. Some people are just rude and feel they have the right to say or do whatever they want. Learn not to let it bother you. They just don’t get it and you or I can’t teach it to them.
Imperialistic answered Monday October 31 2005, 12:47 am: A lot of old guys jeer at you because they don't like the way the teenage generation dresses and they say it to you because they think they can get away with it (because if they said that to a teenager, they wouldn't get home in one piece).
They take advantage of the fact that you are more mature than they are and try to use it to make you feel bad about their age as a defense when they are the ones who are crying at home when they realize that they wasted half their life paying off the morgtgage they got on the house thirty years ago.
Next time one of these old desperate perverts make a comment, flip 'em and tell them to go jerk off to Maxim because that's all they have left other than an old fat wife and a truckload of kids who have shut them up in a retirement home because even they can't stand the sight of them.
27 is an age when you should be able to do whatever you want. For god's sake, you're in your 20's, why the hell shouldn't you act like you're young when you -are- young?! [ Imperialistic's advice column | Ask Imperialistic A Question ]
exton answered Sunday October 30 2005, 11:14 pm: It doesn't matter that you're not a slut, or a flirt, or whatever.
People are going to judge you based on the way you dress. It may not be nice, or fair, but it's the truth. You want men to stop leering? Fine - dress more conservatively. [ exton's advice column | Ask exton A Question ]
honestymatters answered Sunday October 30 2005, 11:06 pm: Dear Perverted old men......,
You get this reaction because most older men have nothing better to do but gawk at beautiful women. It's just entertainment for them and you should not take it personally. You should be flattered that men look at you. Thank them for their comments, hold your head up and smile on your way out.
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