P.S. Personally, if I am about to enter a parking garage (particularly at night) and notice a woman walking in ahead of me, I always hang back and wait to give her time to get a safe distance away from me before I proceed to my car.
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I would do the same. Except, they are always digging around in their purse looking for the keys AND talking/texting on the phone. They have no ideas I’m within 10 miles of her.
Mrs. R2 used to like to go grocery shopping late at night. After 10:00 was fine with her. No crowds, no lines. It was easy.
I did NOT like it. I used to always warn her about safety issues. I told her to ALWAYS have a clerk walk her and the groceries back to the car. And always keep aware of your surroundings.
As someone who used to work as a clerk it would annoy me when I was asked(ordered) to walk a woman to her car. As if I’m Secrect Service and expected to take a bullet for a complete stranger.