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What Happens When Women Take Up Physical Space
One man reacts to the imposition of outstretching of arms.
I spent this past weekend at a concert series a few hours north of where I live. The folks I attended with are part of a sizeable group of friends. We would get together in the mornings and have coffee and mimosas.
The morning after the first night, we were all standing around and talking, and a guy in his 50s starts a conversation with a group of us women regarding how crowded the standing room section in front of the stage was.
He wasn’t joking. Fun was had, and much of the fun around the stage area was had by couples swaying cutely together or by women out there dancing and having a good time.
Before I go any further, I want to be very clear that this guy is a sweetheart of a man. Just a good dude that is exactly the person you want to stand in a parking lot having mimosas with. The kind of guy who rocked a pedi with painted toes and is married to a great woman. I am not here to drag this man. Period.
But, there is something weird happening with me right now, and I’m having a hard time turning it off, regardless of the situation I’m in. I have become hyper-aware of…
