^^^this ^^^ excellent post, and entirely correct, plus if I had touched a girls thigh or rump or something I would fully expect a slap. Didn’t always get one and sometimes it paid dividends, it’s a chance we used to take sometimes, god help us now you dare not go near a woman if you don’t know her, and I bet they hate that as much as men.
Yes, it has got to a ridiculous situation. Men now just do not know where they stand with women, and they must be afraid, even very afraid, to make any move in case they are accused of assault, stalking or just being pervy!! Any man in power must now live in fear of an accusation about something that 'happened' years ago, as with Boris, to wreck a career or gain financially lucrative payouts
We want attention, and obviously want to feel safe, but we know how randy men can be, that is perfectly natural, and any wise women, even a young one, should know how to handle it; a good slap as I said, or knee up to the groin if it all goes too far and goes beyond the limits I think most men understand.