@sneakypete
Women are at a disadvantage since we are lighter in weight. In my 30s, I was in a mall, in a large dress store and noticed a man was following me from aisle to aisle. I headed toward the front door and so did he. I walked fast and went into a toy store, headed to the back aisle, a woman clerk came and I asked her to get me the store manager. He came and I told him about the man. He described a man who was the mall security guy and it was not the man who stayed with me. So, he opened a locked backdoor into the parking lot and I rushed to car not far away, got in car, and drove like hell to get home. Went in house and checked every door.
I am glad we can buy things on line now.
I agree @Victoria33 . My timing has always been lousy. When I was young and scappy and swift, it wasn't an issue. Now, when I couldn't outrun a turtle or beat a drum it becomes a problem. 
Of course, it remains to be seen, I can still be pretty darn mean.
Being a big dude, I cannot tell you how many times I have been stopped by a gal with similar problems, escorting her home, or standing guard until her menfolk can arrive... Or on occasion, reading to the feller from the Good Book, as it were, with a dot on his eye as a mark of a lesson learned.
It grieves me that such cannot be found where you are. I swear, a Gus style hat, a big shiny belt buckle and a pair of sh*tkickers are like a magnet for that sort of thing. It's the cowboy way, and my mamma would tan my hide for any other.
