I used to from my teens-late30’s.
I have always been incredibly shy so it just made me feel really awkward. Also having men just randomly walk up and chat to you is odd and uncomfortable eg if sat on a bench with a 15 min wait for a lift/bus after work age 22 & some guy, nice enough, starts chatting away then starts fishing for where you live, go out, work, if you’re single etc. Actually, as a school girl in a cafe having workmen wolf whistle when I walked in was creepy and uncomfortable too!
then there are the times when, emboldened by alcohol, you get blokes just coming up saying ‘God your gorgeous…beautiful’ etc etc. Great, but how about seeing that I’m kind, or telling me I’m funny, clever etc. it made me feel I had nothing else about me so, already being shy, it really damaged my confidence. Also the amount of times I’ve been groped just walking past men in pubs/clubs is horrible.
So, I turned heads but it made me uncomfortable. that said, it’s very true that you become invisible after a certain age. Whilst I used to feel uncomfortable walking into a room and seeing peoples heads turn because I was shy and didn’t want to be the centre of attention, I admit it’s actually pretty crushing to know you are now so old you interest no one!