To keep getting this crap, do I just have that face?

[mylifenow27]

The other day I'm outside Starbucks in the car park waiting for the lady in the disabled space to come out, there's double yellow lines at the left side off me but enough space for cars to go round no issues an cars keep passing.

Now there's cars parked further down on the yellow lines. Suddenly some guy parks on the yellow lines right next to me blocking the car park exit. Then decideds to get out an shout at me as he's walking in saying I'm blocking the car park, so I reply you blocked it by parking on the double yellows and that I'm waiting for the lady to back out the disabled space. His reply is that I'm a stupid bitch and he walks off.

Now this is not the first time this type of thing has happened, it seems to happen all the time, people push in front of me, automatically talk down to me. It's like men seem to target me or think I'd be easy to bully as I'm 5,2 relatively slim, 28 but look a lot younger at the moment due to pregnancy spots. I do have 3 children but that shouldn't be a reason. I dress well, have a nice new merc. (I no these things don't really matter but I mean I don't look rough for context)

It never ever happens if I'm with my other half, and even he notices when people seem to talk down to me and he obviously steps in.

I used to assertive an stick to these people and say "don't talk to me like that" etc but I'm so tired of it I don't bother any more.

People are stupid and many are angry along with it, especially when driving. And parking brings out the worst in people as everyone just wants to get parked and get on with their lives.

As you've seen, there's also a lot of misogyny out there. It's not just you - lots of women are getting this shit all the time.

He's just rude. If he started shouting at you as soon as he got out of his car, and you were still in yours, he's unlikely to have noticed how tall, young, slim and well-dressed you are.

Or perhaps he did, assumed you couldn't be disabled, and thought you must be a rich entitled woman who couldn't be bothered to park further away.

Either way, don't give it another thought.

"It's like men seem to target me or think I'd be easy to bully as I'm 5,2 relatively slim, 28 but look a lot younger at the moment due to pregnancy spots. I dress well, have a nice new merc. (I no these things don't really matter but I mean I don't look rough for context)"
Strange thought process you have OP. A man is not going to notice or care about all those things. The man would just be annoyed you were blocking his way. He would probably react the same way if a man blocked his way or if a woman who looked rough blocked his way.

You sound like you need to remove that chip from your shoulder and maybe you should consider whether you actually do things like block their way far more than others do.

I agree with you, OP.
That dickhead driver would not have yelled abuse at a big, burly man.

Idontwanttotalk
What a shitty misogynistic comment.

Op, men are twats quite a lot of the time. I hope you have a better day tm.

I have no chip on my shoulder. I was using this as an example of a time wen I got abuse. Normally it's people speaking down to me etc.

My partner seems to think that as I'm small, look younger than I am, reasonably dressed people feel more able to target me as I'm less likely to retaliate.

I don't think I'm being horrible to assume you'd be targeted less if older, taller as I'm pretty sure there men and women only pick on easier targets