To be nervous

[LetTheSunshine001]

I’m going out the beginning of next month. I’m going to a concert at the o2 with a friend. On the way back for the last leg of the journey, we will separate and get on different trains. She’s okay about this but I’m nervous, I’m literally on my own train for about 10 minutes before I get off and get into my taxi. It will be about 12ish at night and I’m a bit nervous.
has anyone done this before and have they been ok? I’ve watched too many crime programmes to know the possibilities of what could happen 🫣 Aibu to worry?

If you had said you had mobility issues in your OP then people could have advised you about passenger assist.

It is relevant information as the service is there to ensure people with disabilities can confidently train journies on their own.

That’s an extremely misogynistic term, I don’t think you should use it.

is that supposed to make it less misogynistic? Because it really doesn’t.

Well, we'll have to agree to differ then. Good job there's such a thing as free speech.

sanctimoniousness
/ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊniəsnəs/
noun
the quality or appearance of feeling morally superior to other people.

In terms of how I've behaved on the thread vs how some have, tbh yes I do feel morally superior to them.

Yes, "bitchy" is widely considered a misogynistic term because it is a gendered insult traditionally used to police, shame, or dismiss women who exhibit assertiveness, ambition, or anger—behaviors often accepted in men. While some women have reappropriated the term to mean "strong and in charge," it remains rooted in punishing women for deviating from submissive, polite gender roles.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment +3
Misogynistic and Gendered Aspects:

• Targeted Policing: Women are frequently called "bitchy" or a "bitch" for being confident, assertive, opinionated, or for rejecting unwanted sexual advances.
• Double Standard: Behaviors that lead to a woman being called "bitchy" (e.g., being direct, demanding) are often praised as leadership or assertiveness when displayed by a man.
• Internalized Sexism: It is often used to compel women to compete with or demean other women, reinforcing misogyny.
• Cambridge University Press & Assessment +4

Contextual Usage:

• Reclamation: In feminist contexts, the term has been reclaimed in phrases like "boss bitch" or "badass" to signify power, strength, and unapologetic behavior.
• Casual Misogyny: Despite reclamation efforts, it is still frequently used as a weaponized, derogatory term that demeans women as a group, reflecting deep-seated social inequalities

I don’t think you were reclaiming the term.

I don’t think “free speech” includes misogynistic insulting names. You think it’s on for a man to call a woman a bitch under the guise of “free speech”?

Why don't you get a cab from where you leave your friend? If it's only 10mins on the train it shouldn't add too much to the bill.

It’s a word. Anyone can call anyone a bitch. It’s not a nice word, but sometimes it’s warranted imo.

Never said I was ‘reclaiming’ it. 🙄

So it’s just a word? Like racist terms are just words? Homophobic terms are just words?

Really?

You cannot honestly believe that?

Stop doubling down, it’s ridiculous.

No, you were using it in the misogynistic meaning, shameful.

Nope.

That's reports of missing children.
80% reappeared in under 24 hours.

And a chunk of those are "repeat offenders" for just disappearing.

You keep telling yourself that 😅.

You're certainly not coming off great.

Stop putting words in my mouth. Expressing an opinion is not 'doubling down'. Not going to respond to your goadiness any more.

But other people using “just words” were described in a nasty misogynistic term….

Because “they made you say it” because you felt misogynistic terms were allowed according to your rules.

Honestly shameful, I hope the post is removed.

Certainly not! Agreed!

Has anyone ever sat on a train for ten minutes alone and been OK?!

Erm yeah. I think you'll survive. And the train will be rammed with concertgoers anyway so the only issue would be getting a bit squashed and not having a seat.