1st time poster, not sure if I’m on the right thread but here goes. I’m a 61 year old F. Worked in mental health & social care for much of my career, and usually quite good at getting on with most people. Over the years, like all females, I’ve dealt with numerous encounters with ‘laddish ‘ behaviour. TBH I’m sick to death of it and just wanted some advice on general tips of how to deal with it as I seem to be getting it woefully wrong. Today, I drove to my local M&S, parked my car & was just writing a quick shopping list sitting in my car. I noticed a car parked directly opposite me, a few feet away. Inside were 2 men, aged 30ish. They were chatting to each other, laughing & staring directly at me (no idea why). This went on for a few minutes & I was feeling quite uncomfortable. Anyway, I got out of my car & had to walk past them to get to M&S. I felt quite angry at this point & walked up to them & said in a calm voice that they might want to consider being a bit more self aware with their behaviour as if they stare at women especially lone women, it can make us feel vulnerable & could be considered quite weird. They denied doing anything wrong & started shouting expletives at me. I quickly walked off to M&S. A kind man asked if I was ok & walked into the store with me. I was feeling a bit shaken tbh. Sorry for the long post but can I ask how any of you would have dealt with this any better please? Thanks