Am i over reacting by feeling unconfortable about this?

[carernotasaint]

I got a taxi home from town today and it was a driver ive used before.
Conversation went something like this.
Him..How are you
Me...Fine thanks.
Hows your husband.
Same.Still not too well.
Him...so neither of you are working at the mo.
me ....No cos hes not well enough too.
Him .....how old is he?
so i told him and then he said "oh that must make it hard for you and then he asked whether my husband was well enough to have sex (I was completely caught off guard and instead of telling him to fuck off and mind his own which is what i should have done) i said "no hes not well enough now"
Then he asked how long it had been so i said "a long while" then he started calling me a "very good woman"

Loads of mumsnetters know my situation and i did not tell him stuff on purpose. He caught me off guard and i really wasnt expecting it.
I am not attracted to him in any way. Sorry i dont even know why im posting this,its just when i got indoors and started to pack the shopping away i started to feel a bit uncomfortable. Am i giving off a vibe that i dont know about? i cant stop the feeling that ive been a bit stupid.

YANBU. I'd report him.

This is why I dont get taxis.

This driver was completely in the wrong. Depending on where you live, many of them can be.

To those who advise asking the driver to stop and getting out, I would urge caution unless you know a) he will actually stop safely b) you can get out of the car safely and c) you are in an area you will feel safe waiting in and can then get another local cab.

I will never forget 'upsetting' a mini cab driver by asking politely if he could slow down a bit He sped up and then took a bend at an even higher speed. I was terrified.

you did nothing wrong, and i'm sure you felt very uncomfortable.
is he handsome? maybe he does find he gets casual sex occasionaly from married women who arnt getting any at home, if he's a bit pushy, of course if your the type of women that would never consider casual sex with a taxi driver then he will seem very creepy, but the fact is there are women who will.
also, talking about sex can be a good way of flirting.
i doubt very much that he is dangerous but you never know, i would suggest useing a different taxi firm in future .

"maybe he does find he gets casual sex occasionaly from married women who arnt getting any at home, if he's a bit pushy, of course if your the type of women that would never consider casual sex with a taxi driver then he will seem very creepy, but the fact is there are women who will"

So a man who asks inapproriate sexual questions to a woman is not to blame - he's just chancing his arm for casual sex?????? He might need to get "a bit pushy" but really if you find him creepy - that's down to you???

Did i really read that on a feminism womens rights thread?

Unfortunately you did weeonion. But thechairmanmeow is more oppressed than women so obviously we should just suck it up.

There is no male privilege at work there at all. Oh no. Not at all.