This is hard to explain— but I have had a lot of men try to use me and be sexually inappropriate from early teens onwards.

When someone acts like they like me but as my personality/general vibe and aren’t sexually advancing on me I feel like I need them to. I don’t know if it’s because it’s usual so therefore comfort in the negative or whether I have to prove they are like this deep down but it’s very exhausting.

I should appreciate respect - shouldn’t I? So why does it unnerve me so much?