Fear

Fear. Everyone is afraid of something, whether they choose to admit it or not. Nearly everyone has common halloween style jump scare fears like ghosts, spiders, the dark, axe murderers and more. Everyone also has those internal real-life everyday fears that they don't like to share. I personally have a strange and irrational fear of teenage boys. I don't care how old they are, or who they are, or how I know them, but I am TERRIFIED. This fear is sort of a loose fear that most (young)women have too. 

Women in society are taught to fear strangers (especially men), protect themselves from them, and steer clear of relationships that pose a potential threat. When a man hears of a story in which another man harms a woman, their generalized response is, "Not all men are like that, I wouldn't do that." But here is a theory that i recently heard that puts things in perspective:

Let's say you have a bowl of M&M's and 10 of them ore poisoned, would you take a handful anyways? 

That is what its like in society. No matter what group of people you choose, not all of them are gonna be good, so it is reasonable to be cautious when encountering new people. 

Something that everyone fears most is being judged. It absolutely sucks to think that everyday people can just judge you whenever they see you without even having to get to know you. We all know that men judge women the hardest, and expect us to cater to their every needs  and take a 'compliment' when shouted at on the street. Now that, my friend, is scary.