Transportation: Today, I was riding on my usual bus, when I noticed a man staring...

By Anonymous - 26/11/2009 05:15 - Canada

Today, I was riding on my usual bus, when I noticed a man staring at me. I was having a really bad day, and said "Can you please stop staring at me?" He then replied with "I'm just trying to look out the window, and your head is in the way. Don't flatter yourself." FML

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By ricky the sage - 05/10/2013 00:04 - United Kingdom - Coventry

Today, I was on the bus, heading to work, when the girl beside me started yelling at me, claiming I was staring down her shirt. I did no such thing, but the driver nonetheless stopped the bus and made me get off, all under the withering glares of the other passengers. FML

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By mhm - 06/05/2012 02:21 - Canada - Woodbridge

Today, on the bus, I caught the eye of this ugly, sweaty girl giving me a death stare through the driver's mirror. I gave her a death stare back. Only then I realized I was staring at myself. FML

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By assoutofuandme - 14/02/2013 07:39 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while riding the train home, I noticed a man who kept looking at me. Annoyed, I told him to be less obvious and to stop staring. He promptly responded, "Bitch, I'm gay, and even I can tell no one would want to look at you." FML

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By crop circle galore - 06/09/2014 02:36 - United States

Today, I had to take bus to work, because yesterday my car was hit by a bus. While standing there, I noticed the driver kept looking back at me every now and then. As I went to get off, he looks at me again and says: "Sorry..." FML

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By Danou - 28/03/2011 13:51 - France

Today, I was waiting for the bus while wearing my FML shirt. A passer-by stopped, stared at me for a moment, and said, "I agree, your life sucks." FML

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By Kevin - 18/03/2021 21:30

Today, some guy at the bus stop screamed at me because the bus was coming and I wasn’t wearing my mask. I was standing 25 feet from the stop finishing a smoke and there was no one around me. When I sat down on the bus, with my mask on, he stared me down the whole ride. FML

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By Crushed - 09/03/2026 15:00

Today, I saw a man at the gym glancing at me. I went over and said, "Are you ogling me?" kind of low key flirtatiously. He said, "No, I'm working out. Don't flatter yourself." FML

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By Revalation - 27/08/2011 23:06 - United States

Today, while riding the bus, a creepy guy gave me the "rape glare" and another guy repeated every word to the conversation I was having with my friend under his breath. FML

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By anonymous - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - Austria - Vienna

Today, I was yelled at in public for staring at a guy in a wheelchair. I was staring because he was so good looking. FML

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By luciaspiano - 05/02/2010 00:47 - United States

Today, I was riding a bus. After having a conversation with my friend, I looked down and saw a little boy looking at me. He asked, "Are you a boy or a girl?" As if that wasn't bad enough, when I responded that I was a girl, he said, "Oh. So, why do you have a boy voice then?" FML

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polico_wolf 0

Thursday 26 November 2009 12:19

Why is that bad? Cant you accept that not every man who sees you isnt instantly actracted to you?

strata8 0

Thursday 26 November 2009 12:12

Call me sick minded, but I swear this said, "I was riding the usual man...". o.o

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budd28 0

Saturday 18 June 2011 4:44

don't feel sad many people have big heads

LuciDaniels 8

Wednesday 17 August 2011 21:20

he was probably just covering his own ass.

TheBookWyrm 18

Monday 22 December 2014 6:15

Jesus ******* Christ, look at these comments! So angry! It's natural to think someone's staring at you when they're looking past you. Are you just being more judgmental because OP's a girl?

JupiterPainon 17

Saturday 5 September 2015 3:59

So let me get this straight you thought the guy was staring at you so you decided to get mad at him, but then when it turns out he wasn't staring at you you're mad at him. great logic there

quackImapenguin 16

Friday 11 March 2016 11:17

Props to the OP for calling him out! That takes guts. He probably actually was staring. Even if he wasn't, he could have been more polite. What he should have said (if he wasn't actually staring): "sorry I gave the impression I was staring, that wasn't my intent." Public transportation is often an uncomfortable and vulnerable place to be for women. It would be nice if men would recognize that and be sympathetic and courteous about it.