Oh yeah, I thought about this some more and realized I'm afraid of rape, but not of burglary or even robbery. (Although I am afraid of home-invasion style robberies because you hear stories about those leading to rape and murder.)
I haven't ever been robbed, so I might sing a different tune if I were, but I have had more than one burglary, including one where I was at home! Those were unpleasant, but nothing like sexual assault.
I think the difference is that a burglar or robber just wants property, but the point of a rapist is to harm *you*.
Still, I take reasonable precautions against burglars and robbers, but I don't really fret about them that much.
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I haven't ever been robbed, so I might sing a different tune if I were, but I have had more than one burglary, including one where I was at home! Those were unpleasant, but nothing like sexual assault.
I think the difference is that a burglar or robber just wants property, but the point of a rapist is to harm *you*.
Still, I take reasonable precautions against burglars and robbers, but I don't really fret about them that much.