Women, Tell Us The Life-Saving Tips You Learned From Other Women

Unfortunately, it can be a scary world for women, so we sometimes need to take preventative measures or actions to keep ourselves safe. I've personally learned so many things from women, ranging from beauty tips to clothing hacks, but now, I want to know: What's a life-saving tip you learned from another woman that you now incorporate into your daily life?

GIF from CBS show "Sacred Self Defense," character holding a bat, captioned "Whoever it is is getting this bat!"
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Maybe you live alone and learned to keep a pair of men's shoes outside your front door to give the illusion that you're not the only one in the space.

A Reddit post with a photo of shoes organized on a two-tier rack, with captions discussing organizing bulky men's shoes, viewed in a browser
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Maybe you've learned from another woman to always hold your keys between your knuckles when walking alone to your car in the parking lot so that you can defend yourself.

Hand holding a set of keys
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Maybe you watched Miss Congeniality and learned all about the vulnerable parts of the body and how to target them if attacked: the solar plexus, instep, nose, and groin.

A woman in a colorful, embroidered dress performs a dramatic dance on stage
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Or perhaps you learned from a friend of yours the signs to check to see if your drink is spiked.

A hand holding a pink martini in front of a TV displaying a woman on "The Hills" show. Reddit comments are visible on the right
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Whatever the case, if you're a woman and learned a potentially life-saving tip or hack from another woman, I want to know about it! If you want a chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post, share your tips in the comments, or you can anonymously submit them using this form.