The point is Lizzie that some saw your behavior as provocative. If anyone misinterprets your behavior, dress, intentions and acts on their misinterpretation, are you then partially to blame?

A young girl in a tasteless outfit or a middle-aged woman in glitter. Why is either responsible for the resulting assault?

And Sweetheart, I am long past 55. That does not mean a damn thing when it comes to common sense and wisdom.