If You're A Woman Who Lives Alone, Share With Us What You Do To Help Keep Yourself Safe

Living alone has its perks — privacy, being able to decorate how you like, the freedom to do whatever, whenever — but living alone as a woman might require a bit more caution and vigilance to ensure your safety. That said, if you're a woman who lives alone, what do you do that helps you feel safe?

Maybe you leave a pair of men's shoes outside your front door so that it looks like you don't live alone.

Maybe you put bells on your doorknobs to alert you if anyone even remotely tries getting in.

Maybe you purposefully never stick to a routine to make it more difficult for someone with potentially bad intentions to memorize your schedule.

Or maybe you always sleep with a weapon in arm's reach. Of course, you hope you never have to use it, but the thought of it being there helps you feel a lot better at night.

Whatever the case, if you're a woman who lives alone and has some tips and tricks you do to help you feel safe that you'd like to share with other women, feel free to leave them down in the comments. Or, you can anonymously submit your response using this form!