I'm mixed on this. When I was around 16 to like 18 I guess (but especially 16) I was dogged on the streets by random men. I couldn't even stand at the dang busstop for more than 10 minutes without receiving 10 honks and whistles out of the passing cars. A couple of times cars stopped and tried to get me to go in with them. Also I would be harassed at busstops, walking, in stores...anywhere where I was either alone or with a girlfriend. I was really naive and desperate so I probably showed that as well. I was also really nice so if someone said something to me (even if the person was older and it was inappropriate) I would react politely.
Things changed, I gained weight and went through a lot of **** and became in general much more grown up and less easy. And less attractive I guess? It's amazing because I'm 21 now and for the past couple years, I rarely get harassed. I have a car now, so typically I'm not on the streets, but even still. Occasionally someone may say something, like once this customer told me I was a very pretty girl (...) and some person asked if I had a boyfriend, but I'm telling you, that's rare.
Also, I've had my boyfriend for a couple of years too. So I don't know if it's because I'm less desperate/naive, less attractive, older, committed, have a car, or what. I really don't. The weird thing is that I never got asked out in school or noticed, so I'm pretty sure it was just because i looked naive.
But I will say I don't like being aggressively harassed or harassed by creeps. Like the type that will cuss you out if you ignore them (happened to me a few times). It was really degrading (and startled me often times) to be honked at on the streets. I absolutely despise cat calls. I remember once I was walking in the Sierra nevada when i was 16 with my ex stepfather and a couple of redneck construction workers yelled something at me while I was walking with him (in the middle of the boonies) and my stepfather was like 'you know i'm worried about you if you can turn a couple of rednecks on ...' or something like that. And I don't like anything from creepy men. But a nice compliment from a non-creep or acknowledgement/look from a non-creep at least tells me that I'm still somewhat attractive. So I get how you feel.