It sounds like you are dealing with small groups of women who are trying to intimidate, that is the picture I am getting here. Well, give them a surprise instead of how you are probably acting, which is "avoiding". Instead when they do this "moan" like you "enjoy" it. Can even say, "ah human contact" mmmm. And that will "gross them out" and put "them" on the defensive. It works well, called "reverse psychology". It is "not" the desired affect they will expect either. Though it may seem gross, well, they are asking for it, time to take the control unhappyguy.

Sometimes, depending on the situation, the reaction I am discribing, if done right can even become somehwhat endearing and can create a chuckle. I have done this often and so I know it works. I had to remember how I worked it with the children that always took them by surprise, even adults can be turned this way. Turn something troubling into the unexpected.