The last man from my 12 step group who gave me a ride in his car, seemed to think that it was perfectly normal for him to reach over and pat/rub my crotch, just riding along.

Of course, I didn’t make any indication that I even noticed. It was too far away for me to get out and walk, though now that I think about it, I could have gotten out and called a cab to come get me.

Have we become conditioned to accept this kind of behavior as normal?

Apparently.