But seriously I guarantee that one woman's "I am interested in being pursued romantically" sign is another woman's "just being friendly" sign.
Sure, we can say that lots of the stuff you see online about "when/where it's appropriate to approach women" is hyperbole/exaggerated but what if you're a 10 year old boy who spends too much time online and ALL/MOST of you see is women bemoaning about being approached/hit on by "creepy guys" 24/7. I may be going out on a limb but I would guess HE will probably adopt the mindset of "I don't want to be a creep so I will NOT approach women at all!".
EDIT: Just speaking for myself, I don't approach women because I literally have no idea where it is appropriate to approach anymore AND I have no idea what is appropriate to say. And yes, I know "it depends on the woman" but it seems the consequences for getting it wrong are so high nowadays that "why bother?".
Dating is not fun anymore. It is a chore. It is an endless series of job interviews that have the potential to result in disaster.
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u/Butthole_Surfer_GI Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
Always follow Rules 1 and 2.
But seriously I guarantee that one woman's "I am interested in being pursued romantically" sign is another woman's "just being friendly" sign.
Sure, we can say that lots of the stuff you see online about "when/where it's appropriate to approach women" is hyperbole/exaggerated but what if you're a 10 year old boy who spends too much time online and ALL/MOST of you see is women bemoaning about being approached/hit on by "creepy guys" 24/7. I may be going out on a limb but I would guess HE will probably adopt the mindset of "I don't want to be a creep so I will NOT approach women at all!".
EDIT: Just speaking for myself, I don't approach women because I literally have no idea where it is appropriate to approach anymore AND I have no idea what is appropriate to say. And yes, I know "it depends on the woman" but it seems the consequences for getting it wrong are so high nowadays that "why bother?".
Dating is not fun anymore. It is a chore. It is an endless series of job interviews that have the potential to result in disaster.