If men flirt they are perverts who only see women as sexual objects but if they don't they are pathetic betas, atleast if you just avoid women you have less chances of being ridiculed in public and being labeled a creep.
The sentences were bolded to show the context of the article. Which is, "Men don't flirt enough so the vastly outnumbered women not only don't have their pick of the litter but they're having a hard time even finding dates." So once again, blame men because (some) women are stupid. Here's an idea. THEY could flirt. THEY could ask someone out.
I actually have a saying for this: "Some women prefer a sensitive man. Unfortunately for them, so do most sensitive men."
And by not being cunts.
Well I have learnt what the 'you want the penny and the bun' expression means. Was not what I expected. For some reason I was thinking something naughty.
Anyhow, I think the answer is that women don't mind being flirted with (most of the time), but it needs to be in a respectful and non threatening manner. Also women need to take down the feminist armor a notch and act like they don't dislike socializing with men.
There, problem solved, close the thread. Buns and penny's for everyone!!!
Oh, angry anti-religious secular culture. Oh, how you laughed during the sexual revolution and how you revel in the "freedoms" you now have. And now you suffer.
SUFFER, I SAY! REAP THINE IRONY!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Not really possible because without a minimum level of threat girls won't respond to you.
You have to be threatening enough to excite her, but not so threatening you scare her. That's a moving boundary and it is different for different women.
I'm not usually sympathetic to whiny misognyists but this particular issue is an impossible one for men to handle in general. You either a) never get laid or b) run the risk of getting labelled a potential rapist. You can see why guys just say "fuck it" and stick to dating apps.
And yeah there's a double-standard here. As a reasonably good-looking guy I got away with a ton of stuff that would have got some of my less attractive friends in trouble.
I never knew that one bar would be a good example for the entirety of Britain.
Maybe go to a different bar? I think trying to find a girl-boyfriend in a tipsy crowd is not really the "how to get a SO masterplan"
Just more of a one time fling.