Human beings do, women, especially if they are in a place where, wearing the hate at no point was any thought given to you appreciation especially for it.
Right and when that guy told you that beard was cool if he said you looked sexy, would the compliment had gone over just as well?
Milli Vanilli, Bigger than Elvis
And again, walking up to a woman, giving her a compliment and then saying bye and leaving will still get you rude responses, so the "pestering women for sex" thing doesn't make any sense. Even if I was hitting on them, maybe I'm just looking for a girlfriend cause I'm lonely. There is no way for people to know. Don't be a pessimist and assume every guy just wants sex. How jaded do you have to be to think that, as a woman?
How is it uncomfortable to receive a compliment? Again, when I got a compliment about my beard, it wasn't uncomfortable for me. How weird would I have to be for something like that to be uncomfortable? I once got hit in the head with a metal pipe until I bled. That was uncomfortable. That was rude. I really dislike the guys who did that. The guy who gave me a compliment was cool.
"I'm not stuck in the trench, I'm maintaining my rating."
They do, beacause you suck at complimenting and probably make it clear you just want 'something' from them.