One of the main challenges that men who are trying to learn how to talk to girls face is that they learn that it involves a LOT of rejections in the beginning, and some of these rejections can even be quite painful and inconsiderate on the woman’s part. I found this comment on a blog:

Although psychological, emotional, and political abuse does not leave physical scars, it can be far more destructive – even to the point of leaving post-traumatic stress reactions. So if you see some guy that was headed your way and then suddenly seems to hit a brick wall of fear – that may be what is going on: at some point in the approach the memories of being attacked come back and they get deadlocked in an internal debate about if you’re even a safe person to ask. At this point, you might want to make a move to show you’re not the enemy.

If you present yourself as someone condescending, judgmental, manipulative, sadistic, depressed, vindictive, hateful, or otherwise even mildly destructive, then this idea will be well-justified and his defensive reaction to leave will be a functional safety measure, not from being shy.

Legally speaking, however, destructive rejection behavior is no longer acceptable and is now considered a form of sexual harassment. Not everyone knows this, however, as the case law behind it was poorly publicized. Some workplaces have not yet adjusted either, leaving an open door for potential lawsuits.

I haven’t heard of this law that is to make overly harsh rejections a form of sexual harassment, but it doesn’t surprise me. If anyone has more information on this, please contact me! Thanks.