hi there, girligirl..
thanks for asking--
well-- I guess from my vantage point, at this point in my life I wouldn't be offended at all by someone approaching me-- in the past, simply put, I was too nervous.. every girl I had a crush on, I never told.. I can remember back when I was a kid and someone hipped me to the notion that someone 'liked me' (wasn't that often) I just shrugged it off like "you can't be serious".. I really didn't know how to react, so I just dismissed it out of my mind entirely.. part of it was the fear that for a girl to be 'interested' in me it had some elaborate, cruel joke; the other fear was given the fact that I didn't converse much, she'd get extremely bored and/or annoyed with me and be really convinced that I'm 'just a geek/weirdo' anyway..
...especially once I became an adult, not having a car for several years was a bummer, I tried to avoid being anywhere late at night (i.e., bars, clubs), since I'd likely be looking at walking home (Detroit-area public transportation sucks badly)..
--- I think getting over the potential for rejection is kind of the sticking point-- for as much as it may mean little to many folks, it's
devastating for shyer types, as it comes across as yet another confirmation that people/women don't think much of you.. and there's the added risk of being overly enthusiastic with a woman who's simply being friendly/making conversation.. when that invitation to coffee or flirty dialogue is mistaken for genuine attraction/interest, that can be extremely awkward, and for many of us there's the fear of coming across as 'desperate'- on top of that, getting turned down by someone who clearly just sees us as a buddy/nice guy can have lingering internal embarrassment every time you see/hang out with them..
So, again, at this point, I wouldn't mind being approached or nudged.. :wink: