Oh you massive flirt! Writing is my job, and debating is my passion. I hope you enjoy some of the other things I’ve written too. Or at least pretend to as a form of flirting. Medium used to do a lot more curation outside of the lefty bubble — that’s dropped away over the years into a sort of homogenous we hate Trump, ‘all men are awful’ fest. Very little thought goes into solving either issue in any meaningful capacity.

I think you’re probably right about the male and female interactions. Men are likely to be delighted, though it doesn’t happen often. It’s a boost to the self esteem. Having lots of female friends suggests that it’s an individual decision on how to respond when approached. Some of them are delighted and some of them are outright rude. Often it depends on the circumstances, the relative attractiveness of the guy, and their own individual view and experience of men. That last one is key. Often there seems to be a generalisation from the singular to the group. A bad experience with one man (singular) is extrapolated very quickly into a bad experience with men (plural).

I agree on the just starting a conversation front, the less agenda the better. You can get to the agenda later on if all the signals are right. You’re probably now qualified to run an online course. You can teach ‘Daygame’ — and I suspect you’d be awesome at it.

Thanks for the comment and carrying on the conversation with insight and good grace. I always see the comments as an opportunity to expand the learning for everyone — and they’re an integral part of the Medium experience. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time on Medium too. It’s a good place, left leaning biases aside.