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I think self confidence has a lot to do with it. I’ve been told the same things by guys. If he is lacking confidence than more than likely is will be intimated and afraid of rejection. In a world where social media rules the way we mostly meet each other, some guys do not know the art of approaching a female anymore since it can be done behind a social screen.
Get out there guys! It’s okay if you get a rejection here or there, girls get rejected too!
Not sure girls get rejected except in weird circumstances. Maybe it's more common among lesbians, but no, guys are far too thirsty for even an ugly girl to be rejected even just more than half the time.
Girls do not get rejected and if they do it’s in a waaaaay nicer way than women do it
I'm 46 and married.
I'm still intimidated by attractive women. It used to be just my age bracket, but as I've gotten older I find the intimidation stayed for each group, so I'm still nervous around good looking 20 year olds despite the age difference.
But now I'm older I deal with it better and I can chat to them.
Yes the can and they do. Especially when you have standards and morals about yourself. Some men these days can't handle that in a woman. As you get older you will become more noticeable to men because of the woman you are becoming. Then men that can handle that will be able to love you deeply. The guys that can't handle the woman you are, well they will not last. A Queen needs a King who will stand up next to her and love her... all of her. A peasant can't and will not understand that.
If she is rude and rough then i think she will end up in deep loneliness.
Like I said those that see the Queen in you won't be intimidated... But a peasant will always put you down and leave you high and dry. Trying to say its you but really it's them.
It's not a matter of sex miss. I have met men who frankly I couldn't imagine they could get angry. I have also met men who can make your blood run cold with a look. By the same token I have seen women who are really bubbly cheerful, the kind where them being in any kind of danger triggers a protective response in everyone around them. I have also met woman who are very intimidating. I have seen this generally in two ways either the angry type where I think I am just making her angry by breathing. the other way is intimidating in the kinda way where she is so out of my league we are not even playing the same game.
Duh we're all insecure. why don't you girls since you say you're my equal and basically have the power say hi. But no you leave it solely up to guys to say hi and make the first move. Then you wonder why all you get are guys that are there for one thing and ready to move on because they're out there saying hi to every attractive girl. So if you want to find a guy that is going to be true and love you. maybe just maybe you should start saying hi to the guys you like not just taking the ones that say hi to you.
I've been intimidated by girls before. I was by my current girlfriend and oddly enough it made me even more attracted to her. Of course thats not why im with her but it was an attention grabber for me. with that said you shouldn't have to do a whole 180 on your personality in order to get a guy. change can be good if done for the correct reasons.
Yes. Some guys are truly intimidated by women and that intimidation or basic fear can stem from a number of things.
In my opinion, I'd say that many guys who are intimidated by women probably have a deep-seeded fear of rejection because of the consequences that rejection can carry for a guy. It's likely a self-image/confidence thing which, often enough, go hand-in-hand.
YES!!! YOU GIRLS ARE TOO HARD TO READ! And besides that, no girl wants to make a move. It makes it really hard to know if your interested. Be as obvious as possible. Sometimes you may seem nice and approachable but you can't see your self from an outside perspective. Sometimes some girls seem way to great to not be dating someone, so I give up. Some ate just too hard to tell what they want. Especially if I really like the girl, she's very intimidating, unless she makes a move. Also because of all the guy hate nowadays, I feel like approaching girls is practically moot. No one seems to want to have anything to do with me. INTIMIDATING, and also disconcerting
It's true!! You can be totally approachable, yet, if they feel low about themselves, they'll feel intimidated. The most beautiful girls always complain about guys not approaching them and they end up feeling ugly. When in reality it's quite the opposite
Yes and no. It can be said that "girls are intimidating" but it all comes down to fear of rejection and embarrassment.
Many guys think that the prettier the girl is the higher her standards are and the higher the risk of rejection is and they get discouraged and as the result they do not make an approach.
I'd say the girls struggle with this too to some extent. At least the ones that are trying to make an initiative on a guy they fancy.
I've heard that conventionally more unattractive men are more likely to approach beautiful women than conventionally good looking men are to approach them. How would you explain that?
@Rissa95 I'd explain it pretty simply-- that isn't true.
@Anon-ymous1 Well a friend of mine actually found that to happen to her though 🤔
@Rissa95 I'd say that one person's anecdotal experience doesn't equate to overall societal truths. Or that your friend isn't actually as attractive that she thinks she is. I don't know her obviously so I don't know either way.
I'm socially awkward and am therefore hugely intimidated by women. All 4 of the women I've dated made the first move on me. Once they do that, I'm golden. I just can't be the first to say hi. The one thing to remember about men is this: Don't think he's not interested if he doesn't make the first move. If you want him, go get him! There's something refreshing (and hot!) about someone who doesn't care about "gender roles"; who knows what she wants and goes after it.
Only if they're about to drop something heavy on me or something. If I had a dollar for every woman that's turned me down I could pay a ghost writer to write my autobiography of why I don't care. No, seriously, I don't get the intimidation thing. If the worst she can do is say no then why not give it a shot? There are scary things in life that are intimidating. Some random woman isn't one of them. Respectfully.
Of course we're intimidated by you! You hold the power of our sexual life in your hands... and for many of us, the realization that we're not even remotely close to being worthy of you makes us decide to surrender to your awe inspiring influence and instead of trying to be intimate with you, we set our sights lower, and hope you'll let us just kiss your ass.
Especially when younger, the older you get the easier/less pressure you learn to put on stuff like that. If a female is acting/looks like they can b trouble or high maintenance, that’s a different story. Just b yourself. U don’t have to impress anyone. :)
I don't think this is limited to gender. I think this is more personality based. If you find guys are intimidated of you and you want to be approached... Why not just approach guys you like instead.
There's no shame in being the one to persue.
Life is about choices, you make choices and live with them or continue advance.
No shame in putting yourself out there.
Yes I saw this little petite girl that's a year younger than me but I was too afraid to talk to her even though I'm a very outgoing person, she seemed very serious at the time, im sure she's fun but my advice is if you think your intimidating a guy loosen up
Its no secret that we do surcum to the womanly wiles. BUT... for me intimidation and rejection go hand in hand. if im intimidated by a girl i like, its more the worry of rejection if i ask her out.
It was such a case that i was really intimidated by my then girlfriend, and NOW WIFE! :)
Its all in the head :)
Men are people that have different sized egos and different confidence levels.
That being said the answer is yes. My sister had this problem. She is smart, comfortable with confidence, and always fiercely independent. She went through a few guys that felt intimidated. She eventually found a super awesome guy that loves her. They are getting married next year ^__^
Yes. Lots of guys are intimidated by girls in the context of dating. Rejection can hurt like hell. Girls have way more power than they realize to hurt guys emotionally. Guys learn from society to be stoic and not show their emotional pain, so it may go unnoticed.
Some do and some don't. In the past, I would often fear rejection, so I would have great difficulty approaching a girl. But now, I'm used to rejection and feel I have absolutely nothing to lose when asking a girl out, so I don't ever really get nervous about it anymore. It could go both ways.