Guys cannot show persistence anymore, because they will be seen as a threat and a creep. Women are quick to call "harassment" and "stalking" and to criminalize a man for trying.
Trying to talk to and woo a woman is like playing a video game on expert level as a novice. You only have one chance and if you screw up, it is game over and you cannot recover. There is no respawning. That is how I feel.
I am 29 and never had a real girlfriend. Being on the Autistic Spectrum is difficult enough. Today's woman have just made the process more complicated than it needs to be.