Just like above, this is not a negative statement about women but about understanding how their experience is different. Women are used to being approached and

Just like above, this is not a negative statement about women but about understanding how their experience is different. Women are used to being approached and pursued by men that they usually aren’t interested in, and might even be dangerous. A positive response would invite more unwanted attention. An attractive women in a crowded public space is often experiencing men trying to initiate some type of interaction (often aggressively so) every few minutes. Men’s experience with women also varies a lot depending on how they look, and their social skills among other things.