When you are on dating apps or social media, you are more accessible to these guys.
It’s easier for him to compliment you when all he has to do is send a like or send a direct message (DM).
Guys are far more comfortable showing interest in a girl they see online than they are showing interest in a girl they see in real life.
It’s frustrating when you see that you get quite a bit of attention from men through online platforms such as dating apps, social media, and niche communities, but you don’t get anywhere near this kind of attention when you are waiting in line at a store, walking through a mall, hanging out with your friends at a party or restaurant, etc.
In this day and age, guys are far more hesitant to show interest in a girl they see in real life.
He is too worried about approaching a girl in the real world for fear of rejection.
Since the world of dating has become a lot more digitized, he doesn’t have to worry about the sting of rejection all that much when he shows interest in a girl he sees online.
A like or DM he sends to a girl he is attracted to online that doesn’t get a response is nowhere near as emotionally impactful as it would be if he were to express interest in a girl in real life and she were to reject him.
Yes, lots of guys have become soft.
Thanks to the advent of the internet and all the opportunities it provides to connect people online, he has adopted a mindset that it is more convenient for him to show interest in girls he sees online.
Although lots of guys have adopted this mindset in how they show interest in girls, there is something else that is causing guys to never show an interest in you in real life.
Since guys are burdened with having to approach women they are attracted to, as opposed to the other way around, they are constantly looking for body language cues that let them know that a woman in public is interested in them.
This is where he is watching your body language to see whether there are any body language cues that you are interested in him and want to be approached.
He is watching to see whether you are making eye contact with him rather than looking down or at your phone; smiling rather than scowling; standing still and not in a hurry somewhere; showing a relaxed posture instead of being rigid; positioning yourself facing his direction instead of having your back or side to him; etc.
All of these body language cues are critical when you are in the real world.
Guys are constantly worried about rejection from a girl, and as a result, often look for positive signals of interest from a girl to mitigate the chances of rejection upon approaching her.
It’s already hard enough for most guys to show interest in a girl in the real world, given the expectation that they are the ones who are supposed to approach.
By habitually demonstrating positive body language whenever you are in the real world as you come across men you are attracted to, you increase the likelihood some of these men take a chance on approaching you and opening a conversation.