Is approaching women creepy?

Black coffee gives his point of view on this age-old question.

No, but staring at a woman and not saying anything or following her because you’re trying to pluck up the courage to say something is.

I have approached women, whether it's on the street, in the supermarket or gym for many years and have met some amazing women.

I enjoy being social and am interested in people, so I also strike up conversations with people from all walks of life whilst I’m out and about. Some people want to talk, some people don’t.

I don't take it personally. There could be several reasons why someone wouldn't want to talk to me, and none of them could have anything to do with me.

It's the same when I approach women and talk to them. I don't take a rejection personally.

The benefits I have found are. I’ve met some amazing women. It’s made me more social. I don’t feel restricted to a dating app and it saves time, for instance. I can get a yes or no from a woman in under ten seconds, and I can approach whoever I want and have a real-life interaction.

There is nothing creepy about a man approaching a woman unless it’s late at night when there isn’t a lot of people around, he only comments on a woman’s body parts or if a man…