Women think that being subtle is the way to get a man's attention. Girl, if there's one thing that decades of dating have taught women is that men are incredibly dense. If you locked eyes with him from across the room and now you're twiddling your hair with doe-eyes, there's not a chance that he knows what you're trying to do. He probably simply thinks that you got a bug in your eye and you're staring at the appetizer table behind him. No, honey, men need the brightest, boldest, most obvious 'hints' to even understand that you're attracted to them. They need sirens and landing strip operators guiding them into your DM's.
Rarely, a woman will pluck up the courage to throw themselves at a man. However, it is rather adorable when men are respecting enough to completely miss the mark when women are extremely forward. Recently, a group of wholesome men online shared their cluelessness and cringe, confessing the most obvious flirtations that they completely missed. These men definitely did not get laid that night, but perhaps laid the foundation for a wholesome, mind-over-body relationship.
Keep scrolling for the semi-embarassing tales of men who really missed the mark when confident women took the wheel, trying to take their relationship to the next level.