Men are expected to lead in relationships, be humorous and interesting, display confidence, act altruistically and kindly, not falter in the face of adversity, and avoid displaying impulsivity (such as blowing up, lashing out, or retaliating without considering long-term implications).

Men are also expected to be resilient and endure repeated setbacks from circumstances like rejection or cheating without retaliating in kind.

If a man does not consistently meet these expectations, he's labeled a coward, weird, immature and becomes a laughingstock in society.

The entire burden of superheroic actions is placed on men.

Then why should men not feel bitter? Are we assuming women can't do all this, or that only a minority of women can act this way? Isn't this belief highly misogynistic?

Instead of encouraging men to approach, women should openly express interest to men they find attractive, making it a social norm.

This way, men who aren't approached have no expectations. They'll understand they weren't approached simply because a woman didn't find them attractive, not because they failed in aggressive, coercive, or manipulative attempts to secure a woman.

Approaches by men should be prohibited socially and legally; it should be illegal to express romantic or sexual intent to a woman unless she has officially approached the man with at least one witness.

This will effectively stop older men from preying on young women.

This will also stop the guys right in tracks who hunt for women and observe their behavior from afar before making approach.

All the predation comes to end.