Yes, that would seem to be the obvious reaction. But that's just because you're a "normal", someone that has, on occasion, interacted romantically in a fairly standard and direct manner with members of the opposite sex.
Now, imagine that you're a forever-alone that spends most of his free time (well, that minuscule portion of free time that's not consumed by LoL, SWTOR, Skyrim, Minecraft, etc. [1]) on Reddit complaining about being "friend-zoned" and fantasizing about that magical girl that looks like a fashion model but "gets you", who likes you just for being a "nice guy" that's "smart", breaking from her natural tendency to go for "bad-boys" because your awesomeness was so obvious to her despite your awkward creepiness and social ineptitude. It's a very different world, one where the idea of semi-passively stalking randoms on the subway without any fear of direct rejection seems a lot more appealing...
[1] I say this as someone that wastes an awful lot of free time on Reddit, as well as playing LoL, SWTOR, Skyrim, Minecraft, and many more, including some Facebook games that I'm far too embarrassed about to cop to on HN (even if I do work in the field and have the ostensible excuse of "market research")...
Now, imagine that you're a forever-alone that spends most of his free time (well, that minuscule portion of free time that's not consumed by LoL, SWTOR, Skyrim, Minecraft, etc. [1]) on Reddit complaining about being "friend-zoned" and fantasizing about that magical girl that looks like a fashion model but "gets you", who likes you just for being a "nice guy" that's "smart", breaking from her natural tendency to go for "bad-boys" because your awesomeness was so obvious to her despite your awkward creepiness and social ineptitude. It's a very different world, one where the idea of semi-passively stalking randoms on the subway without any fear of direct rejection seems a lot more appealing...
[1] I say this as someone that wastes an awful lot of free time on Reddit, as well as playing LoL, SWTOR, Skyrim, Minecraft, and many more, including some Facebook games that I'm far too embarrassed about to cop to on HN (even if I do work in the field and have the ostensible excuse of "market research")...