[user_7832]

> Being able to start a friendly conversation under circumstances where an average male might fail is a prime sign of date-ability.

Under this assumption, would the average man be undateble?

(Not that I agree or disagree with the rest, but this seems odd to me.)

[throwaway2037]

> Under this assumption, would the average man be undateble?

Yes. If men don't approach women, they stay single. Period. Look at the ratio of men under 30 in the US who are single now. It is mindblowing.

[user_7832]

That's a fair point, it does appear to be anecdotally true.

[Exoristos]

What assumption? The assumption that a bookstore is the only place men and women can interact?

[user_7832]

No, I meant the assumption that the average man is undataeble as he cannot start a conversation.