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Men try to trick you into engagement?
Trick you into what? Having a conversation?
If she wasn’t comfortable nothing says she has to stay(she’s free to leave), but what was he trying to trick her into?
Meanwhile women post videos asking “why can’t I find a date? Why won’t anyone say hi”.
I think you know perfectly well what women fear from men. That's not to say it was necessarily the intention of this person to have anything nefarious happen.
Strawman. OP didn't, and she's the person we're currently discussing.
You may be discussing OP, but the person you're replying to appears to be discussing the general application of your advice. This is a reasonable and minor expansion of the scope of the conversation.
I can’t believe “andrewta” (wonder what that would spell with two letters added) is minimizing the fears of women who have random men approach them!
Yes. Some people, including women but more often men, will initiate a conversation in a way that puts the other person on the defense which prompts additional interaction. While saying "I haven't seen you here before" could be an icebreaker while pushing buttons on an elevator at an apartment building saying it after rushing up and sitting down next to someone who is looking down is basically invading someone's personal space when they weren't ready and comes across as pressuring for a reaction.
I had the same thought at first until the last sentence that said how quickly he approached and sat down. If he came in slower, asked to sit next to her, and if she said yes he said the same thing it would be completely different. I'm a dude and I wouldn't want someone rushing to sit down next to me and start a conversation when I was looking down at something.