One girl recently wrote on one of these social media things that men these days walk away if you reject then, they don't try and convince a woman anymore.
When a woman (graciously) declines a man's advances she hopes that a man does precisely what that man did - Walk Away - BUT quietly, respectfully, and swiftly. Trust.
Pretending to be on a call, browsing your phone, averting your eyes / hoping to convey please don't approach me, etc is very real. Having to be overly polite and cater to a man's ego just to let him down easy is crazy.
I hope some men will be more intelligent than to take the experience of a chic, on social media seeking attention, or who was playing hard to get and didn't get got, as some validation.
This isn't the notion to get gleeful about or think it's hurting women because it isn't - by and large.
The alternative is often problematic.
Sometimes, I try to put myself in a man's shoes. I think would I rather be rejected upfront or rejected (the long way).
The latter is much, much more destructive. Think about it.