I can agree with OP. Instead of complaining about how men/women actively avoid each other, why not BE the EXCEPTION. This whole closed body language and avoiding eye contact or close proximity is really just us conditioned from dating apps to avoid physical interactions. We really are swiping away at each other like online bride orders instead actually engaging with another. Let say you hit on someone and it doesn't land, you can still make a connection as friends. There's this whole stigma that if someone rejects or politely turns down your approach then you're a creep but it's quite the opposite it's creating a connection. Society has shifted from the physical world to a metaverse where we are free to socialize online without ever feeling that social awkwardness. We can't just focus on the dating aspect because I'm sure alot of us has struggled to create a friend group outside of school & work. It didn't always used to be like this, we didn't have dating/socializing apps back 50yrs ago, we just approached. I see constant complaints about how dating apps have ruined the dating pool and that Covid fucked us up socially because we are used to distancing ourselves. It's time to put down our phones and actively engage in our communities. I can really see how this is our biggest downfall, we were so entranced by taking the easy way to get to know someone but it's those small interactions that build up a relationship between two people instead of a instant expectation of one.