A sudden realisation

I noticed something really interesting yesterday while shopping at the Trafford Centre with a friend. I was standing at the top of a spiral staircase overlooking a large central area and something occurred to me from what I observed. Women want to be approached and hit-on. Standing there seeing the way they'd dressed just to go shopping and the amount of effort it must have taken each of them to get ready before going out. It could be argued that women may make the effort to impress other women and thus increase their own social status but I'm reminded of this quote from the movie Hitch:

No woman wakes up saying "God, I hope I don't get swept off my feet today!"

I think that quote rings true in these sort of situations, even if they are primarily doing it to impress other women (and I'm not saying they are) there is in the back of her mind the lingering possibility that she may have the opportunity to meet someone special today so she'd better make sure she looks her best.

This is something I need to keep in mind when I start to feel the fear of the approach.