Bataar wrote:
I don't get flirting either. To be honest, I'm rarely around females so I've never really had much opportunity to experience it. The one time I do remember, I was at a bar with a couple of friends. They stayed at our table while I walked up to the counter to get a drink. A woman came over to me and asked me how tall I am. I'm 6'6" so it's not all that uncommon for people to ask. I told her and she made a comment about it to which I replied back with a usual joke (like I said, it's a common routine for me). She eventually left, I got my drink and went back to our table. My friends who saw, but didn't hear what happened asked me if I got her number. I said no, and they seemed shocked. They said she was totally flirting with me but as far as I could tell, she just wanted to know how tall I was.
As to eye contact, I don't know why it's so hard. For me, it just seems like a huge personal violation. It seems/feels like maintaining eye contact is as rude as walking up to a strange woman and grabbing her breasts, if not worse even.
That's because the two genders live in separate packs and feel awkward around each other. Following this theory, when a female bothers to come up to you just to ask how tall you are.