Answer: Because of
traditional
gender roles. Back in
Victorian times, the very
thought of a
woman approaching a
man would cause a
heart attack among the
upper classes. Women were supposed to be
supplicating,
gentle, and
non-threatening. Anyone acting outside of these barriers would be
ostracized.
This puritan ethic has stayed with us, although feminist actions have helped to change it somewhat. Unfortunatly, the concept that a man must court a woman, and not the other way around is still with us, for the most part.
Sadly, the majority of women (as with the majority of men) are afraid to challenge societal norm. They wait for the man to make the first move. On the other hand, feminism is changing this. One can only hope that we shall soon live in equal times.
Yet another rescued nodeshell.