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I can't believe how often I see guys responding to people saying "don't flirt with or romantically pursue women in professional settings unless she has already explicitly consented" with "but what if I like her and want to get to know her better? What am I supposed to do then?"
The idea that it doesn't matter that they like her, they still shouldn't do it, doesn't even occur to them. They can't even fathom the idea of not being able to have what they want/do what they want when it comes to women. They just think "I want it, so I should be able to do it"
Newflash: Liking someone/being attracted to someone doesn't mean you have to or get to pursue them. Sometimes you just have to deal with liking someone and doing nothing about it. Being interested in someone does not mean you now have the right to pursue them.
And if you really liked them and cared about them you would be more interested in respecting them, making sure they were comfortable and that you didn't cross any boundaries than in any idea of "I want it so I deserve to be able to go after it."
