I found a solution
Unfortunately, it's to be less shy.

Or you can just be too socially inept to actually *notice* you've been chatted up.

I recall chatting happily away to a blokey waiting to collect some takeout, and then when saying bye without any mention of emails or numbers watching his facial expression get confused for a bit, then look a bit miffed. I know this mainly because the next time I was there the counter girl there asked me why I'd led the poor man on. Oops.
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 21:15, Reply)