The opposite is true as well. Women get the ick, which means that a man they are initially attracted to does or says something that turns them off and the attraction dies. I’ve been walking towards a man who then opened his mouth and said something dumb (not offensive, just not smart) and then I thought Nope. As the evening progressed, I found myself wondering how I could ever have imagined that I wanted to strike up a conversation with him. Happens to all women, regularly, when they are younger, and as you get older, you reserve judgement on ‘potentially attractive’ men and see if they have the balls to approach you with any panache.