Guys are taught from a very young age that girls are different, to the point that we tend to forget the similarities. As such, women in general can be intimidating to non-jerks. Ever wonder why only jerks ask you out? It's because they don't care what people think and therefore don't fear rejection. Yes, there are men out there who like intimidating women. These are usually thrill-seekers who want to 'conquer' them.

Being female makes girls intimidating, because their power to crush a guy with a rude rejection. Guys typically are terrified of approaching women they don't know. There are ways to get over this, but a lot of men haven't figured it out yet. All it takes is a girl to laugh in your face ONCE in your teens and you're scarred until your early 20's at least. One gets over it by getting rejected a lot, so it becomes no big deal, or even boring. :) Some guys like the challenge of girls who are purposefully intimidating, but it just annoys most of us. If a woman wants to be approached, what percentage is there in trying to seem UNAPPROACHABLE? It doesn't make sense. It doesn't weed out undesireable men, and may put off the very men you're looking for. Just be yourself and see who pops up.

If she's packing heat. Or if his "man creds" are all phony.

The guy is probaly not a real man to be intimidated by anyone.

A set of 18th century Ninja Swords will do the trick.

OK ladies, here are things that will tend to make men avoid you: 1) Being in a group. As a general rule, a man will not approach a woman who is with a group of her female friends. It's FAR too exposed and public, and frankly, the chances of it working are slim, since your friends might talk you out of hanging out with him. Very few men will risk being shot down in front of a group of women. 2) Not making eye contact. If you don't look, he won't come over. Make eye contact and smile. He might look away, feeling embarassed, but be patient with him. You might have just taken him by surprise. Sometimes I look away when a woman "makes eyes" at me, since I wasn't expecting it. Make eye contact AGAIN after that, and make sure there's an available chair next to you. If you have to point at the chair with your eyes so he gets the picture, do it. Remember that most men assume you're disinterested. 3) Looking "busy" while avoiding eye contact. Looking demure and innocent just seems like indifference to men. Take off the headphones, put down the book or cell phone or whatever, and go back to step 2 and make eye contact. 4) Closed body posture. Don't fold your arms or lean away form the guy. Men aren't as clueless about body language as some folks think. Signals men tend to notice are: physical contact, playing with your hair and earrings (obvious for most men), and eye contact. We DON'T notice who your foot is pointed at, or that you're dangling your shoe or whatever. If a man is looking at your FEET, then unless he has a foot fetish, you're not that interesting.

i'm a black belt... also a redneck dad with hunting dogs and plenty of guns!

Being jail bait

When a guy feels intimidated by a woman ( or for that matter, another man ), it's almost always due to a lack of maturity and self-esteem. This has almost nothing to do with the other person, and everything to do with the one feeling intimidated.