I'm so over men asking "Well then how CAN I talk to women? It's impossible!" that my answer is now just "Yeah, you're right, actually, you should just never talk to women." Everybody wins.

They ask in genuine earnest like they really believe we want them to talk to us in the first place.

Tip for men trying to approach women: If the answer to "can I talk to you for a sec?" is anything short of "absolutely, yes," it means no. Even if it's not QUITE a no, it's still no ("but I'm going to be polite so you don't eat my face, you creepy self-absorbed jerk").