Direct eye contact, and a look that says, “I’m not the one.” If they keep up after that, I tell them to fuck off. The main thing is that I let them know that I’m not embarassed, and I’m not afraid to confront them about their behavior. But let me be clear, that’s not an attitude I take with very many guys, only the ones who are boldly rude, like the ones I was talking about in my anecdote.
That’s interesting, because it’s always worked just fine for me. I would certainly give a man the right kind of response if I was interested, but when I was single I always let the man do the asking out, calling first, etc. And I would even say that being too “available,” in that regard, is where a lot of women go wrong when it comes to men. I’m not saying a woman should never try to make plans, or call a man, but when it comes to the first month or so of dating, I think it’s better to let the man do the chasing, for sure. Call me old fashioned, but again, it always worked for me.