Because they almost never experience it (especially if they are attractive), I think women hugely underestimate the psychological toll that constant, unrelenting and often preemptive rejection takes on the average man. A lot of men suspect most of their lives being disdained and thought of as a “creep” by many women despite doing absolutely nothing to warrant this.

Most men would rather be punched than cruelly rejected and laughed at by a woman. I know that’s certainly true of me. The violence is much easier to handle and more comprehensible. It just seems fairer and more palatable.