Mac, you've had some really sensible honest comments from both women and men on this thread it's up to you what you do with them.

I'd just like to add, yes both men and women are visual when it comes to attraction, but that's not the total story - attraction can build as you get to know someone better and like them more.

I do agree making a 'You're beautiful' comment is unlikely to strike a good first impression, these women will receive lots of these comments and it won't make you stand out as someone who is worth pursuing.

My husband says when he first saw me he was smitten (we met IRL), but he didn't disclose that at the time because he knew it was inappropriate/creepy to objectify me like that when we barely knew each other, he got to know me as a person - we connected, THEN he told me he thought I was beautiful - it was a special moment.

By then I knew, liked, and trusted him - I knew he was not a chancer/game player, he was genuine. I'd had men I didn't know approach me in the street and tell me I was beautiful - it just creeped/freaked me out and made me feel like an object. Can you see the difference?