Why will guys stare like creepers but not ask a girl out?

No matter what a guy will tell you, deep down inside, they're afraid of rejection. They are afraid to approach you and talk to you, because they're afraid they might get rejected, especially in front of others. It takes courage to walk up to a woman, tell her that she's pretty and start a conversation.

Its because we are afraid that you might say no. Men are very prideful. We can take anything but most of us will never sacrifice a blow to our pride. Sad but true

fear of rejection is most definately the reason in my opinion... most people wont have the courage to go up to a girl and ask her out just like that if theres people around... unless your at a party wer there is lots of alcohol.... alcohol calms the nerves and so they get asked out there

Rejection is tough to any guy, but one thing no one has mentioned so far is the fact that you are a bartender (I'm assuming). When girls are outnumbered by a zillion to one, day-in and day-out, chances are you've been hit on by just about every jerk out there and you just don't want anything to do with us. This may not be fact, but it's a numbers game. More than likely you have a boyfriend already, just broke up with a boyfriend and aren't looking, you're married, or you are into chicks, etc..... It's a tough gamble and the only guys (jerks usually) that are going to ante up, you can see coming from a mile away. We're usually scared you are going to see right through us and think we're just another perv coming over to try and hump your leg.

Just as u are shy guys get shy too usually out of fear of rejection. However there are lotsa guys that don't mind asking and some of them may come off as brash especially the ones that don't take no for an answer. Maybe u don't have many of such coming into ur bar. Those that look but say nothing are probably trying to judge their chances and may have ended thinking it wasn't going to end well for them.

To be honest these days the men aren't that in tune with how to deal with women. They are in truth just as unnerved with the idea of asking a girl out and getting rejected. And men will never change, they are going to stare abundantly and perhaps their way of asking IS by giving you their number. It's a second way of throwing themselves out there, but leaving the ball in your court to call.

I just don't give a crap. Women like a confident man, so I just walk up and tell them whats up. Most guys are too afraid of rejection to their face. Some guys have a false belief that the phone number thing always works.