Katie Baker had a great essay topic: “How to Talk to a Woman Without Being Rude, Creepy or Scary.”

Unfortunately, her essay never gets around to actually saying how.

Instead, she talks about wolf whistles and catcalls as evidence of men hating women.

She doesn’t quite get that, to some extent, these men might be liking women, or at least thinking they are.

Which raises an even better premise: “How to tell a woman you like her, without her thinking you hate her.”

Any suggestions? (Proactive, positive suggestions, that is. Don’t tell what NOT to do, tell what TO do.)