As a guy, I’ve learned that phrasing is the most important thing you can learn. It helps making friends and influencing people to help you or get away from you. There’s a reason that Bards are OP

But on a serious note, changing “Don’t feel threatened” to “Sorry, I don’t want to seem like I’m threatening you” is already a game changer. I work at starbucks and this goes for guys and girls: but if you start out with “hey I don’t want to make you uncomfortable, but I was wondering how you felt about topic” (whether it be asking out, asking to do something, or saying yo, I don’t want to invade your bubble but I need under you, etc.)

Like, I think I’m about a solid 5/10 on looks, but if you talk like you’re comfortable, and have any amount of wit to you, people will just like being around you in general. I’m lucky enough to have learned early on how to humor people, but it’s helped so much.

Tldr; keep the creepy shit to yourself, and just strike up a conversation