>Alot of women, good, decent, awesome women, will feel
>offended and affronted if a dude tries to force that convo on
>them, on some "how dare you!" type stuff. They've been taught
>that they're entitled to be taken out most of the time and
>that any man who has a problem with that is a bum.

Western society ESPECIALLY in the US has taught them that we don't really have feelings. Only Ego and Libido - therefore ANY foreway into "I'm feeling....." is almost always a road towards destruction.