Ahh guys on the subject of talking to less hot girls but not fucking them:
A cautionary tale, I have had a stalker for the last 3mth or so, incessantly sending angry and moralistic texts to my phone, recently graduated to sending me parcels, 3 page letter etc, then approaching me to find out what I thought of them (I hadn't replied to any of it) then chasing me around the school trying to pass notes to me after I said "NO!". Well I recently figured out what was behind this behaviour: Missed escalation window -> she's disappointed, angry and frustrated.
What's so weird is I was never attracted to her in the first place, agreed to meet with her purely at her insistence (she wanted to give me some stuff which I initially refused but eventually out of politeness agreed to take a small part of it which I could use), then again out of politeness I suggested a coffee before we went our separate ways and deep dived her for half an hour or so over coffee (didn't say anything sexual) and finally had her give me a lift back to my car which was parked on the other side of the school, this must be when she thought I was gonna make my move, and my not doing so has really fucked her up. All the symptoms of missed window, yet it was totally innocent (if misguided) on my part.
So for heaven's sake if you do this, try not to lead them on!!
-Ray