This bothers me to some extent. I can understand why women find masculinity attractive but again it seems like you're saying the guy needs to take initiative, that the woman can't find him attractive on her own while a guy certainly can find a woman attractive on his own, which is certainly a troublesome conclusion if I am to respect her or even care for her.
Even then I can play the initiative when needed but women will rarely if ever play the initiative themselves. How can I ever respect someone so clearly weak?
Have you ever actually encountered a guy repulsed by being forward or anything? Just curious, since this seems more like an appealing stereotype and not anything rooted in reality. I have encountered a few girls send indirect signals at me and quite frankly I've always been annoyed out of my skull, because it is just another game. I hate games. But directly asking me out has always been attractive to me.