This is interesting:
"It is what many men remember her from. It has happened to many men at some time in their life. You see a girl, and she sees you...your eyes meet, and then the moment passes. But that instant persists in your brain for some time, sometimes your whole life."
I believe that's true... and Suzanne Somers as the "Blonde in the White Thunderbird" really illustrates it.
I think a man remembers a glance or smile from a beautiful woman because she's... mysterious. If he never spoke with her, she'll always be that mysterious woman, and he might always wonder about her.
Women don't put as much emphasis on a glance from a man, probably because men are constantly looking at them.
But, a woman might remember and always think about a man who spoke with her. I've heard that story from many women, and I have such a story myself.
But, typically, some talking had to be involved for a woman to remember him.
I've heard that men are more inclined to what they see, whereas women are more inclined to what they hear. Maybe that's the difference.
That had never occurred to me, but...I think you are on to something there.
I do agree with the verbal vs. visual thing, though. Dr. Jordan Peterson said that something like 80% of the users of YouTube are male...from their statistics, I think. I get that. It is why pornography is also primarily (though not exclusively) a male thing.