I would pay BIG money to plant you inside a bookstore where poor Ben is trying out his technique, and then when he gets close, you yell, "Feel my wrath!"
I am actually very nice to most men that hit on me. There is no need to be rude to someone unless they are saying crude things. Then they will either be ignored or get an earful of crude they could never imagine.
It takes a lot of nerve/guts/courage to approach a stranger and "chat them up". As a 38 year old, I take it as a compliment that men still find me attractive. I actually smile when the construction workers whistle or hoot. I have been happy & in love with the smae man for over 8 years, but it still makes me feel good when the young men try to pick me up.