How to Hit on a Woman (If You Want to Stay Single Forever)

It's not that women don't like to be noticed. It's not that they don't like to be found attractive. It's not even that they mind being talked to by strangers, necessarily.  
It's just that the experience of being hit on is often so awkward and fraught with ridiculousness. Actually, whether you're the one being hit on or the one attempting the hitting, I'm sure you would find little to quibble with in that last sentence. Barring rare occurrences, hitting on someone and being hit on general...