Yes, it is also hard for me to approach women on street during day or night.
I think like this :
why should she speak with a total stranger ? What this guy wants from me ? Leave me alone !
I think it is about
confidence and we all are afraid of straingers. Me too !
When you meet a new person via your friends or your social circle, is much more easy to relate with the new individual becouse first you have some kind of a warranty from your friends that the new person is ok. ( he is not a serial killer, a schizophrenic, etc)
So, yes. I can't approach stragers on the street by just go to them and say "
Hello, would you like to be friends?" It sounds so creepy and awkward, even more dooing this with girls ! For me, the street or the open space, is not the perfect setup for opening and relate to others around me.
The acceptable setup for me to approach and open to a girl would be in an environment in wich there are similar activities, objectifs or some knows persons (on job activities, maybe in bookstores, libraries, coffe bars or some other places in witch I can open a dialog having some basic common subjects with the targeted girl)
P.S. : I would like to be able to meet and connect with new people on the street, but I can't do this without a strong reason. 