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Right! It feels like that sort of sentiment expressed by a man would generally come off as creepy or threatening to a woman reading it. That's no fault of the writer or reader, it's just a nice sentiment buckling under the weight of... well, all of human history w/r/t gender. I'm sure there are places where one can express such things (here? maybe?), but in general, it feels much safer to just not bother.
It's one of the many reasons that I enjoy seeing the viewpoints of trans folks. I'm a cis man, but the way trans women express appreciation and affection toward women on this Internet is lovely and resonates with me