
Unfortunately with young men, what you consider 'bold' is barely subtle for them ๐คฃ you have to literally spell it out for them. But tbh, my strategy has been to be straightforward & ive gotten 98% success rate. All of them said how refreshing it was to find a woman who is straightforward & doesn't play mind games. Ex: tell them "you're highly attractive", "you're hot" with no follow up. See how they react. They get all flustered & once they know you're into them, they will make the moves.
Butttt if that is too extreme for you, next best thing is to compliment him IRL or via text. Men don't get compliments so it makes their entire week - sometimes their whole year. Mild: "I liked your shirt in class today btw" Moderate: "you looked great in that shirt today btw" Adding the "you look great in __" is key bc you're not talking about the garment like women often do when they compliment other women, you're talking about his physique making the garment look good.