>>81789723
Yes exactly because he approached women not in his social group.
Physical characteristics in males matter most when approaching women they have no social alignment with (not in the same friend group).
This is why if you go to a night club, a festival or similar then only tall chads will get all the aggro.
If instead he socialmaxxed with a large mixed friend group or even better multiple friend groups going on vacations together, hanging out together etc often he would be far more likely to get success asking out said women.
Its like playing an mmorpg and rolling mage then saying you cannot kill mobs using melee weapons like a warrior can. You are playing the class wrong.