Man I have never seen so much over analysing in my life.
. What ever happened to just striking up a conversation with someone?
Okay, I tend to be a bit of an extrovert, but when it comes to men I tend to prefer them to make the first move. If a guy takes the time to show me he is interested in me, and I feel some attraction to him, then I would be more than happy to talk to him and see if there is a possibilty of some connection. I won't deny that I am going to be more attractive to the hot, well built manly man, but I have also found that if someone is nice and funny, they tend to get more attractive to me the more I get to know them. Personality is a big factor. I have met some really hot guys who I lost interest in within 10 minutes of talking to them because they were jerks, assholes or complete morons.
I also have had a guy tell me how beautiful I was before, and after my inital reaction that it was just a line, I thought it as rather nice. I also had someone compliment my shoes before and It felt nice that someone noticed that I took the time to pick out those particular shoes (long story with that one). I guess what I am trying to say is that there is nothing wrong with a compliment once in a while.
I was a late bloomer too by the way. I was 17 when I had a first boyfriend and that was very innocent. It wasn't until I was 19 that I really started seriously dating. So take your time and relax. I find that the thing i want usually shows up after I stop looking for it.