The author, Dan Bacon, a self-described "dating and relationship expert," writes that if a woman is wearing headphones, it "does not mean you can't talk to them."
He also includes a list of common mistakes guys make when approaching women who are wearing headphones, such as "giving up too easily."
Naturally, people were not happy.
Others immediately took the piss.
Some suggested what would happen when a man actually tried to talk to a woman who had her headphones on.