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I don't know why it has to be this way, with guys having to make the moves first, but I'll admit that I prefer it. I guess alot of girls are insecure at heart and know that a guy could knock them back so easily which would reaffirm their insecurities. I know in reality it is probably the same for alot of men, but we want to be pursued and to feel attractive and I guess the way we have all been brought up, with books, films, TV shows, all support the fact that men should be the one chasing...if a girl does it, she tends to come across as needy and desperate and the hideous 'bunny boiler' image comes up. But it's all about execution...doing it in style, having and maintaining self respect (preferably still respecting the other person) and knowing when to stop and walk away.
When an attractive girl meets me halfway or there abouts, I consider it intelligent and it gives me that little bit of intel I need to properly access the situation and how I should handle it. Sure it takes an incredibly confident woman to do so, and these are quite rare when dealing with strangers in public.
But it beats the hell out of just throwing yourself at every attractive women that comes along, and the beating your ego takes.
Most women judge me as a dick first, person second. And I'm just the opposite in reality. Contrary to popular belief all men are not the same. And I find this throws a lot of women off. Especially the younger, less experienced ones. It can make for a confusing situation especially without a certain amount of commonality which has always been difficult for me in my line of work. Of course most women date within their social circle, which is very limiting indeed. I understand they do this for safety reasons.
I like nothing less than to feel like I'm forcing my attention or affections onto a woman. And nothing worse for guy than sticking your foot in the door, and getting it suddenly slammed in your face because 'creepy' is the label strangers, or everyone outside her social network automatically acquires.
This led me to shy away from approaching women for years. After all, I'm a man not a therapist and I'm in no position to solve all of her problems for her, the ironies of her upbringing or misconceptions about the opposite sex. Of course this is a two way street.
It can be a very confusing enterprise. Where the roles have become very confused.
Guys are usually poor at reading signals. Signals that to another woman are rather obvious.