In all that description, I didn’t see you say how you “felt” about the guy at any point… only how you “categorized him.”
This makes me think, although you know when you’re “excited” or “disappointed,” that there is some kind of disconnect between your exhibited behavior (“you”) and your emotions. Excitement and disappointment levels are kind of… not exactly “emotions…” that is more like “energy level…”
Does that sound like it could be true, or do you consider yourself very in-touch with your emotions?
I am not saying “stay straight” is a conscious methodology, I am just observing behavior I’ve seen from sexually successful women who never seem to lose attraction for men (or love for the game) and where it seems to deviate from yours. I have also seen a girl turn lesbian from continuous exposure to sub-par men without “acting in-line with her emotions so as to protect her own feminine frame.” She also did a lot of the sort of dating-friending mix you did with a lot of guys she felt no certainty of attraction for. She may have even done that with me, but she would always act very… open and accepting but disinterested, but then she would also talk everybody’s shit behind their back—so it was like very difficult to trust her… which when lining it up with your case it could be said that to trust her was to trust her emotions, and if you can’t trust your own emotions, then guys may have a problem trusting you with their actions.
But I can see it is very difficult for a woman to tell when a man is acting with sexual interest versus when he is not, especially considering much of the time it’s a complicated mix of motivations and not so black and white as yes or no.
So it seems like, from my experience, the most libidinous women generally assume sexual motivations even when there are none, whereas you generally don’t assume sexual motivations where there are some.
So as much as I hate it when a girl assumes I am trying to get with her and starts playing the game in many disruptive ways when I am just doing normal life things that would benefit from a platonic frame of mutual respect, I’m going to say you need to assume sexual motivations more often.
I could try to explain the dynamics but it would be an even longer post than this one, so LMK.
This makes me think, although you know when you’re “excited” or “disappointed,” that there is some kind of disconnect between your exhibited behavior (“you”) and your emotions. Excitement and disappointment levels are kind of… not exactly “emotions…” that is more like “energy level…”
Does that sound like it could be true, or do you consider yourself very in-touch with your emotions?
Generally if a girl is not super turned-on by me for any reason, they will avoid me unless contractually obligated not to, i.e. employee-client, employee-employee, or obviously family. Even if I am offering some objective/subjective value, women generally avoid me unless 1.) I am sexually pursuing them and 2.) they are liking it. Both conditions have to be met, or no dice.“If a guy isn’t turning me on, for whatever reason, I remove him from my life.”
I am not saying “stay straight” is a conscious methodology, I am just observing behavior I’ve seen from sexually successful women who never seem to lose attraction for men (or love for the game) and where it seems to deviate from yours. I have also seen a girl turn lesbian from continuous exposure to sub-par men without “acting in-line with her emotions so as to protect her own feminine frame.” She also did a lot of the sort of dating-friending mix you did with a lot of guys she felt no certainty of attraction for. She may have even done that with me, but she would always act very… open and accepting but disinterested, but then she would also talk everybody’s shit behind their back—so it was like very difficult to trust her… which when lining it up with your case it could be said that to trust her was to trust her emotions, and if you can’t trust your own emotions, then guys may have a problem trusting you with their actions.
I would say about 2% of men are sexually active to that degree at any given time.I assumed he was flirting with and bedding other women throughout all these weeks of meeting up.
Yeah no.Basically I thought he was getting his sexual fix from others while building a friendship with me based on intellectual compatibility.
But I can see it is very difficult for a woman to tell when a man is acting with sexual interest versus when he is not, especially considering much of the time it’s a complicated mix of motivations and not so black and white as yes or no.
So it seems like, from my experience, the most libidinous women generally assume sexual motivations even when there are none, whereas you generally don’t assume sexual motivations where there are some.
So as much as I hate it when a girl assumes I am trying to get with her and starts playing the game in many disruptive ways when I am just doing normal life things that would benefit from a platonic frame of mutual respect, I’m going to say you need to assume sexual motivations more often.
I could try to explain the dynamics but it would be an even longer post than this one, so LMK.