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Old 03-09-2014, 02:20 PM
 
Location: CA
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Any attractive woman that is having a hard time getting guys to approach needs to take a look inside to see what type of signals she is giving out. I don't know too many men that are going to approach a woman that has a pissed off....combative....unfriendly look on her face.

If you aren't getting guys to approach you then it is your fault.
"Getting guys to approach" - that means I would have to initiate. I generally don't find a man attractive if I have to initiate. But when I've tried just to try, I get the response I described in my first post.

I'm very shy and have been mistaken for a snob at times, but some of that is prejudice against stylish, thin women who aren't outgoing. So I make effort to smile and make female friends, but men just look freaked out.
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Old 03-09-2014, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Mountains of Oregon
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^ Thank you both. To clarify, I was not fishing for compliments.
I love fishing......
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Old 03-09-2014, 02:40 PM
 
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"Getting guys to approach" - that means I would have to initiate. I generally don't find a man attractive if I have to initiate. But when I've tried just to try, I get the response I described in my first post.

I'm very shy and have been mistaken for a snob at times, but some of that is prejudice against stylish, thin women who aren't outgoing. So I make effort to smile and make female friends, but men just look freaked out.
Welcome to real life. Sometimes you have to be willing to reach a little to get what you truly want. The guys you have been conversing with up to this point are idiots. That is why they reacted the way they did. If a guy is interested in you then he will definitely reciprocate your advance. If he is not interested he will either give you a funny look or politely say no thanks and end conversation.

Don't let the few dummies you have been in contact with ruin it for the rest of us guys.
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Old 03-09-2014, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Mountains of Oregon
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"Getting guys to approach" - that means I would have to initiate. I generally don't find a man attractive if I have to initiate. But when I've tried just to try, I get the response I described in my first post.

I'm very shy and have been mistaken for a snob at times, but some of that is prejudice against stylish, thin women who aren't outgoing. So I make effort to smile and make female friends, but men just look freaked out.
Perhaps you might meet some nice men, if you join a fishing, hiking, biking, bird watching, or photography club.
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Old 03-09-2014, 02:45 PM
 
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Most men would gladly accept an invitation to a date even if they didn't think the woman was good-looking. Contrast that to most women, who would find the vast majority of men physically unattractive and/or not rich enough and thus not worth a single date. We have a lot of men giving up on dating due to rejection. I know there probably exists a woman who I find attractive and who wouldn't reject me, but since I'm 0 for 3, I constantly doubt myself and am afraid of striking out more because it'll further compound my lack of confidence.

Oh probably because many women aren't interested in a man who has given up on dating due to rejection. We prefer men with backbones who can handle difficult issues when they enter ones life without having to crawl into a fetal position.
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Old 03-09-2014, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Jupiter
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Most men would gladly accept an invitation to a date even if they didn't think the woman was good-looking. Contrast that to most women, who would find the vast majority of men physically unattractive and/or not rich enough and thus not worth a single date. We have a lot of men giving up on dating due to rejection. I know there probably exists a woman who I find attractive and who wouldn't reject me, but since I'm 0 for 3, I constantly doubt myself and am afraid of striking out more because it'll further compound my lack of confidence.
It happened to me once. But I told her we couldn't see each other anymore because she is a Hooters/party girl. That doesn't go good for my lifestyle.
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Old 03-09-2014, 03:00 PM
 
Location: Jupiter
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Oh probably because many women aren't interested in a man who has given up on dating due to rejection. We prefer men with backbones who can handle difficult issues when they enter ones life without having to crawl into a fetal position.
Wow. Harsh much?
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Old 03-09-2014, 03:10 PM
 
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Wow. Harsh much?
A man who is emotionally weak is not attractive to most women. Sometimes the truth hurts. But the truth is better than expecting a woman to step into a man's role.
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Old 03-09-2014, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Gotham
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It's just dating. Does it really matter who initiates?
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Old 03-09-2014, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Jupiter
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A man who is emotionally weak is not attractive to most women. Sometimes the truth hurts. But the truth is better than expecting a woman to step into a man's role.
A woman approached me. But I am not an emotionally weak man. I could care less what women think about me. I'm not here to be liked.
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