@Atom Smasher :
Being much younger than you at the age of 33, but I'm no rookies in this game. What reasons do you think I got so attracted to this one to the point I made the most classic rookie mistake of losing my frame before even the 1st date (other than I liked she looked and talked way too much, and that she's appearing to be "differen" than other women?)
See my previous posts. You went in as a beggar, a puppy dog wanting to be accepted and loved. You had target fixation. You broadcasted that you were “all-in” if she were to accept you.
Perhaps you were coming off a dry spell, so had no sense of abundance. Don’t be hard on yourself. We have all fallen a step or two back during our journey forward.
Chemistry: For some reason that can’t be defined, once in a while a woman simply checks all the boxes we have internally and has an alluring appeal to us. Deep emotions get involved, hence the target fixation. We deeply desire for her to accept us. We allow this person to either validate us or send us reeling from rejection.
She was unproven to you as to her value, so therefore she defaulted to little more than a means of validation or rejection. Moving forward, you must do this with any woman: Before the date, picture yourself leaning back while talking to her. This will implant in your mind that you are detached and in judging mode. Your mission is to vet her; to determine if she has value beyond her looks or beyond raw sexuality. Again I say for emphasis - Imagine yourself leaning wayback in your chair, listening to her and evaluating her. Is she worthy of entering your kingdom? Does she offer you value?
She will pick up on this and will assume that you must have immense value, since you are holding back, unlike 99.9% of desperate puppy dogs she deals with.
Be friendly, polite, but a bit naughty and dangerous. Be bold and not overly accommodating. Be fun and light while giving her a chance to reveal value to you.
So you see, you need to flip the script very early in the interaction. You should be undecided about her. I have a feeling that you yourself sensed that the date was going nowhere, that there was no chemistry, and it should have been YOU ending the date early. You were beating a dead horse. I am well aware that you know that now.
Remember, next time when you arrange a date with a woman, hold that imaginary picture of you leaning back while with her. This has great power to remind you to throttle your emotions carefully, just as you would control a motorcycle with the throttle.
Energy flow: it’s important in men’s interactions that the general energy flow be reversed and as a result the energy should flow from you to her. You should control the pacing of every single aspect of the date. Do you control time itself? No? By moving slowly and deliberately with gravity, you will appear to control time itself. Most women fall prey to a man who sets the pacing of everything. She is air, blowing about chaotically, and you are earth - stable, grounded and rooted.
You’re not a beggar. You’re a benevolent King who requires people you allow into your kingdom to demonstrate value and worth.
I am being very wordy and preachy here (big surprise, huh?) and I’m a bit too tired to proofread, but hopefully through my overabundance of words, there is something of value here.