After doing some thinking I realise that humour has worked well for me in the past with women, but it was used sparingly. I had a good laugh and joke around with girls in my past, we neg hitted each other, flirted in funny ways and these women went on to become obsessed with me and have even told me I'm their ideal man. But I also engaged these women in conversation too and let them see a deeper and more genuine side to my personality.
Humour itself is not the problem, it's the quantity and the type of humour. The odd c+f, neg hit, dry comment or funny anecdote is good; silly noises or faces, self depricating humour and trying to act cute is not, and in recent years I've become guilty of the latter two.
As with everything, I need to discover the right balance.
Warrior: We have some real similarities there. I'm often mistaken for a cop and treated suspiciously over it, I'm also a graphic artist, and I am also prejudged as a tough guy when I'm actually the guy who makes everyone laugh.
st_99: I will do, though I honestly don't know if I will ever figure it out. It's so odd to get loads of female attention, to be told "you can have any girl you want" and yet any girl I actually want to be with is not interested.
DonGorgon: I don't agree 100% but you make a very good point about women and their options. At one time it was enough for a girl to meet a good looking guy with a good personality. Nowadays, she wants someone with good looks, good personality, good job, blue eyes, red car, an interest in shopping and must say the right things at the right times.
Ok, I'm exaggerating a little, but women are much less willing to give guys a chance and overlook their flaws or differences because they believe they can just turn around and meet a guy without those flaws or differences. Women are becoming too selective for their own good, but they are suffering too because they're constantly letting decent guys pass them by.
However, I feel I'm being a bit of a hypocrite here because I do the same thing. I spin lots of plates at all times and if one of these women fails to engage me or is lacking something, I drop her.