I've just come across this thread.
OP, I understand your feeling.
I've developed a low tolerance over my years for women who play games of any kind. She's playing hard to get? She has little interest. Next. Taking too long to answer you? Next.
If a woman is playing games with you, she's not the ideal woman.
When you apply this, it gets easier. BUT, for this to work, you need to have other plates. Otherwise, you end up feeling alone. Especially if you're a lone wolf in life in general.
It's important to find a balance. Having a low tolerance like this will burn bridges.
It's better IMO
to be alone than to
pursue chase after a woman who has low interest in you or stringing you along especially if she is getting porked by another guy who is getting her time and doesn't have to do half the **** you're doing. You can find balance in pursuing hobbies, wealth, fitness goals etc. If you as a man aren't ok with going periods of your life alone what will you do when a woman leaves you?
I rather have 0 plates, than have 5 plates who are mildly interested in me with unenthusiastic sex. I was dating a girl who was 26 years old back in January-February. The girl hated her job, was broke, and on Anti-depressants. I have dated women in their early to mid 20s before and this girl was just always a drag to hang out with, no sense of humor, seldom smiled, and always complaining about her life. I could tell right away we weren't a good match and now that I think about it I honestly don't think she ever liked me but tolerated me because I was her best option. I tolerated her for the sex but eventually, that got boring as it lacked any passion and felt like a cumbersome chore all within a month!
She thought that she was doing enough by giving me sex and driving 25 minutes to see me that it deserved exclusivity and got tired of me treating her like a booty call (in fairness I treated her more like FWB). Men need to realize and have standards for a woman to be your wife or heck even your girlfriend she has to do more than just give you sex, to many guys don't realize that if a woman truly fancies you she will give you her quality time, her energy and heck even money. However most men are just happy to get sex because that's all most men qualify for.
Game is Game