@Dr_jitsu I appreciate the thought-out post. I'll watch your video here in a minute but I just had a few questions in response to this.
Ok yes, it was clearly wrong to do this. I thought it might lead to a booty call and I had just gotten home and was still drunk as well, but you and everybody else who suggested I shouldn't have responded until the next day are correct.
However, the age is clearly an issue for her to bring it up so many times, so even if I didn't respond that night, I feel like it wouldn't have made much difference she would just ask and be bothered by it another time - ultimately arriving at this same realization that you describe as her being "inflexible", no?
I'm not saying this is behavior I should repeat, but as a silver lining isn't it better than I found this out and removed her sooner rather than later - like partway through a date I set aside time and money for?
To be fair, I'm not necessarily looking for relationship material. I'm aware of my financial and living situation and need to spend time bettering those aspects of my life before I should be heavily investing my time in somebody else, along with their needs.
As for my question, wouldn't deflecting the question cause the woman to worry? What is he hiding? Why can't he answer? Isn't it a simple question?
I used to have a similar problem when it came to body count. I didn't get asked it often, but all my serious girlfriends did eventually ask, and I wondered how I should answer.
I considered lying; too low and I sound inexperienced, too high and I sound like I take anything that comes my way.
I considered refusing to answer, but that just sows more doubt about what the actual number is that it's important enough for me to hide.
Thing is I hate lying. I'm too lazy to keep of what lies I've told, so I just don't - if she has a problem with my answer that's her problem, not mine. So I've always told the truth, and it's never been a dealbreaker or even a problem/fight.
Also, I'm curious what the basis is when it comes to your half plus 7 rule - what observations have you made to arrive at that number.
If you have time, I'd like to know what your opinion is on the situation I'm facing in this other thread:
https://www.sosuave.net/forum/threa...d-behavior-im-considering-engaging-in.283886/
The first and last responses of mine are probably the only ones you'd need to read to understand the context.
You're right, and I'm aware of this.
All my FWBs fell off around the same time - suddenly instead of having sex at least a few times a week with at least 1 girl I go about a month and a half before breaking my dry spell with a girl who blocks me soon after for not giving her enough attention.
It's been another 2 weeks since her, and I think this desperation is coming from the fact that I'm working with very limited time; I do not see women during my day-to-day so I generally have to wait until the weekend. I live in a pretty dull place so I have to spend a decent chunk of my time and money to make it out to places where I'm hoping to see enough attractive girls for me to want to approach - notably Philly and West Chester.
On any given night, realistically I'll see 1-5 girls I'd want to talk to, and I do. Rejections happen, boyfriends exist, and sometimes I fail after the fact as described in this thread. Couple this with the fact that the dating apps in Delaware are understandably dry, and that once summer comes around everybody will graduate and leave/spend their summer down in Dewey Beach and I feel the clock ticking.
Since I have no regularity right now, and I anticipate it getting worse soon, I think that's why I'm rushing things with the women who have shown me interest lately.