Mojo "I know you are less optimistic about this relationship than me because you never call me." So to me that seemed like he was feeling insecure and one-down and asking for reassurance.

I don’t see where this is whining. I see it as a fair statement, related to him wondering if you didn’t have that much interest in him. My thought was he was wondering if he was forcing himself on you or overdoing the phone calls.

I still don’t understand women playing hard-to-get and some of the dating games.

Based on a friend’s experiences with internet dating, I am beginning to think there are more games than seriousness going on. The guy I know would make a wonderful H but the women that e-mail him back seem to be more interested in their “Shopping list” than the person’s/friends long term potential R material.

Does anyone have an opinion about what works and doesn’t work for a 36 Yr old male, with a good job and a stable life, trying out internet dating because he lives in a remote town and doesn’t hang out at bars.

Lou