..the truth is that I want...no I need to be pursued. I deserve that.
Hope - I feel the same way. I talked about this with my IC waaaay back last summer. I also have the need to be pursued and have been made to feel like that was some sort of a negative "princess" thing by stbxh. But, now I think we both deserve to be pursued and treated like we are truly special
Sounds like you are doing great with the dating scene.