M, thanks for pointing me to Mark Manson. I read the post you mentioned, and its message really spoke to me - if you allow yourself to be vulnerable but have really strong boundaries, the $h1t tests are nothing to be concerned with. I like that.
V, you're right. Games will not get us anywhere. I think honestly and being myself are the best approaches.
About OLD, I haven't gotten into that yet, and I'm really not sure if I ever will. I have heard that guys outnumber girls by a huge margin. On the other hand, LH19 recently posted in J9's thread that in real life, eligible guys in middle age have a much larger pool of women to choose from that their female peers.
V, you mention how all your R's have started as friendship. But then you recommended that I go to a "target rich environment" and make it clear I'm looking for a date. Are these 2 things not at odds with each other?
Me-47,XW-43 S13,S16 M:18 BD:4-23-17 W filed:7-17-17 (5 months of in-house separation hell) W moved out:1-6-18 D granted:2-15-18 Decree signed:3-29-18