As has been said many times, there are different ways of handling women based on:
Country
Culture
Age
Socio-economic standing
if you want a f-buddy, a ONS or an LTR
It's important for us to participate in the discussions to know what the parameters are. I feel we spend 90% of our time trying to figure out said data points and much less time having congruent discussions.
Answers will vary if you're a 20-something trying to get your pud wet, a 30-something looking to start the wife search, a 40+ dude macking on whoever.