Where do you go that you observe this behavior of women? And where/how did you meet your current gal?
Everywhere. When a guy starts to "get it", he starts to give off what I can only call an aura. Whether I go to a restaurant, a mall, a shop or store, pretty much anywhere, I get the gazes and the "performance". You know how when two or more girls are together and they like you, so they start talking to each other as a performance in your presence? They are not relating to each other anymore, but rather talking to each other and saying things to impress you.
That always annoys me quite a bit. It's probably equivalent to a beautiful woman having all these guys who she has no interest in bother her. Not a lot of women will directly approach. Their way seems to be performing and trying to be cute in order to get the guy to take notice and approach. Many times I'd rather be alone and unnoticed, but I constantly get these women cackling away for my entertainment pleasure.
I think it's a lot easier for us older guys, because NGAF becomes much easier. You become less entangled in the cultural norms and expectations of your peers and more independent in attitude. You can take or leave just about anything. When you're young, say maybe up to your 40s, it's much more difficult to detach. That's why I can talk so boldly here at SS. What do I care if someone thinks I'm bragging? Totally meaningless to me. The ones who thirst after knowledge figure out where to drink from.
So it's not a matter of location. It's "aura", the vibe you give off. Dude, I was a total loser in terms of aura just a few short years ago. I shudder to think of it. I never would have believed I could turn it around. But I did, because I had the raw material (character). I just needed to arrange it into place and become a congruent man.
I write these things to give the young 'uns hope. I was as hopeless as they come. Truly. I had no idea under the sun how to deal with women or to "get them to like me", which was how I thought of it back then.
Now I qualify them instead of the other way around.
I met my current gal on a Christian dating site, and I must say that our similarity in faith is an
enormous advantage. When you get to be my age you start to discern character extremely fast, almost instantly. I knew she would be a keeper before I even met her face to face, and that is totally unlike me.
When I met her I was surprised because she turned out to be stunningly beautiful, and I was surprised to observe that this didn't phase me in the least. She looked way hotter than in her picture. As I sometimes say here, she is that rare woman who lights up a room when she walks in. The me of the past would have acted all weird and self conscious, but I totally took it in stride. She has turned out to be devoted, loyal, non-argumentative, submissive, intelligent, helpful, and instead of providing irritation and grief ion my life, she actually enhances it.
Again, stated here to show that as rare as they may be, they do exist. She wouldn't have given me the time of day had I met her ten years ago. I was only a phantom back then.