What you're feeling is not love. It's attraction. You're young and it's easy to confuse the two even for those of us with more experience.

Opposites often complete one another. But, it's best when both are already complete on their own.

Not much there to rate, is there? One photo in which you look frightened and one line of text. It appears you put more thought into this post than your profile.

My advice is to go into detail about what makes you different from young men. Talk about your goals and how you're going to achieve them. Talk about your passions and what you do to feel content.

After that describe what you're looking for in a female.

Try to express it all in a way that shows off your sense of humor and personality.

Plan, plan, plan, and make sure it's interesting and fun for her.

I did try very hard to give my thoughts in a political correct way. Thanks for noticing.

If you'd prefer I can send you a link to some more explicit photos.

First of all, I do not ever say anything insulting about women. If I had, I'd have been banned a long time ago.

Secondly, I have done a good deal of research (reading books as well as field study) into attraction and what attracts us to one another. I try to share what I've learned and has worked for me. If I can help some guys out, I'm happy to help. If others want to say I'm full of BS, that's fine too. But, it's usually the guys that have no idea how to attract a female that say I don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm on the web tonight because I'm working. I assume that you don't know, but I'm an over the road truck driver. That means I stay out on the road, living in my truck for 4 to 6 weeks at a time. Tonight I'm in a roadside park in East Texas. When I woke up this morning I was in central Mississippi. Tomorrow I'm driving almost into Mexico.

Proof? How about this?

This has only happened to me once. My reaction was shock.

Yep, that's basically it. Go out, talk to as many women as you can and don't have an agenda. Don't ever chase the ones that aren't interested in you because that only gives them the creeps.

It's my opinion that a large number of women prefer that a man take the lead in most areas. That doesn't mean she wants him to dominate her all the time, but simply for him to be a man worthy of her respect. A man that she can look up to and sit at the head of the table. A man she cannot easily manipulate.

Also, I do not agree with the 50/50 school of thought because if both partners are truly equal, when they disagree nothing gets done. So, one partner must have the final word.

I want to be clear that I do not think women are inferior to men in any way. I do believe that we think differently and that is often an advantage when couples are able to truly work together for common goals.

I would.

If you think I'm back peddling, it's because you didn't understand what I was saying in the first place. That may be my fault. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough.

Yes, I'm a guy on the internet that knows how to get laid. I'm not a whining nice guy that cries on the internet about not being able to find a girlfriend. I'm not saying you are, I'm saying I'm not.

You don't believe I get laid? I don't care. I still get laid whether you believe it or not.

Once again, that's not what I said. I never said women have poor social skills. On the contrary, women generally have better social skills than men. Women are better at reading body language, more sensitive to tonal changes in a voice and generally better at reading intentions than are men. However, that doesn't mean they are good at chatting up strangers. Truthfully, men are likely at least as bad at it as women are, which would explain why there are so many sad, lonely nice guys.

And I never troll. I post my views on whatever a given topic may be. You are, of course, free to disagree. In fact, I prefer people disagree with me because then we can discuss it and maybe I'll learn something new.

Edit:

I've just been back through this thread. 12 women have posted. 8 said they would not approach a man for a date. 3 said they would and one was vague. In fairness, one also mentioned she'd approached men in the past, but wouldn't do it again. Since 12 is 50% more than 8 I think it's reasonable to say generally, women don't do it and are therefore not good at it because they don't do it.

If that's the way you want to take. Even a broken clock is right twice a day, so obviously there are exceptions.

But, how many women in this thread said they don't or wouldn't ever approach a man and start a conversation? There were one or two that said they would, but the majority said they wouldn't. Women are generally not good at it because they never do it. It's a skill that must be learned and practiced.

I used to be shy. But, then one day I decided I was going to solve my woman problems. I made a commitment to talking to 100 different women I'd never spoken with before (something I'd never done even once). I dressed myself up nice, went to the most crowded bars I could find and spoke to 10 women a night, two nights a week, for five weeks. I kept a diary, noting what went well and what didn't. By the end of the first night, starting a conversation was easy. After the second night I was getting phone numbers. After the fourth night, I started getting laid. Before the end, I was having threesomes with very attractive women half my age! I discovered a pattern that got results and all I had to do was go through the steps.

Confidence comes from success.

That's not what I said. I said women are not good at starting a conversation with a stranger.

Yes, women will talk your ear off once they know you. But, they just aren't used to saying hello and introducing themselves.

I get women coming up to me often too. But, that doesn't mean they can start a decent conversation or sustain one. That burden always falls on me. Especially when they're nervous and blushing. It is cute though.

You want to know what I get most of the time? "Wow, you're tall." What the heck do I say to that? Thanks?

Are you going to try and take them?

You are a very attractive young lady. But, there's nothing in your profile to give anyone a sense of who you are. Tell us about the things you enjoy doing. What are your long term goals for the future? How will you reach them? What do you need to be happy and content?

Then talk about the kind of person you'd like to meet.

Try to do all this in a fun, lighthearted way that will show your personality.

The trouble is if you want someone to be there, with you, during difficult times. To maintain it, both people have to be very independent. But, usually independent people don't need relationships at all.

Well gee wizz, I thought that's what you were asking since it in the title of the thread.

"Is it right for a lady to approach you for a serious relationship?"