Over the many months of me going out and meeting people this past year, you tend to notice things. One of those is that there are a *lot* of fairly attractive guys who are always going out, and usually not progressing in any meaningful way with women. Is this the current state of dating many have recognized as being a drag? Have women’s expectations changed/become more stringent? I know they want the best they think they can get, but man, sometimes it leaves very little room for error.

My lens could be warped by the fact that I live in a highly populated & highly competitive environment, so naturally the women are less interested in those they perceive to be average or normie. Even if you are attractive to a woman who has many options, too many missteps tells her you’re not good enough. And those missteps can be very seemingly trivial.