So I have been meeting some women recently, who seemed interested in me. Even though it was very early (ie first or second time meeting them), they seemed keen to hang.

We do and I start escalating, they protest and seem to repeat that they are interested in relationship and not just hooking up.

I dont let myself get put in the friendzone and I will only see them again in a romantic/sexual frame. BUT! my question to askTRP is this.

Is this "making you wait" strategy something strictly reserved for betas ?

Ie. to all of these women just put in these breaks because they view me as beta bucks or is it common ? I say this, because some girls I have tried to get it have put up a minimal amount of resistance.

This happened to me with two different girls this weekend, one was 28 and the other was 22. So with the first one I definitely was a case of hitting the wall and trying to get some beta bucks, and I also somewhat feel that with the 22-year old.

Edit: Thanks for all the great answers. I posted this, because almost both of these females I had recently met and not known for long. I did meet women in bars, clubs or even daygame that did make-out with me the first time we met and with only minor resistance. Only the 28y tried to give specific conditions (ie we have to know each other for X months), and of course I have nexted her.