I'm out of a LTR, past the rebound stage, have done a bit of tinder dating and feel ready in myself to start cold approaching and hitting on my social circle again.

I'm a lot older than last time I needed to do this, things have changed a little with tech and online dating, although I'm not convinced anything else has really.

I'm mainly looking for advice from Anglosphere guys aged 35-45 on:

  • hitting on younger women (tinder only yields 31-40 yo's for me age 37) especially how you deal with them not wanting to hook up with an older guy in front of their friends?
  • have all women gone crazy and stopped wanting to use protection? (tinder women all try to stop me)
  • does anyone still use the old school "have you got a bf / are you single" openers for nightgame? Do they still work?
  • are there any signs you think that suggest a woman is out on the pull (e.g. out in a twosome, clothing and accessories)?
  • do you go for phone numbers / dates or do women still go home with random guys at the end of the night?
  • how far do you go with ignoring tactics (i.e. refusing to even look at women dancing in front of you) before they get bored?

Last time I was single (32) I used to still get the odd random 21 yo hitting on me. I accept that's rather unlikely to happen now and will probably focus on women I estimate 28-35. Any advice on how to adjust game for more experienced women?

Thanks...