. . I'm being cynical. Stop that.
Of course I'm not meeting enough of the right kind of women, and I'm trying to figure out where the hell they're all hiding. Until I find out I'll just have to entertain myself with fantasies of "heartless manipulation" of the women I do meet.
There is, however, one absolute rule which I've experienced from both sides (more than once each way). If you aren't getting laid no woman will touch you. If you're getting plenty, you have no problem finding other women to decorate your bed.
It's kind of like "gaydar" amongst the "boys". They know. Nobody knows how they know, but they know.
That's a real sticking point right now because I tossed out my last regular for high crimes and worse (incredibly loud snoring which she rather enjoyed, fanatic support of the Bush administration and the war in Iraq, as well as being totally unhelpful around the house) before finding a replacement.
Now I need to find something (preferably this side of a sheep) to get back in the game. If that takes "heartless manipulation", so be it. I'm not the one making the rules here.