Uberman, in today's world men increasing are acting like women, and vice versa. Women, in general don't know what they want. And what still takes place is the woman chooses the man. Women, still want a protector, provider, etc, but they want a man that represents 50 other things. Men have always known that you can't get a woman that is all 50 things, so they date 50 women!
As it has always been, character is what really determines a man. This will not change. Unfortunately, it's the last thing on a woman's list when looking for a man, right under "knowing how to open mouth".
And why is this? Well most women today grow up with no father, or parents are divorced or a father whose balls are in the pantry---top shelf.
A lack of a strong male influence affects both males and females. Males start to act like that "coolio" character who got snotbox busted. Women start to act either like men used to or like whores.
And thesecwomen who are making tons of money, have degrees and whatnot? Come to find out, they aren't happy. Somebody told them that once they get all this, there would be pie in sky. And many of these women had men willing to be with them, but they push those men aside, and look what happens, they are all alone.
Sev ain't a bad dude, I probably suggest he asks a female friend what is best, and work on his personality. Getting pussy is nice, but once you fulfill who you are and grow, getting pussy becomes complentary to your personal growth and experience.
Another thoughtful and insightful post by Parker. The only thing I would disagree with is for any man to ask a female about anything having to do with what they look for in men and how they should be. Like you said yourself, women themselves don't know what they want. A kid soon realizes that (though some take longer to accept it) in high school where a girl will say they want a nice guy when it was the bad boy that got all the girls. If you want to know how to be successful with women the last person you want to ask for advice is from another women. Find the guy who is successful and ask them what they are doing. When I was trying very unsuccessfully to navigate the dating game during my early 20s I finally started asking this guy I knew, who didn't really have any exceptionally stellar qualities but was always hounded but hotties, for advice. He told me the biggest mistake a guy makes when wooing a woman is being too nice. You come across as a chump and you are just begging a girl to use you like her personal butler. You will occupy the lowliest of low position in a girl's life -- and that is the position of "friend."
BTW, I think a lot of what you say regarding women apply primarily to first world Western societies, or at least, American women. In the unenlightened third world cultures where women weren't sold the bill of goods that was the liberation movement of 1960-70s you don't have these cross gendered confusion.
