I've done some reflection and taken a few actions (oh god Nintex don't change strategies again) that will hopefully improve the trajectory of my dating (wait what?). I realized that with many dates there was always a hidden agenda on one side or both sides. Shit tests and games to see who could 'win' and ultimately both lost.
So I've cut off a bunch of bullshit chats. I won't reach out to 29f unless she contacts me and I'll focus more on trust, interests and mutual attraction. Hopefully that connects me to people that I actually like that are after the same thing like 38f. Talking it over with my co-workers I gave up on that too soon just when it started to work.
Out of the 5 likes today, I matched the one that enjoys LOTR+games but is tired of the dating app games and is looking for something real. By chance also the cutest. I hope I can make that arcade date happen. So I send her a fun opener that well, I would enjoy watching LOTR and hugs throwing in some references beyond 'I like LOTR' to signal to Arwen that I'm the real deal.
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