Here is a comment by The Gate over at LSA:
"People will not keep it 300 on this topic because they have no incentive. Men are not going to go above and beyond for women they already know that they have in the bag.Most likely they are either going to accept or tolerate that affection. Not revere it. I see this every week.
And most of what you're saying isn't applicable to normal people. @stubbornMost women do not got it like that to have multiple men in a dating rotation for months on end. And most men wouldn't even stand for such a thing in the first place. There is a difference between indicating interest and asking men out a date.
Let me tell you something, if I was walking downtown and I saw an open briefcase with a million dollars in the middle of the street, you know what I'm gonna do? I'm going to go get it. I'm not gonna sit there and deliberate. Folks need to focus on the ones looking at them like a million bucks, not the ones not looking at all."
This metaphor made absolutely no sense.
The problem with those cluck heads are it's a bunch of hens sitting around all speculating what men think. Meanwhile the OP just came in here and asked actual men.
Just wanted to add that I consider giving you hints from across the room first, and coming up to you to talk to you first as approaching or making the first move as well.
Most women I ever took seriously pursued me. She was choosin, and I like that. Because I know in my heart she never gonna see me as a "just settled for" guy.
What kinda date though? You could do to much, and end up in the getting used category. "Lemme borrow your car, real quick"
Like poster above, Ive been approached, called first etc. But never like, out on a date. My wife, made a lot of bold moves to get me.
Happened often when I was single, I don't have an issue with it. If a girl is tired of waiting around to be noticed more power to her
In my experience it's women who have an issue with women approaching men. Men don't care about that