People should be hard to get.
The chase and all.

I've been told I play impossible-to-get.
*shrug*

We all move at our own pace, so I don't judge
others for their pace. Okay... I judge.
But, I try not to.

Why though? I mean I understand the chase should be fun and flirty, even a bit mysterious, but it reminds me of playing head games...

I tend to believe that as well.
I'm not into head games at all.
Reminds me of immature children.
Play head games with me and I turn and walk away.
Adults should know what they want.

I know Rockgnomes wait till someone steals them and puts them on show elsewhere. Perhaps you have great security lights and ferocious dogs guarding you?

Agreed Tom

I was driving through town with my sister and brother-in-law
in their new pickup truck. A guy pulled alongside, in his own
pickup truck. He smiled, I smiled, looked away, as you do.

We arrived at our destination and drove into the parking lot.
My BIL got out and walked away then my sister and I got out
to stretch. I see the BIL has someone in deep conversation
on the RV lot already..I look closer, it is the feller from
the truck who had pulled alongside us earlier!

My BIL brings the chap over to us and introduces him, 'I just
met this man and he wants to meet YOU.' Then he walks away with
my sister..they think it is very funny.

'I want you to marry me' he starts out (this is a complete stranger btw.)
Turns out he was from Texas (this is all true) and had been sent
out to California by BigDaddy to get himself a bride, soon as he did so
the ranch was his. Somebody had seen GIANT too many times I was thinking.

When he had seen us driving down the street in a PU truck it got his
immediate attention, he pulled aside to look inside and I smiled at
him, a sure sign..I was the one. More likely, he was out of time.

He talks for 5 minutes, pleading his case.
Now, he's a good-looking, tall chap, very presentable..but I tell you,
once I start laughing, there is no end in sight.
And I couldn't stop, I was biting my lip and everything.

He called me for a week (he got my # from my ever-helpful BIL) and
was most determined. I was very up-front with him about my disinterest
and he kept saying 'My Mother will love your sarcasm.'

Too soon, don't you see?
No time to get to know, to see the truth of someone.
We might have been a match sometime in the future, but NOT the
minute we met AND out of his need.
That is just creepy.
When you're 20.
The chase is sorely needed.

Apparently, my guard this season, will be PET vipers.

Surely the fact that you don't answer the messages is a clue that you are not interested ?.
Why not just block them ?.

You charmer.....you.

On another forum, this subject was brought up. A few women were waiting for more messages from guys, they'd never respond to just the first one. I posted the question to them, what happens if it's just one and done? In their view, I wasn't trying hard enough. My opinion, they weren't the effort.

Then there's guys who don't want to look like a stalker so they wait till they get a response before they reply.
On most dating sites 'no response' is a response.
You see many women in m2 forums say this.
If'n ya gots ta pester them, they ain't interested.

Why though? I mean I understand the chase should be fun and flirty, even a bit mysterious, but it reminds me of playing head games...