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Been in the dating scene for the past 7-8 years, like every guy out there at first i thought that love, compassion and attention will get you the girl, since i saw some guys making it work... turns out these guys either seriously lucked out out or had other attractive qualities "money" .

In reality the dating scene was a little more complicated than showing love and attention to get women, i once ignored a girl whom i had feelings for and for some reason she decided to not pursue anything with me any further, and i was surprised when she came to me a while later asking why do i avoid her and showing far more interest in me than before... my first ex i almost showed no interest in and never considered dating or flirting with her but after a few text messages (she messaged me) we ended up going on a date and dating for a while, my now ex acted weird and distant at first, so i ignored her, she started pursuing me harder and finally i told her i have no interest in girl who acts like she does (she is hot by the way ) ... the result? dated for 3 months, she probably even left her boyfriend to date me.

between these two gfs i met plenty of women be it at college or out of college, and what i noticed was that showing any kind of attention in women almost always led to them losing interest in me, when i acted distant and made no effort i had compliments and interest from all kinds of girls and they werent shy about showing it, showing little to no interest in women has helped me a lot and i still can't figure out why is it like that?

By father figure, I mean having qualities like their (females') father.
Are females actually attracted to such guys?

Perhaps a month ago, I asked users how they envisioned their life being different 5 years from now and whether they had a plan for bringing about the changes that they wanted. A few responders were apathetic or pessimistic but most envisioned some positive changes. However, very few expressed any plan for how they would make those changes happen.

I believe that self-confidence is one of the most important qualities a guy can have for attracting a partner for a long term relationship. I also think that having a plan and following a plan is a large component of self-confidence. Having a plan does not necessarily mean going to college, getting a business job, wearing a suit every day. It can mean going to a vocational school or serving an apprenticeship and becoming a journeyman in a trade. (A journeyman electrician can earn $75,000 per year; the average pay for a locomotive engineer is $110,000 per year.)

So now I am asking if a guy having a plan for how he wants to improve his life, and then actually following that plan, makes a guy more attractive to you as a potential partner for a long term relationship.