#1 There are very few women who can pull this off. If they have the legitimate natural beauty to be able to pull this off, hey

. Again, a very, very small subset of women can do this.
#2 Did anyone ever stop and think there might be certain men who feel bold or confident enough to get at certain women when they are younger?
Because I will say from experience that there were guys that I was cool with who I assumed only saw me as a friend who literally only expressed interest after they completed school, bought the house, etc. Old friends from school or work who disappeared and randomly reached out, etc. Or randomly popping up to find out if you’re single as opposed to just asking you out when they want you and not waiting until down the line.
Like, one of my girl’s cousins literally hit me up during the pandemic to let me know how his career was going and that he bought a new house, and then starting talking about how he always “liked how I carried myself blah blah”.
And I’m sitting here thinking oh nah, soooooo where was this energy before?
Some dudes actually see you dating other people or literally will not come around until they think certain things are lined up when they could’ve said something earlier. Most of us women are not approaching men and we don’t know if you’re interested if you literally don’t say something. Some of us need to do a better job picking amongst the men who do approach us, yes, but there are a lot of guys who see someone they know/want, or at least have some interest in, and don’t say anything until later.
That girl may have been down to ride through life with you if you actually said something, but many times the bold guys who say something are also the not so great guys, and it takes time to figure that out.
For example, I had a dude randomly start talking to me about how he took over his mother’s bills, etc and I’m like “well that’s so sweet” (and it is genuinely awesome). But I’m sitting here like “why is this white man telling me this” and it took me a few seconds to realize “Uh, he’s trying to tell you he’s got it, without blatantly telling you he’s got it”. Lol