This is where I'm at with it. Save your time and peace
100%. I'm in that stage (early 30s) where most girls I'm meeting are late 20s early 30s and should be in that mode of being serious. If they're serious, then letting your intentions known upfront will save both of you some time. But if they aren't serious that should let you know what's up.
Women all talking they want an intentional man until a man moves with intention and they get spooked.
In theory that’s what they want but a lot of women have attachment issues from unresolved trauma whether it be from childhood or adult relationships.
Unless they do the self improvement work/seek therapy it’s a perpetual cycle of running away from men who are serious about committing or who are serious with their intentions. I just went through it a couple weeks ago. I was reading something about attachment styles trying to find answers after this relationship ended.
What I found that was interesting was that after a certain age majority of the dating pool are avoidant types simply because the secure types (as you can already imagine) have no trouble holding a long term relationship bond. To some that may sound like psychological babble but based on that locker room thread of “dating after 30” it kinda lines up.
Brehs have countless stories of vibing heavy with a chick, the relationship is great, and then suddenly they go cold and eventually bail. My previous relationship was like that. She claimed I was everything she wanted, she’s still attracted to me and how much she loves me but yet ended the relationship. Why? In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter because nobody will ever know what her true feelings are.
I take things at face value. I’m not the only one that’s experienced that out here. So what I’m preparing for is really paying attention to certain key words a chick will say and asking specific questions to weed out the “avoidant” types to not waste time and have the rug pulled out suddenly when things are clicking along. I recommend the book “Attached”. It provides a lot of insight into what the dating pool is like.