I think something pretty positive happened for me Thursday. I went to my usual place to get my hair cut and the stylist was actually really cool. We were talking about various things and I actually think she would have been my type. Its nice in the sense that I'm starting to get a better grasp on what I want.
What I've come to realize is I definitely do like women who are quirky and divergent, she seemed real stand up but also kinda told me that she was a perfectionist, she told me about some of my own features that were a bit off-line as well as some of her own and it was actually an interesting convo. I think for most guys who feel like wisdom or life experience gets in the way with most relationships they really have to hang back and find someone who is as different or divergent as they are.
When I say divergent women I mean women who do have their heads on straight in terms of how they treat and view people but at the same time are neurologically different, have some interesting quirks, and would actually be interested in having intelligent conversations as well as really delving into a guy and who he is rather than just taking him at societally-projected value (and that much isn't about getting dissed, more like its very tough to be attracted to someone who isn't intellectually interested in you as well). When I do find that or find a girl who seems free to be and sincere, stand-up, I find myself equally interested in all the things about her; what she thinks on things, what she's into as far as interests, her general outlook, and while part of that is the fact that I feel like I could learn a lot from her I think its also the economics of the situation.
By economics I just mean that I'd feel like I'm with someone who's suiting their best interest by being with me, like she can be her best self and have it register with me better than it can with other guys, and on top of that I just really want someone in my life where we can build a lot of mutual trust - a huge part of that is her as well in the sense of how she reads me as a person and if she's really seeing and understanding my best traits, all too often they feel like they're lost on people and even if they're attracted to me the whole situation feels like its ready to fall apart or cave in at any moment.