>Women can still "smell" the success on me, and stick close largely because they are either 1) using me to have fun with my money/toys or 2) biding their time l

>Women can still "smell" the success on me, and stick close largely because they are either 1) using me to have fun with my money/toys or 2) biding their time looking for an eventual in, or some combination of the two. Lol, I think #1 is universal to all sexes. You have a "value"/status, and it's there whether it can be tapped for tangible benefits or not, and male friends do price it in to "how much do I value my friendship with this guy?"