I’m just gonna let you know that most Americans actually hate this. Most women don’t like men sitting in the wait and hoping the woman will catch feelings back.

I’m just gonna let you know that most Americans actually hate this. Most women don’t like men sitting in the wait and hoping the woman will catch feelings back. They want someone who is forward with their intentions from the get go. It’s a different culture today than what you’re describing. The amount of people I know who started as “friends first” is incredibly small. I’ve met more billionaires than I have met people with that story. Women are also incredibly bad at setting people up. I’ve known hundreds of women and never had them set me up. The only people who ever did me a solid in that way were gay men. As straight men burn their bridges with every woman that is remotely attractive.