The idea is to try to schedule a date nearly every night, except the special D&D night or whatever special event. Women flake enough that you'll have nights to yourself, and you'll appreciate it!

Bingo. A good friend of mine told me women are flaky and need to be oversubscribed at least a 10:1 contention ratio. I always dismissed it as player/pick up artist posturing, but I'm beginning to see that he has a point.

You might have a problem finding a woman if your attitude is "women are flaky". This is not to say no, we're never flaky. Some are. Some aren't.

But if you pre-judge the people you date before you even meet them, they tend to notice. And dismiss you in return. It's pretty easy to tell if you're honestly interested or just playing the numbers.

(Unless you want a shallow ditz. Then by all means, pre-judge ;)

Not really. Men who don't have a hard time acknowledge that fact too. When we say flaky, we also mean girls who reschedule for later because something comes up, emergencies, days or hours before the date. It's not just being stood up and taking days to respond to your texts.

It's as real as rush hour traffic and rainy days, and eventually you learn to just deal with the contingency and not take it personally. You don't judge the person specifically, you just know it's possible. You plan dates at places where you'll still have fun by yourself and so on.