This is a very interesting thread and I actually agree about the not being tied down part, the only trouble is that I am tied down now for reasons partially known to you and so I am just trying to make the best of it. There will likely be a time at some point when mobility is again possible.

It is interesting that your best shot with women is always early on because familiarity breeds contempt on both sides and women of today prefer to keep it casual. Hence I've found that it's rarely worth it to get to know women, but in the case of projects I'm involved in there's no real choice except dropping out which I don't want to do. Eventually despite your best efforts to stay anonymous, in any group setting you become a known commodity.

To clarify, I don't go to dance for the women - I go for the art. Most of the advanced dancers are in fact older women who are already married with the one exception of the instructor who is also a model (and likely juggling rich simps, judging from what she posts on social media). This is fine because I don't want to have to worry about emotional ties or sexual jealousy in this context.

Finding a girl who is:

-young/pretty

-a good dancer

-available (either just to practice or as FWB)

Is like finding a needle in a haystack. There was one at the beginning of the year but I missed my shot because she ended up working for another studio that's a bit too far away. It's right near where I used to live, but I'm on the other side of the metro now.

As for the other points, I will wait to respond since I'm actually getting a few things done today and I don't want to lose momentum by spending too much time online.