*Important: if you're a woman reading this I am NOT suggesting you go make this your MO on dating apps or with a wide variety of men.

I'm a realist, and I know most men would take this as sign that you're REALLY into him--especially if you don't know him well. That's the unfortunate reality.

It's a shame men and women can't be totally honest with each other because it will give the "wrong impression." Kind of ironic, huh?

The truth gives the wrong impression

Men feel the need to be overly aggressive to stand out (when the opposite is true) and women have to be standoffish or play "hard to get," even if she really likes someone, in order to filter out the needy and insecure men.

PS I don't blame women for their filters. They need them.