Yeah i'd have to agree with Shiba, no playing games bro its just not worth it. That whole pickup-artist, having "game" bullshit accounts for relatively nothing in the presence of a person who chooses to be with you, and inversely who you choose. I wouldn't say you're reading too much into it because it helps to know how women work, but are you trying to hard? I think so, but only in the sense that you're letting it affect you too seriously. But that's only because you're playing the "game". Don't play the game man... just look for opportunities, don't expect results because women pickup on pretentiousness. What I think women want, or anybody for that matter, is honesty. And if you show that at least you were being true to yourself, failure or not, and you'll have nothing to regret because you see thats the whole point... regret. Regret will turn a man into something awful of himself inside. Don't regret the things in life you have experienced because you're just setting yourself up for the unnecessary pain we all have gone through – self-pity. You will find someone... just don't get so caught up that when that someone (who could be anybody if your mind is right) is there for you to try for, you end up not even notice because you're too caught up in yourself; too much vanity.