Hi everybody, I sure appreciate this group and the wisdom, patience and compassion so many of you have.

I’m happy to keep taking my time but I thought I’d seek any additional insight here. I’ve been trying to meet women to date for the past year and a half. I am very clear with what I’m looking for on my profile. Women, to date, by myself, by herself. Not trying to hook up, and trying to take it slow for hopefully longer term relationships. I am clear that I’m married and that he will not be a part of this. I am attractive.

I will have women match me regularly and once I weed out the ones who are looking for a partner for themselves and their man, there are still quite a few left. From here I usually message first because they typically do not. 99% of the time I hear nothing back. I’m not saying anything unusual, I really don’t get it. Does anybody else have any pointers or is this just how it goes?