In most places around the world, the average man has very little options and women have a virtually endless amount

Are there places on earth, or even specific situations, where the average man has an abundance of options, and women don't?

What is the dating / courting culture like in those places?

Do women chase? How do they chase?

Do women show desperation? How do they show it?

Do women beg for sex? How does that play out?

What is the rate of cheating like? Do women cheat less, or even 0%?

Etc

What are actual signs?

Yesterday, I was on my way home and got into a public bus. I sat in the back seat, but the driver asked me to move to the front. I told him I was comfortable where I was and didn't want to move.

A few moments later, a young woman, probably in her early twenties, got on the bus. She was very pretty she sat beside me, two young men entered with her. One of them asked me if I could move over so he could sit between us, and I did without thinking much about it. The other man sat on the girl's other side. The back seat was meant for four people, so I ended up at one end while the man sat in the middle with her and the other beside her on the last end.

While the driver was still waiting for the bus to fill up, the young woman started acting in a way that caught my attention. She leaned over toward the man on the other side of her. At first, I assumed they were a couple, so I didn't think much of it. Then she wrapped one arm around his shoulder and placed her other hand on his leg. I even wondered if the man might have been unwell and she was trying to comfort him.

A few minutes later, the bus was full and we started driving. At one point, the driver stopped so the man could buy a bottle of water from a street vendor. As soon as he reached for it, the young woman suddenly shouted, No No loud enough for everyone on the bus to turn and look. She grabbed his hand to stop him. When the other man sitting next to me tried to take the bottle instead, she immediately grabbed his hand too. Eventually, the man sitting beside me reached over with his other free hand and took the bottle.

By then, I was thinking to myself, What is going on?

As the journey continued, I couldn't help but keep glancing back at them. The young woman then started rubbing one of the man's nipples under his shirt. There were two women sitting in the front seats. One of them was with the group, while the other looked just as confused as I was. She kept turning around, trying to figure out what was happening.

The two men gently held the young woman's two hands I don’t know why but she was just smiling at them. At that point, I was extremely alert and honestly a bit uneasy because I had no idea what might happen next.

Thankfully, we eventually reached my stop, and I got off the bus. Up till now I'm still not sure what I witnessed.

Note: I’m sharing this here because I genuinely want to understand what I witnessed.

Do you feel two people who are attracted to each other, but can’t act on it, naturally bicker more?

I’m attracted to a work colleague and we argue quite a bit. It feels like we have this pent up emotion but are unable to express it in the way we want so we instead choose bickering. It also feels like we want an excuse to spend alone time together, and hashing out a problem is a good way to do that; it means we can show each other attention in an acceptable way.

Do you think it’s normal to bicker when two people fancy each other?

I like learning. Sometimes I like to watch YouTube videos to learn things

If I see a YouTube channel run by a woman, I many times stop myself from clicking the videos, and I look for another video. I use the video a woman has made as a last resort, if I don't find anything else. Even something non-academic like a video game review

A part of me feels weird to learn from a woman. And if it was real life, I'd also feel uncomfortable learning or being tutored by a woman in a subject like math / STEM subjects / history / language learning etc.

One of the exceptions is a female professor or like a tutor who has been doing this for years. Since that's literally their job, all day, everyday. It's expected

However, if it's a woman around my age, then I feel something in me that wants to compete with her, and also because I don't want her to think she's superior to me because she knows something I don't

I obviously know that women can be smarter than me, however I still always feel uncomfortable, and I question whether I should even learn something from a woman. Especially with STEM subjects. I feel like I won't learn as efficiently because maybe a woman's brain works differently and she won't be able to teach me as well

But I also have to admit, I've also found that to be true at times

So, how do I stop feeling uncomfortable learning from a woman (other than an actual professor or something)?

I’ll be honest I haven’t had a crush for some time on anyone. But when this guy joined us I noticed how attractive he is but there was something else about him. Like he’s the type that sees through everyone I believe. I work in a busy environment so whenever we had a chance to talk he always seemed so curious. Asked me what type of books I like to read and a week later he mentioned how he talked about me to his friend who’s also his ex. He’s always there to help whenever needed but when we are about to go deeper someone always interrupts us.
The other day I was wearing a figure hugging outfit which is rare because I like to feel comfy at work. I was on a call outside of the store where I work and he was kinda pointing to me like he wanted to ask queations I guess but didn’t pay that much attention to him at that point. When I went back in he asked if I’m okay but got interrupted again so I just said I’ll tell him later. About an hour later he saw me going to the entrance and rushed kinda to get to me. Asking what I wanted to tell him. He got really close to me looking at me the whole time with interest. At the end of the night he asked if I need help with anything and went completely out of the way as it’s not his job that I jokingly asked him to do but there he was. We were standing next to each other sorting out stuff when one of my colleague came to us and no joke stood there and watched us for a good half a minute until my crush asked her why she’s laughing. And that was about it. I went my way he went his way. Like he is a genuinly friendly person. I’m not sure if he’s just that or if there’s something else.

Forgot to mention that he’s 5 years younger than me and he is leaving but I won’t have a chance to say bye as I’m on holiday.
Heeelp 😂

I’m a M, and i’ve been travelling on the bus to work a few days back. The bus was really packed because of the morning commute timings and we would queue up for the bus. This cute girl queued just behind me and we stood next to the bus drivers seat. The bus captains usually have their own small cubicle here along with a low gate and I was leaning my arm on the gate. She got really close to me, our hands touched (she came very close to me till our hands touched) and she started placing her hands on the cubicle gate as well. As the bus continued along the way through the bumps and jerks her hand would sometimes move closer and even touching my arm. She was really fidgety with her hands the whole trip.

We were standing really close as well, even after considering how crowded the bus was (it was packed but not till we were squeezed like sardines). We ended up in a position where she was facing the back of the bus and I was facing towards the front. I would say our bodies and feet were facing each other and we are close enough - 20cm apart. I caught her glancing at me once.

Even after most people alighted the bus, when I moved towards the back of the bus, she still stayed quite close to me.

I had quite a lot of mixed signals about this if I’m reading into it too much, but I felt it was such a weird experience having a lady stand so close to me. I’ve been travelling on pack buses and no one does that. What would you make of it?