> Have you tried working on your small displays of cruelty and indifference or at least on stoically not whining

I'm a somewhat short, not very handsome gay man who is occasionally approached by females above my score (say, 7-8/10) who ask to go out. The main factor contributing to this appears to be my disinterest in them: I'm happy to chat or to help when it takes no effort, but I do not bother to react to their ambient sexiness signals and do not store details of their bullshit in memory. Adding to that, I'm perceived to be smart and sometimes eccentric, but this is probably default for people frequenting this board.

At least one gal admitted she got aroused seeing me casually flicking a folding knife. Which is weird but whatever.

Make of this what you will. I really feel for the plight of straight dudes of my phenotype. At least I'm not contributing to your competition.