Ok, I'll spare ya the details but it goes like this: I meet a girl, we hit it off, we flirt, she makes eyes with me, and now I'm ready to make my move.
Here's the problem, I'm the only one in my immediate group of friends who's single. I been 3rd and 5th wheel for the better part of the last 6 months. I been single for a few years and I am REALLY ready for a relationship. my roommate moved out on me to go back to his family so i'm often lonely. It's only a matter of time before my best female friend gets married and runs off with her boyfriend and forgets about me altogether. Ok, maybe I shouldn't have brought that up because that's another story for another time. Anyway, to put it bluntly, I really want things to work out with this girl perhaps a bit too much. I hesitate to say I'm desperate but I'm certainly in the vicinity of desperation.
Now, I have enough experience in this area to know that desperation is the worst attitude to have. It's like going into a job interview when you're flat broke and you know you need the job. Plus, I've been with enough women to know they're sharks who can smell blood in the water when it comes to desperate men. So, my question is, how do I appear not desperate? Is there a way to behave to throw off my desperation scent (sticking with the shark/blood metaphor here)? Things not to do? Things not to say?
Also, I should probably add that my attraction to her has nothing to do with my current situation. I would be interested in her regardless. I don't lower my standards no matter what.