I'll pay sole attn to the parts where I was mentioned and yes, I
   deserved to be called to the carpet on my "men/two emotions"
   phrasing.** Communication involves many stages for proper
   conceptual reception and mine failed as it got out the gate and
   left my fingers.* In short, I was wrong :P Also, I am in
   agreement with you about the ridiculousness of "the game". I
   don't think it's unavoidable at all nor is it biological. It's
   cultural. Thankfully, it also does not describe all women or
   perhaps even most - just a subset. For myself, I've been
   willfully single after dealing with several girlfriends in a row
   who were all about "it's not about the nail". That, and having
   other women in my life, some of whom have those tendencies, I've
   learned the language and I can say that, "Yes, I understand
   women"; and by "women" I mean, this aspect of culture,. But as I
   know enough women online who are not all, "It's not about the
   nail" as well as in real life, should I decide to seek
   partnership again, I'm not worried.* I could handle "it's not
   about the nail" if I had to, but I also know there are plenty of
   women (not surprisingly either of the Asperger's variety or of
   the western style-Buddhist/Oneness/Gender-is-irrelevant variety)
   - who would gladly have me, and me them. I think it's important
   to separate: The way things are, the way they appear to be, and
   the way they should be (or should've been).* All three can be
   entirely different things.