Thank you so much for your answers, everyone.
This has really triggered a strong inquiry for me – especially today, while I was traveling, and noticing plenty of beautiful women in the airports. I got from your responses that I was being checked out as well, but much more subtly. And the question at play wasn’t just whether I look good or not, but what my character might be like, how big my wallet might be, and how I might make her feel.
Tomorrow, I have a first date – my first one as a result of an online dating site – and I’ll surely remember that she’ll probably be more interested in how she feels when we’re together than how I look.
And somehow, reading all of your responses brought me back to myself… regardless of whether I’m being checked out or not – what do I want in regard to women? How do I want to feel?
Excellent – thanks, y’all.