Can anyone tell me?

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This started out as a reply to the thread on what qualities attracts you to someone. I've seen a few of these threads in the past few months and the same thing always happens. I was wondering if anyone has ever had the feeling I'm about to describe, or if anyone has ever felt something like this. I'll do my best to explain and I apologize if I ramble a bit.

These days, I meet girls all the time that I'm physically attracted to, some have even expressed interest, yet for whatever reason I float on by. Friends (mostly girls) constantly try to introduce me to this girl or that girl (without me asking) and they say things like they just wish I was with someone. I don't know what to say to them. It's not like I feel threatened by the spectre of being alone anymore; which is not to say I've accepted I'm going to be alone for the rest of my life, but instead I've reached some positive state beyond anything I could describe. It's not that I feel I'm not ready to date, but something on the other side of the spectrum.

I have a difficulty articulating this feeling that I've been having for some time -- It's like, as far as dating and relationships go, I'm stuck in cruise control, floating on down the street. And I'm not depressed at all, but the past few months I've been figuring a lot of things out about myself -- so I'm quite happy to be honest. The only thing that bothers me about it is that I've recognized I have this incredible complacency and patience about something so indescribable.

If you ask me the specific qualities of a girl that would draw me to one, I could spout off a whole list of things that could conceivably cover any type of girl -- but then these things are not quite enough. And it's not that I've just become more ecclectic in my tastes as I've gotten older, it's like I'm looking for something very specific now, something else, something more when I meet a girl, but it's not something I could ever lay down into words.

Has anyone every felt this way? Can anyone share similar feelings they've had? Has anyone ever been there?

Never been there, but I think I understand what you mean, and I don't think there's anything wrong with it. My personal experience has been that I'm either "out there" and I think I make women feel uncomfortable, or I retreat into my shell and they think I'm completely uninterested.

I'm like this. My natural self is "out there" people usually find I am fun persons
to be around when I'm like that. I think women enjoy my "out there" ways but
they put you in a "friends only" category. I think many women considered me
gay. Those times I'm trying to be NT I do the "shell ..retreat" I clam up and
say nothing. Women do not like a man that does not talk enough. Basically you
can not win. So your life long goal is to find a women that sees you as a
romantic friend in your "out there" state.

Well, nobody was quite on the same page, but thanks for the responses anyway guys. I guess I'm in sorta new territory here. I nternalize things a lot, so maybe I'll figure out before too long.

I think I know what you're trying to say with the first part of your post. Can't say I've been there, but anyway. As for the second part, I can't relate because I've found someone (unfortunately the feeling isn't mutual, but I'm apparently a 'very good friend of his.')

..."cruise control" can be a good thing...I think it's hard to be happy with someone else until you're happy with yourself...once you're secure in your own skin...you're a little more sure of the things you want or need in life...and those things you don't.

When the time is right for a relationship you'll know it...for now just enjoy life.