Lol. Thanks safety. I needed that. At any rate let me say thanks for the advice. In the future though I would prefer some advice from the older or married guys. I still like a good romp in the hay, but if I need that I can hit a bar. I am not some young guy on the prowl anymore.
From the way you're describing the situation, it doesn't sound like you've had much experience being 'on the prowl', because if you did, you would understand how this situation with your 'potential wifey material' would work. How do you like someone for a year and just sit back in the shadow? That sounds like something I did back in 8th grade.
Women, just like men, are biological creatures of nature. What attracts you to the opposite sex and the opposite sex to you is generally universally the same among sexes.
Why do you think women like men with, broad shoulders, taller height, deeper voices, social intelligence, money, etc...
Visa versa, men are attracted to women with wider hip to waist ratio, fuller lips, bigger pupils, big breasts, etc...
Do you think they all sat down one day and said, "Hey girls, we need to START liking men with these traits". Hell no! It's evolutionary the reasons they're attracted to the things they are, and if you know that, you can take advantage of that fact.
In the case of safety-man and you, we're not saying that it's not OK to marry within such a short time of knowing a person. In fact, my parents knew each other for 6 months and have been married over 35+ years. We're saying that marriage should not be your aim when getting to know a person (neither sex for that matter). From the sounds of it, safety-man has a successful relationship with he and his lady friends. That's hard to come by nowadays, especially after knowing each other so little before getting married. Kudos!
I think what most of us are trying to portray is the overall bigger picture of the situation.
Here is one girl that you like (out of millions that exist in the world that are probably just as qualified as she is) and you're putting all your eggs in one basket. You know what happens when you drop your basket full of eggs? They are all more likely to get crushed. It's better to spread your eggs in multiple different baskets to reduce the risk of getting them all broken.
You created a thread that asked for genuine advice in helping you succeed getting this girl. Yet, you're not listening to any of the advice that anyone has given you. When we say to you, get to know her, we're not talking about finding out what her favorite drink is, or what her favorite picnic lunch is. When we say talk to her, we're not talking about small talk like 'hi' and 'bye'. The process of courtship to relationship is a science, much like steroids are just a science. Just like there is an algorithm to a math problem that is put on the board, there is a drawn out algorithm for succeeding in relationships. The hard part is, they don't teach you that algorithm in school and you're set up to find it yourself.
As you'd probably insist upon, I will not be offering anymore 'advice' to you on the subject. You know, when you hear someone talk or present a subject on something, you pretty much can point out the people that know what they are talking about. For instance, if I needed help on anything steroid related, I'd come to you because I see the credible advice you offer people. I find that you're a very intelligent man, and have a lot of knowledge in that receptacle of yours. But, I can't sit here and steer you in what I believe is the right direction, especially when you're convinced otherwise. The only way you'd ever know if I was right is if you grabbed the wheel for yourself and eventually drove. When someone offered me advice on women the first time, I told them to go screw themselves. I said to them, that'd never work in a million years, but then I started trying it, and get guess what? It worked better than anything else I had.
Best of luck man. No hard feelings at all. I'm not saying that I know anymore about women than you know about them. All I was trying to do was offer some genuine advice for a guy that has been in my situation before.