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>It's never anything in a frame of mind to connect as people and know you inside and out and care about you as a person. It's all about what is in it for themselves and how everything affects her.
Yes. Men can still be and often are selfish, of course. But there's the potential for more. With women, it's always been about how much (You) can do for her. Observe how they treat people that they think can do nothing for them, they're invisible or treated with open disdain, unless it's to massage their egos.

>I think the sincere human connection and affection men want from women is actually impossible and entirely a fiction from our imagination we project onto women.
Correct. Romance is mostly male cope to deal with women's nature without roping.

I wish it were different and we could love them as we wanted to, but that is always punished. There's a reason ancients behaved like they did... They had this figured out. Modernity has just cast a new light onto women and shown their true natures once again

I have found that the best approach you can have to women these days is to limit your emotional involvement. Ironically, they love it and it protects you from harm and at least gives you sex. Sad, but it is what it is