You guys are right, of course, but if it's one thing I've learned about dating: you can stand there and beat your fists at the wind; laugh in the face of destiny, whatever - but all it will accomplish is you being right, and more importantly, dateless. Sure, it sucks that people play games, but it's the way things are, and I think you'll find that people play them *at first* to avoid getting hurt, until a sufficient amount of trust and familiarity wears it down. So, you can either dig your heels in, refuse to play, and get short-changed, or you can roll with it, and perhaps even enjoy it. Maybe you'll find someone else who doesn't like to play these games, and good luck to you, but it might also be like finding a needle in a haystack...