Yeah, getting played by guys probably hurts a lot, but I imagine it hurts less with more experience?

I started dating in my mid-20s (I'm 29 now) and the first girlfriend I had was super hot and I literally felt like she was my soul mate. Obviously she wasn't, she basically changed her entire personality to suit me because she was attracted. Relationship fell apart and we had a really bad breakup, my ego was shattered and I felt depressed for like 3 months... until a second hot girl came along. Second break up after that wasn't bad at all.

I also have never ever met a single girl who adhered to any sort of dating "strategy". Everything girls told themselves they wouldn't do goes out of the window at the sight of the first attractive guy who shows interest. I bet that applies to 99.99% of the girls on that sub, whether they admit it or not.