Mate thanks for writing the report, detailed and a good read.
I met you the other week, looking forward to getting out at some point again!
Phone thing sucks but I wonder are you fishing in the right pond at the moment?
I have noticed astonishing differences in London in terms of clientele, demographics and attitude/receptiveness.
It may be stating the obvious but switching up the venue/area and avoiding what starts becoming personal away grounds where you never get a point metaphorically speaking(eg tiger tiger!) has marked results and quick.
I remember a guy I met off here 2 years ago raved about ceilidh nights for example that occur in LOndon if you Google.
Whilst I am not advocating we all shuffle off to do the GAy Gordon he was reaping the dividends as being the well dressed, socially together non oddity amongst the lines of girls who were up for dancing and more, he was late 40s I remember too.
Again may be stating the obvious but it's easy to get stuck into a routine of hitting the same haunts when a shake up could accelerate progress.
Just my two penneth and see you soon fella.