So anyway, if you are really interested in a woman, it's always best to show her how interested you are.
People will argue and say you'll scare her away and think you're a stalker, but, if she's as interested in YOU as you are in HER - if you just show it in appropriate ways, you'll be able to tell right off if the feeling it mutual.
Normally a few dates/conversations will pretty much uncover interest levels and commonalities.....
You even find this on the internet in conversations with strangers... some you enjoy talking to more than others...
some you just seem to "mesh" with for some reason... doesn't mean you are going to date or marry them but the same principle applies.
When I was younger and single, I thought if the physical attraction was there or grew, that was a great starting point and you just deal with the other stuff that is missing.
Even with friends now, as I meet people, if there is something I dislike or just don't think would make us be able to be good friends, I cut ties. I guess many people don't feel this way, but, my time I feel should be spent on people that like me for who I am - and have similar interests with - and of course, I need to like them as they are too.....
Sounds like common sense, but, I think oftentimes we go through life "faking it"....