Ask Evie: How Do I Balance My Feminine Energy With Letting A Man Know I’m Interested In Being Pursued?

READER’S QUESTION: “I am a believer that in order to attract a man with masculine energy, I need to embody the more passive female energy and let him take the lead and pursue. I do think I mostly give off this feminine energy that there have been Evie articles on. However, as I get older (26 years old) and stay single, I have been surprised that some of my married friends (who are pretty conservative and agree that, in general, the man should pursue) have been encouraging me to invite a guy I am interested in to a casual group gathering or to text first. They argue that this is not the same thing as asking the guy out on a date, but I do not think I should do that since I want the man to make the first move and pursue me. They argue that I need to ‘throw him a bone’ and let him know I am interested in being pursued. I feel like I do this through smiling, eye contact, and playful banter.