Robin, I had planned to reply long before now. Work gets in the way of leisure sometimes.
But first, I wrote in message 16:
There is always a spark between myself and a female that makes any relationship with them, from casual acquaintances onward, much more interesting than with male friends.
Boy, it sounds like I am pretty full of myself here. Actually, I don't know for sure that my female acquaintances feel the same spark that I do when I interact with them, though I suspect in many cases that they do. The spark I feel is within myself--but that is enough. As for "always," let's say "nearly always."
Okay, now on to your point:
Not in your heart, no, but you can outwardly. And if you do, they will like that. The point is not to draw attention to the sexual aspect. And if you do that, they will appreciate it.
In my experience, women like attention. The added attention that I give to women is not overtly sexual. It is not intended to produce an outcome, e.g. sex. I give them particular attention just for the sake of doing so, because I enjoy it and they (I have reason to believe) enjoy it as well. Simply put: I like women. I enjoy the company of my male friends as well, but it is just not the same as with females.
However, in some way your point is taken. If, when I call a woman with whom I have a particular interest, I can keep it as casual as if I were calling a male friend to go do something, I would be much better off. That is difficult to do at times. Oh well, such is (my) life.
Cheers.