Hi VoN.
I have an answer though it may not delight you. I think I'm only qualified to speak from my experience, but I suggest you keep an open mind and then rule it out if need be, but keep questioning.
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How do I project an air of self-confidence to prevent these types from wooing me?? Or is there anything I can do to sift these loosers out of the mix - without becoming a cynnical &(#@# ?

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Is there something that stops you from having an instinctive discomfort about things or getting a sense of when something isnt real. Anytime I have been around someone who is in their false self I have felt something not right. Could there be something below the level of consciousness attracting you there?
this is NOT blaming the victim, its about bringing to the light of consciousness what ever there might be that makes you vulnerable to getting hooked in..................
Like Ns have this way of knowing what you need, what you long for and reflecting it........but I suspect there MUST be some clues...... from early on. Did you have a delerious, high feeling in yourself? feel a bit less focused from your own centre of initiative ........... think of yourself as a first class detective, examining everthing..........

over to you..............

ps, yeah, good move about taking away NS. When I've done that it was like pressing the eject button, I was outta there instantly.