Philosophers today [in other word, Foolosophers] are the lover of the lovers of the lovers of the Sophia, to be the least.

They are just the lovers who never got the Beloved but still yearn for her in vain like a loser whose love was never been commensurated. If your love is genuine and you put your due efforts, your Beloved will have to come to you and she will beg you to be her husband/consort/protector.

This is the "real" philosophy.

You cannot use other lovers as a role model. You cannot be a copycat. Sophia does not like parrots. Sophia does not like the puppets. She is looking for the puppet Master. Your love has to be unique and built from scratch on your own. Unless you are a Master of yourself, you cannot be the husband of Sophia, i.e. Sophomaster. It takes time and a lot of introspection and extrospection directly from your part. Off course you can always listen and read what other people are talking about to educate yourself but mere following the lovers of the lovers will not take you to the Beloved. And finally when the Beloved finds your unique love, she will to you come with all of her offerings, but it will not work vice versa.

For ladies, pursuing philosophy will be like looking for a lesbian relationship. No wonder why only few women ever seriously interested in philosophy. I guess they are busy looking for the Lover/Husband /Protector (philosophers) but not for another Sophia per se. Or may be, they themselves are the Sophia but they don't know it, hence they do not need it to begin with.