Should I Pursue...Pulling A Ruth

I am writing this in response (and in question) to an article I read recently on a christian website directed at singles. Should I, or any other Christian woman, pursue a man in a friendship and beyond? Is it okay to boldly pursue friendships with men? Is it my job to pursue the man in this "new day and age"? Help me out guys!

I want a man who will lead me and be strong in his pursuit of me. Would I damage a friendship or potential relationship by taking that job from him? Did Ruth?

First of all, what do we know about this woman? She is only one of two women to get her very own book in the Bible, and it was set in some of Israel's darkest days. Ruth left her homeland, dead husband and family to go to a foreign country with her MIL. Her prospects back in Naomi's homeland were slim to none- sounding a little like living in St. George...BUT I digress! :) Enter Boaz. He was eligible, wealthy and a kinsmen redeemer...winning! Naomi was not content to wait around for Boaz to take notice of Ruth, so she decided to encourage Ruth to catch his eye. She went to the threshing floor and said OT style, "I'm available".  She made her intentions known, that she wanted to get married and it worked! Now, the question is, should women follow her lead today?


The following is copied and pasted from the article: 

"The context of Ruth is that she lived in a stable society where families were involved in God's work of bringing mates together," Mary said. "In our day, we are in limbo without the structures and social supports. We don't even know if potential mates believe in marriage the same as we do. Just how courtship should be done is up for grabs. Not because it should be, but because it is."

"I see nothing in Scripture that says a woman is not allowed to express her desire; nothing that says she may only 
respond when sought after.

I've always thought that by the time Naomi told Ruth about the kinsman-redeemer system and asked her to go to Boaz at the threshing floor, she ahd every reason to believe Boaz would respond positively as we see him doing at the conclusion of the story. 

So, men of God, what say you? I would love to be married, but I feel I am jut waiting for something to happen. Do we as godly women take courtship into our own hands? Or should we wait for you to show interest in us and pursue us??

I always viewed marriage as a beautiful picture of what the church is in relationship to Jesus. He pursued us while we were in sin. As a future bride I want a man to be strong enough to pursue me.