hmmmm...
Originally posted by Sublime Trigger
I agree with a lot of what you say,
I also think the whole thing sounds clinical, and I disagree with the idea that there are 'Techniques' of any sort.
Yes, I understand what you mean.
If I followed your bullet pointed traits I'd feel and be acting like a shmuck. For the majority of men, it would be a pretense, and thus by learning these traits, you are negating any worth placed in this immedia-persona to begin with. Once the ladyperson gets to know the REAL you, your traits are the very reason that loving may well turn to loathing.
You believe yourself to be a "shmuck" because of your perspective. If you change it and look at it as in "improving" yourself, then there are no conflicts.
If you do not follow the bulleted list, you want to lack confidence? Be desperate? No challenge? Be boring and uncreative? etc? I know it sounds demeaning, I first looked at it that way...refusing to accept there are actually traits to attraction. Truth is, there is.
I wanted to believe on what the world and media fed to me, "be yourself," confess your undying love to her, write to her 50 poems in one month (don't get me wrong, poems are really romantic but an excessive amount of them at the wrong place, wrong time looks weak and desperate). Look at all the movies, do you notice how the male characters act? Most of the movies are for AFC's.
Yes, the lady person knows the REAL you, a real man. Don't get me wrong but these traits don't change your personality to something fake and demeaning, they improve who you are. Personalities are a different issue, it's the traits.
I also dont agree that you CAN fundamentally change your outlook, and I have enough faith in female perception to believe that they'd see through it anyway, the majority in any case.
Well, from my experience, the whole reason I searched for self-improvement is because my chump-ass heart got simply
stomped on and walked over by several women who took advantage of my "weakness," inability to remain powerful and confident in their presence. Basically I was used and abused, it led me to become a player for a while, seduction was applied extremely manipulatively - I was a jerk trying to get even, now I'm an improved person, changed once again, in a long term and I have to agree, it's much better to devote and love one women, than have several women lacking that love.
Female perception...don't put your trust so easily in one...you'll be disappointed if your heart gets stomped over. You see, nice guys TRY to get the WOMAN to understand THEM, and when they do, they become weak and desperate,
"Why don't you listen to me *with tears in his eye*?" The good-hearted woman will embrace you back, but they are so damn rare. Something similar happened to me, I tried to get the girl to understand me and she gave me the famous line:
"Let's just be friends, I don't want to hurt you, I don't think we are meant for each other."
Or she could've simply stated,
"You are unattractive to me." But I didn't listen to her, I said
"Why? Don't you know I really care for you?"
What this does is the reverse of what I really wanted, to keep her. Instead it made her feel
tremendously uncomfortable, you are putting her in a position and situation she does not WANT or LIKE, so she will state,
"I'm so sorry...I can't do this anymore."
I lost...
I just gave up, lost my confidence completely. I'm sure any guy that understands, if it happened to you, what that desperation feels like, the thought of it "eating out your soul." It fuckin sucks alright. I can guarantee that. So I lamented,
"She won't love/like me for me...blah blah" And *click* here is where most women are like that. Then it led to my mentality of "improve yourself." -
and this is the best damn advice anyone can give. Just be yourself, if given to me at that time would KILL ME. You can't *just be yourself* try the
same things and frickin expect
different outcomes, that's PURE INSANITY!!
The idea of a 'game' on any level still cheapens love, if I playact to get women I cheat them as well as myself.
I think differently, not at all. I played it, conquer, win a great women, pass through her games until she eventually sees me as the man she always wanted, intelligent, humurous, etc. and the romantic part falls in
perfectly. We fall in love and look back at how we attracted each other, the funny games we put each other up to...it's really fun to talk about *trust me* Now, she becomes the woman that will LIKE YOU FOR YOU. Her defensive "weeding out potential mates" mentality has died, she found a real man, now you will also like her for her and this is why I'm in a 1 1/2 year relationship with a
rules girl, the things we did were fun, we fought often, building stronger ties and connection, constantly challenging each other in the relationship (even in the bedroom, the most fun part
), arguing then romantically making it all up with one loving and memorable kiss. It's a great feeling indeed...
The end of a great love story, correct?
(I know just j/k!!)
It's not real love, but it's getting there