Cognitive Dissonance Yesterday my wife lost her job. The day before that I sliced my eye open so badly I spent all day hiding like a vampire from the light. Could hardly write, because to a cut cornea a computer screen is the modern day version of the rack. It was leaking pus all day. […]
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PERSONA: THE SECOND PILLAR OF ATTRACTION In part two of this series, we discussed preselection — the first pillar of attraction. Now we’re going to address the second pillar (and one most talked about by dating coaches): Persona. Let’s dive in. The Two Halves Of Persona Like preselection, persona is composed of “comfort” aspects and
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PRESELECTION: THE FIRST PILLAR OF ATTRACTION In the last article in this series, we gave an overview of the three pillars of attraction. In this one, we’re going to zoom in on the first of those pillars: Preselection. Let’s get right into it. The Two Halves Of Preselection Within each pillar of attraction, there are a number of
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THE THREE PILLARS OF ATTRACTION I’ve been often asked, “Pat, if there is ONE thing you need to do to succeed in dating, what is it?” Generally, my go to response is this article. There is no question attraction lives and dies on the strength of a man’s frame. It is the safest and most
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HOW TO BE A LOSER Everybody wants to be successful. Now, how they define that success might be different. But few people would ever claim that they want to be a loser – even if they’re not willing to put in the effort to change that reality. No, most people tell themselves the same story:
THE GOOD SIDE OF SHAME It had been 67 days exactly. Probably not the longest of my life, but the longest I could remember. And I was proud. I had been going strong. Temptation – when it reared it’s ugly head (a rare thing as of late) – was beaten back with an iron will.
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THE REAL REASON WOMEN LOVE RICH GUYS There are many things in the dating world under dispute. One of them is not. Women love rich guys. Like status, money is an aphrodisiac to women. Ugly, out of shape men “punch above their weight” (literally) with pretty women so long as they have money. And society’s
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THE 2 TYPES OF MEN AND WOMEN (AND THE GAMMA MALE AND FEMALE) In the “manosphere,” two main types of men are bandied about frequently. These archetypes are simplistic, but often useful: Alphas and Betas. Many of you may be familiar with them, but for those who aren’t, the concept behind these archetypes is simple.
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WHY DO WOMEN LOVE STATUS? There is one iron-clad law of the dating game: Women love status. Consciously or not, they gravitate towards men who have popularity, riches, and fame… and if in a relationship, desire that their men achieve higher status himself. As such, many men make it their be-all-end-all goal to acquire as
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THE 5 RULES OF COMPLIMENTING A GIRL Conventional dating advice is convoluted. One “expert” might say this, another that… sometimes their advice even directly contradicts each other. You’ve probably heard some of it before: “Don’t compliment a girl or she’ll ditch you!” And it’s inverse… “If you want to get a girl to like you,
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