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Comment on Pheromones: Are they real? by AD

AD — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:35:23 +0000

I do believe that pheromones can be washed away by showering. I’m a fairly attractive male, and have been dating quite a few women. What I’ve noticed with dates, are that when I shower right before it, the woman isn’t as into me. If I don’t shower, like I’m talking about for a day or two; I can actually feel myself emitting more pheromones, and I notice that the same woman would be more attracted to me. It’s weird, but true.

Comment on Start of a good evening…more to come by Myth

Myth — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:32:09 +0000

Sadly, I have no recollection whatsoever of how that night went, and it somehow ended up as the last post before my complete abandonment of the blog. Obviously it didn’t go well, otherwise another post would surely have followed. Yet, assuming the night was a bust, that would have naturally led to me being back in the field the next night, the next weekend, something. I’m moderately disappointed in myself that I ended my blogging endeavor on such an initially hopeful yet ultimately disappointing note. I’m pretty much out of the game right now, pursuing the relationship angle for a while, but I am not willing to leave the blog at that.

Comment on Pheromones: Are they real? by Myth

Myth — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:26:20 +0000

The problem that I see here is that there is no difference between a biological reaction due to pheromones and a psychological one due to confidence. Initial success breeds future results and initial failure breeds future struggle. I don’t think there is any argument to be made that women are attracted to confidence which is aroused by an internal expectation of success. If success early on in interactions with women simultaneously breeds that confidence and a “pheromone spike,” how can you separate the causes of the future results? This seems like a way to justify the existence of pheromones on the basis of tying them to a proven fact. There is nothing here that really advances the argument on the existence of pheromones.

Comment on Pheromones: Are they real? by Garry Pheromone

Garry Pheromone — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:21:24 +0000

There is some good evidence that men who do well with women not only have higher pheromones but because of the higher pheromones have more social skill. Young men as they start to produce testosterone also start to produce pheromones. Now if your early encounters with girls goes bad. Your testosterone falls, your pheromones drop and your courage for future encounters falters. In fact just thinking about talking to or interacting with a female can cause the hormonal dive mentioned above. Making many men of all ages avoid social situations that involve females, the prettier the female the worse the intensity of fear. His pheromones say he is afraid, his social skills prove it, females treat him badly and an unfortunate cycle is born.

Now, if the early youthful interaction went well, then the young man’s hormones and pheromones spike up, he becomes braver, talks more, and feels good about the situation. Because he has no fear he is comfortable approaching women and develops greater social skill than his less fortunate friends. His pheromones say he is not afraid and he is strong, his social skills confirm it and a good cycle is born.

Comment on Start of a good evening…more to come by John

John — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:38 +0000

Bro, indeed that was the the last post on that evening! Inquiring minds want to know how it went!

Comment on FR: J-Dog and Stripper Game by Myth

Myth — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:55:30 +0000

Come on man, we all know you found it because you Google yourself regularly, and this incredibly high-traffic blog is a top result. However you stumbled across it, great to hear from you. I will keep my eyes open for updates to your teaching schedule and hopefully you’ll keep checking out the blog. I just started up work again after vacation so my entries have been a little sparse, but I like to think I have something to offer when I do get around to writing.

I’m not familiar with Dr. Paul, but I will check him out. Thanks for the update.

–Myth

Comment on FR: J-Dog and Stripper Game by JDOG

JDOG — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:00:27 +0000

haha.. don’t ask how I stumbled across this.. thanks for the kind words! I’m in England right now, and upon returning to Arizona I will be working on setting up my teaching schedule, perhaps I’ll see you at an event.

In London I was teaching a workshop with Dr. Paul, quite an amazing man, whom I’m looking forward to working with again. Simply put, it was my best teaching experience to date.

Cheers.. J!

Comment on The sexuality triangle and why I’m back by Beta

Beta — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:09:21 +0000

Great post! Very informative. The great thing about this concept it’s focused on calibration. Anything related to calibration can become embedded in you if you make a conscious effort to do so. Once it’s instinctual, it will never leave you. It should be understood that the physicality triangle is a mental aid used to guide you towards proper physical calibration. I’ve been struggling to find a good model for to push / pull kino and I think this might work. Thanks.

Comment on The sexuality triangle and why I’m back by Myth

Myth — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:35:40 +0000

Yeah, I realize the idea of avoiding awkwardness is not exactly earth shattering. Again obviously, avoiding it all together is better than trying to get out of it, but getting out of it is most definitely possible. The core is really about having your inner game in place, which unfortunately can be one of the hardest parts of running game. Many guys will recognize that the slide is happening, and fear will lead them down one of two roads, both of which are bad places to go.

Some guys will let the awkwardness take over, mainly because that’s what they’re used to. They get that “Here we go again” thing going in their head, and thereby assume their failure. This is the part where they will back out of a set that could have been saved, or the part where there body language and other non-verbals will start to subcommunicate low value. Though the guy may have gone into the set feeling great and communicating high value, an inner sense of low value will be easily validated, and then will rush to the surface.

The other direction guys will go is over the top with the standard PUA moves. They guy will break out of any comfort he was building and revert back toward the attraction building moves. Basically, he will push away too hard. The clearest example I can think of right now would be going back to trying to own the group. Talking louder, talking more to other members of the group than you’re talking to the target, teasing other girls in the group. This, while maybe not consciously apparent to women, will subconsciously look like running away from failure. You look like you just realized you were losing at the game with the target and so you decided to look for a new one, which not only communicates low value, but is also really insulting. Women like to know a man has experience and they don’t mind even some reputation, but they still want to feel special and like you’re not just a slut that sleeps with anything that moves.

Because the slide into awkwardness happens by staying too long in either the sexuality or the sexual tension corners of the triangle, the answer to getting back into the pendulum is just to continue the swing. If you’ve stayed in tension building so long that the girls starts to to think you’re missing those sexual cues, do something overtly sexual. If you’re in a bar or a club, hold her hand and rub with a finger or thumb. Put your hand on the top of her ass. Kiss her gently, then back off.

This reminds me of a third mistake you can make. Don’t try to save the sexuality by going for the gold when you haven’t been slowly moving that way. Do something that makes it obvious you’re getting her sexual cues. Even look her in the eyes when you do it so that you say, “I get it, I just don’t want it to be right now.” This communicates a ton of sexual value. You’re not putting on a show, you don’t need the make-out right now. You get it, but you’re waiting. It’s money.

If you have her isolated, go deeper. You don’t want to be alone with her for too long without swinging pretty hard toward the sexual. This is the real “friend zone” danger zone. This can also be really nerve racking for many men, but you just have to go for it. Just like the longer you wait to open the weirder it is once you do; same goes for getting sexual.

If you’ve gotten too sexual too fast, swing back the other way. Don’t tense up and go completely non-sexual. That is again accepting failure, which she will read as you suck at sex and you know it. Just back off some without any indication that you are backing out. Don’t be like “are you okay?” or “sorry” or worse, like “really? shit!” You never acknowledge it started to slip, you just back off a little. Stay somewhat sexual, but build more tension by getting her hotter with the lighter sexuality before you go for the gold.

Same idea either way. If you keep the pendulum swinging slowly and in a controlled manner, you will be successful.

Comment on The sexuality triangle and why I’m back by Great White Hope

Great White Hope — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:13:35 +0000

Interesting. I like it.

Obviously, you want to avoid slipping into awkwardness. Is there a way to get out of it if you do?

Give us a heads up next time you’re coming to Austin.