[pburgh01]

The premise is all wrong here, for men trying to dissect this. I came from a position of scarcity. That I was lucky to have a women in my life, that they were the prize. Read the book "No More Mr Nice Guy"..by Robert Glover. Life changing read. Until as a man you are willing to meet a woman as an equal, you are doomed to power struggles and you will attract women that are unhealthy. When I stopped having attachments to outcomes and I was comfortable with myself a good woman came in my life. For guys...

• Date multiple women and don't get one-itits
• Ask for what you want, sexually, emotionally and intellectually
• Be playful and spontaneous
• Dress and groom well
• Have a robust, interesting life outside of her
• Don't be afraid to push back at her. Women want a strong man, not a wet noodle
• Make her earn your affections and let her know subtlety she can be replaced if she ignores you, plays games or abuses you. I did this and it worked, I was chased, not the other way around.
• Be understanding, flexible, caring, kind and authentic, but NEVER at your expense, EVER.

I did not find the article all that repulsive or find the author all that bad.

[PapaBear3625]

Make her earn your affections and let her know subtlety she can be replaced if she ignores you, plays games or abuses you. I did this and it worked, I was chased, not the other way around.

Women say they want a man who has "inner strength". A man who allows his woman to treat him badly, fails the test for inner strength.

The kind of man who women desire, has options, and the willingness to exercise his options if he's not being treated right.

[Kaslin]

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[rlmorel]

I agree 100%.

Any man who looks at a woman as being anything less than an equal partner in a relationship is setting it up for failure.

I was lucky-I was raised this way, to respect women and treat them with respect.

I got married a bit later, and before we got married, I told my future wife that I needed straightforwardness. I would not participate in any head games.

I told her that if I asked her how she was doing, and she said “Fine” then I wasn’t going to play mind games, read her body language, or anything else. I would accept her at her word and assume she was “fine”.

That has serve me well.

All those things you state are true in my estimation.