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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
How to Gain Power over Yourself and Others
All too often, in our lives we find ourselves being manipulated or influenced by other men, by women, and sometimes even by the damned television.
Of course, as a kid against a schoolyard bully, perhaps the only options are the Charles Atlas course, karate classes, or a tactful withdrawal. But in later life usually we’re not [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Happiness, Hypnosis, Manipulation, Persuasion, Power by shyguy
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
How to Build Rapport
Rapport. Being ‘in sync.” In the same groove. Of the same mind.
That’s the way you want the girl to be. Right?
But your acting like one of the girls won’t get it. Though girls *say* they like “good guys,” what happens if you generate the “good guy” image is that you become a girlfriend of hers. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dating, Getting Along, Persuasion, Pick-up Technique by shyguy
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Breaking up is Hard to Do
You know the old song … “Breaking up is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka?
“Don’t take your love, Away from me
Don’t leave my heart, In misery
If you go, Then I’ll be blue
Cause breakin’ up is hard to do.”
Have you ever had the experience of breaking up with someone? For this discussion, let’s assume that it [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Getting Along, Stumbling Around, What Women Want by shyguy
Friday, April 20th, 2007
Inertia — How to Approach a Woman
Like most things in life, the things you do that actually work are usually very simple.
Usually you don’t need much help in noticing some attractive woman whom you would like to approach. It’s simple.
First you see her. You say ‘hubba-hubba!’ in your mind, and you know that you’d like to be closer to her. You’d [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dating, Pick-up Technique by shyguy
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Cheat Sheet: Top 20 Romantic Comedies
When it comes to the movies, women are big saps, and all sentimental. The fact that my lady friend often says to me, in the movies, ‘Are you crying?’ means nothing. Of course I wasn’t crying. I just got something in my eye.
But, getting back to business. Women are emotional creatures, unlike the man of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Creative Dates, Dating, Movies by shyguy
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
How to Pick Up Girls (Part 5)
[CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY]
I’ve been describing an excellent exercise for getting to meet some women, even if you’re way shy. This exercise makes it easy.
Summary: You go someplace with lots of women. You walk along the way, and as you pass each one you say something. But don’t stop; just keep walking. At the far end, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dating by shyguy
Monday, April 9th, 2007
How to Pick Up Girls (Part 4)
[CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY]You’ll recall that this is a fun exercise which gives you a way to get over shyness fast, and you started it by going someplace where there are a *lot* of women. Step two was you went walking up the hall, and as you passed various women, you say something to them (anything!), [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dating by shyguy
Sunday, April 8th, 2007
How to Pick Up Girls (Part 3)
San Francisco State, 1972: I’d read a book about how to pick up girls. Actually, it was about how to get laid, and was entitled “Scoremanship”. I cannot recommend the book for its attitude, but it had this one magnificent technique for meeting women.
Step One: You go to someplace where there are lots of women, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dating by shyguy
Saturday, April 7th, 2007
How to Pick Up Girls (Part 2)
[CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY]
Summary: The Law of Havingness states that each person establishes a certain level of ‘havingness’ for any commodity. This is the level that they’re continually comfortable with, and if things change, they’ll tend to unconsciously change their situation until it’s back at the comfortable and familiar level.
It doesn’t matter that you might be [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dating by shyguy
Friday, April 6th, 2007
How to Pick Up Girls (Part 1)
Wichita Falls, Texas. Spring 1971. A bright idea pays off.
Havingness, noun, Your willingness, often automatic, to experience something in your life; how much you are ‘having’ of something, such as: love-life, money, nice apartment, etc.
Havingness What You Want!
From puberty to age 26, I had been incompetent in learning about women, and then [...]