Mate

  • Five principles
    • Based on science not bias
    • Understand why women are attracted to certain things
    • Own your attractiveness
    • Be honest about what you want (with yourself and women)
    • Win win relationships, not man or woman loses
  • Five steps
    • Get your head straight
    • Cultivate attractiveness
    • Display proofs
    • Go where women are
    • Take action
  • Confidence
    • Is thinking you will have success because you have before
    • Basically impossible to fake it, bc evolition made it necessary to accurately predict
    • Only way to build confidence is to to build (and demonstrate) real competence
    • Momentum is also real - like a product recommendation. We have a sociometer in our head tracking our value
  • Understanding women fearing men
    • Unlike men who most fear rejection, women most fear harm - physical, social, emotional etc
    • They feel constantly vulnerable physically, and also sexually bc of objectification
    • Paradox of attracted to the ppl who can most harm her
    • They try to reject subtly in order to not cause negative reaction from man
    • Very aware they are hot but ambivalent about it, self conscious and tired of hearing about it at the same time
    • Talk about something that makes them valued for something besides that
  • Social status and competition and Slut shaming
    • Women are competing for the good men, and do that with status and other (stupid) things
    • Slut shaming is so powerful bc a promiscuous woman is the biggest threat to a relationship
    • So subtlety, excuses, and rejection are ways to reduce Slut shaming
    • Charming friends or giving a chance for subtlety is a way to speed through that
  • Pregnancy explains a huge amount of sex difference
    • Bio clock is a huge thing. Every relationship is a relationship
    • Not about the orgasm, about the shared experience. Enjoy it, don’t make it goal oriented
  • Women’s preferences are clear and Subconscious: effectiveness and willingness (don’t worry baby, I got this)
    • Reduce ineffectiveness first: this is immediate stopper
    • Three forms of effectiveness: carrying good genes (healthy and exotic genes), good partner with benefits (material, social, protective, pleasurable, etc), good dad (protection, role model/teaching/coaching, stability/dedicated)
  • Get in shape: if you are healthy and energetic you jump to the front
    • More than shallow, it’s an evolved behavior to pick out health
    • Just need to be good enough, not jacked. Overall effectiveness not hotness
    • Sleep more. 8-9 hours in a dark room every night. Energy
      • Pitch black (no ambient, indicator lights, etc)
      • No blue lights (screens) for 2 hours,
      • Cold, oxygenated room
      • No stimulants after 4pm (including social media)
      • Mindfulness and intentional relaxation, avoid anxiety
    • Nutrition
      • Eat mostly unprocessed foods
      • **No sugar, no grains **(including beer and bread)
    • Exercise
      • Functional strength is most important
      • Move heavy loads, go fast (high intensity), compound movements, no chronic cardio (jogging)
      • Hiit is super effective. Crossfit is best
    • Display your good appearance
      • Posture and body language - basics indicate health
      • Good fitting clothes (not tight)
      • Physical contact signal your being in shape
      • Acticity dates to show energy
      • Learn physical skills like dancing, shooting, skiing, scuba, climbing, darts/billiards,
      • Skills like hand tools, etc while you do something manly and effective
      • Team sports like baseball, basketball, football
  • Happiness and mental health is attractive
    • Playfulness, humor, openness, resilience and other signs of happiness show mental health
    • Use mindfulness, healthy habits, and choices about who and where to spend time with, etc to get into good mental health
    • Switch between maturity and immature playfulness
    • When you’re in love the world is your playground - keep some of that playfulness all the time
    • Don’t complain - show resilience and make it happen
  • Women care a lot about intelligence, but you need to think about it more broadly - effectiveness in the way we evolved
    • Social:
    • Emotional intelligence. Ability to read people and situations
    • Verbal intelligence - articulate expression, lead groups, etc.
    • Practical intelligence. Street starts and real world skills
    • Mating intelligence:
    • Academic intelligence: correlates with general intelligence. But not raw iq, it’s what you do with it
  • Ways to grow your diverse intelligence
    • Travel - broaden your mind. This fascinates women
    • Sales roles
    • Service industry like bartender
    • Start a company
    • Hang out with smart people
  • Being funny is always attractive. It shows intelligence
    • ‘What’s your story’ should have a good answer
    • Creativity is also a sign of intelligence - arts, entrepreneur, physical, drawing, writing
    • Don’t shoot yourself in the foot. Talk about what you know only
  • **Willpower is the ability to get shit done - be effective **- even with obstacles
    • Super important bc signals dependability
    • Be empathetic to your future self
    • Think about it not as a negative (don’t have whiskey) but as a positive step towards a bigger goal
    • Set goals and accomplish them. Need a plan and processes/habits to support willpower
      • Start with a single, measurable realistic goal.
      • Make a plan of action with a deadline
      • Make habits that leave few decisions
      • Make yourself accountable to others
      • If needed, forgive failure and readjust
      • Grooming, cleanliness, fitness are signs of willpower
      • Sexual restraint is a huge show of willpower 
  • Agreeable and assertive - the ‘tender defender’
    • Women don’t want a pushover or an asshole
    • Agreeable = kind, real altruism. Not pushovers
      • Volunteering, thoughtful gifts, true empathy and care
    • Assertive = powerful in a protective way, not threatening
      • Formidable, decisive and willing to act to defend
    • Combining the two is tough. Example-waitress spills on your date. Do you do nothing (wimp) or get furious (asshole)? No, you act to resolve the situation quickly and beneficially.
  • **Display attractive proofs - show, don’t tell **your intelligence, humor, etc. Social, material, Aesthetics, romantic, etc proofs of your value
    • Social proof, status, is the most important.
      • Not about alpha male status
      • status, popularity, prestige, respect and influence
      • Anyone who makes groups function better, eg leadership, dedication and loyalty
    • In all interactions be warm, present (eye contact and listening) and confident
    • Put yourself in situations that show your strength 
      • Sharing meals is great
    • Women don’t look for beautiful men, they look for men with beautiful women
    • Invite women into your social circle
    • Things you can do
      • Group dates
      • Host parties /events
      • Sports leagues
      • Get a dog
  • Women care about money, more for what it represents than its practical use
    • Signal that you have what it takes
  • Your life is like a piece of art and you want to show taste and thoughtfulness, so Aesthetics matter
    • Learn to dance: nightclub two step, country 2 step, hustle, east coast swing, west coast swing, edm, Latin, ballroom
    • Craftsmanship (working leather, or making furniture) is super attractive
    • Storytelling: context and emotion, not just facts
  • Grooming
    • Hair: conditioner daily, cut often
    • Stray hair: nose, ear, eyebrow
    • Beard: full beard not in between. If messy your head should be neat.
    • Face: wash daily with moisturizing soap
    • Mouth: floss,
    • Body hair: show a bit of hair, not a lot
    • Hands: trim nails and keep hands clean
    • Feet: clip and clean
    • Scent: use unscented detergent and deodorant. Keep clean and keep things smelling like you. A bit of cologne
    • Clothing: appropriate, and fit.
      • Essentials and dark colors are versatile and can be dressed up and dowjb
      • Brighter things for accessories
      • Wash clothes.
      • Shoes matter.
    • Keep your apartment clean. Especially bathroom and kitchen
      • Clean up clutter once a week
  • Romance matters.
    • Focusing on one person tells women they are worth your effort on them, rather than broadcasting to all
    • Without knowing how you feel women go crazy with anxiety
    • Romantic proofs are valuable based on how much you sacrifice
  • Mating markets
    • Different ratios and traits make the markets very different
    • Ok cupid data to figure out ideal market for your values
    • Where you live, work, leisure activities, etc are all markets
  • Tactics
    • Bars and clubs suck
    • Make your dating life an extension of your social life. Eg
      • volunteering or other activity (old folks home, they have wisdom and granddaughters)
      • Acting/Improv classes
      • Coed sports league and fitness classes
      • Dance classes
      • Grad student groups - any that extend later? Continuing education groups?
      • Teach English or other classes
      • Local police groups
      • Meet up groups
    • Online dating
      • Choose based on your goals
      • Profile: show value and proofs
        • Photos: active and smiling and social and groomed
        • Profile: what makes you different and better. Be honest. Things they can ask about
        • Messaging:
  • Conversation in dating is about finding out traits and value. 8 rules
    • Be a good host. Lead don’t follow, facilitate and be active
    • Soften body language, inviting ppl in (smile, open posture, forward lean, touch, eye contact, nod)
    • Find commonalities. Not just basics but opinions (eg do you like short or long hair?) or why you are both in the same place
      • Start with small talk, trite is fine
    • Don’t act too excited or aloof
    • Ask questions and actively listen
    • Provide validation, insight and a little debate
    • Connect through vulnerability (not right away)
    • Make convo about having fun, not getting sex
  • Reading signs
    • Wearing red, little black dress, jewelry, heels, dress/skirt, etc are signs that they are interested
  • Make interactions about having fun. Then sex follows