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I’m pretty mid and expect to be spoiled. And men do spoil me pretty nicely, I gotta say.
The problem isn’t the women. It’s your men. They want to throw hundreds to thousands around just to speak to a chick. So long as there’s a supplier . . .
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I can't blame a woman for accepting what is being offered.
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(Nothing below is meant as an attack or even any assumption on you, all below is general)
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Observing this bizarre modern dating scene I notice something interesting.
People complain (both men & women) about the circumstances THEY set themselves up for.
People don't seem to grasp the basic psychology of the early phase of dating.
Whether we like it or not, the early stage of a relationship is a struggle for power.
Someone is being chased and someone is chasing.
If a guy buys a girl a drink to talk to her, buys her dinner to date her, buys her gifts, to get in bed with her, he has:
Established himself as the chaser
set himself up for a transactional relationship
Established the expectation that she should expect.to receive gifts and be pursued and put on a pedestal
Ok dude. Well, don't complain about it or call her a gold digger when everything followed the pattern you established.
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On the flipside if a girl meets a guy and she is in "peacock mode" and in full wardrobe and makeup and everything you are advertising is physical, don't complain "he just wants me for sex" when that is what you brought to the table
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People (both sides) need to understand a few simple concepts that will largely dictate how their relationships play out:
Expectations.
The dynamic of early relationship power.
Who is chasing who?
Flirting is a SKILL.
They say women decide in the first minute if they will sleep with a guy. That is a short window of opportunity to get her to be curious or intrigued . If a dude comes out of the gate with over the top compliments, then he is setting himself up to chase her, better move would have been to establish a playful banter or even a teasing or some sort of assertive or confident dynamic.
Same for chicks. Being pretty doesn't mean you have social SKILLS
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Additional concepts:
Baggage
Anticipation
Confidence /desperation
It is much easier to succeed in dating if you have your own shit together. Be healthy, happy, have friends and support structure, understand what phase of life you are in, don't expect experience from someone young or virginity or low body count in your 30s, there is a time and a place for everything