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I would define frame as: operating within a mental structure of doing things that you
want to do and not doing things that you feel as if you have to do to make others happy.
Example: If I do something nice for a chick I do it because I want to, because
I get pleasure or self happiness from it, not because I feel as if I have to do it to impress her or that its expected of me to do it to prove my worth as a man. The minute that I feel as if a woman wants me to do something for her simply to see if I will do it or not, I will not do it. I
You must be on course for what you want out of life, not on course trying to make someone other than yourself happy. Most shyte tests revolve around giving up what you want in order to please a woman. Staying on frame and doing what you want and what is best for you is the proper mindset to have not only in dealing with women but also in life in general.
This is why women shyte test to begin with (availability trap and other shyte tests). They merely test if they can break your frame but you only gain SMV when you dont break frame, in which the woman subconsciously wants you to hold frame and prove that you have the correct mindset to lead her.
This is the #1 trap for men on this forum. They think they will increase a woman's interest/attraction level by "doing things" to impress her. That is furthest from the truth. In fact, maintaining a solid frame and telling a woman "no" will not only label you as a man who can lead, but also a man who will not easily break his frame. Instant raising of SMV.
Simply put, frame is putting yourself, your own happiness and what you want to achieve for yourself far above anyone else in the relationship and making the choices that demonstrate that.