In my view, another level of DJ knows he can have almost any pvssy, just about anywhere, anytime. He has no need to ever settle for, or engage the pursuit of pvssy that is not desirable to him (or no longer desirable to him).
Bold is where we run into issues; whether or not Nexting a girl results in cognitive dissonance (bad) or peace of mind (good)
is dependent on the basis of that desire. Abundance is one thing and avoidance is another. 'Self-respect' is one thing and ego-based defense mechanisms are another. Though in practice they appear the same, they come from different places.
So, let's agree that you should next a girl for 'bad behavior.' Well, there's objective 'bad behavior'--in that it results in a net negative to your life/health/freedom: drug-use, promiscuity, manipulation, controlling behavior, clingy behavior, low ROI (but to know that, you have to
invest to an extent). Then there's 'bad behavior' that's really only 'bad' because it threatens the ego--taking a long time to respond to texts, "low interest," a b1tch shield, socially uncalibrated text messages, a busy work schedule, etc.
When you Next a girl for the first category, it's pretty easy. Even if she was beautiful and the sex was good and you really liked her, you have
objective reasons to weigh against those factors to affirm your decision. When you next a girl for the second category, you end up with threads like, "Did I do the right thing?," "Was this girl trying to play me?," etc., etc. And when people try to answer that question it comes down to nebulous concepts like an extreme definition of 'Self-respect,' or writing her off as 'Low interest,' etc., etc. Which all sounds nice and lets your ego rationalize its decision to avoid potential rejection.
The truth is, unless objective bad behavior shows itself early, you really won't know
who a girl is or what she's about until you've known her for at least a month (sometimes more). The whole point of dating is
to see what happens. Sometimes the 'bad girl' turns out to be a virgin who's putting on an act (it's happened). Sometimes the girl who texts you back in seconds and is oh, so excited to see you is an attention wh0re flake (it's happened). Sometimes the super b1tch is sweet as pie and uber-submissive as soon as you sleep with her, and she puts up a facade because she's self aware and needs to know she's dealing with a strong, confident man (it's happened). Sometimes flakes are flakes for cultural reasons (date a couple South Americans and get back to me). Sometimes the shy, church-going, 'good girl' is/was a total wh0re, but you seem like a good mark to fulfill her church girl narrative (it's happened).
And you can learn things about yourself from spinning tires with all these girls--but if you listen to that ego-alarm in your head saying, "Danger. Low interest. I might get
rejected. Oh, well I just respect myself; I have other girls; if a girl likes you she should behave like X, Y, and Z; of course I should just stay home tonight," then you will never gain that knowledge. Will some of those lessons be painful? Hell yeah. And you should have boundaries in place
on the back end to protect yourself and your life/health/freedom. But as an inveterate Nexter who's changed my ways and tried a different approach, life's a lot funner and more fulfilling when you roll the dice and play to win instead of playing not to lose.
I'll be the first to admit that when I first joined here 8 months ago,
@guru1000's posts always rubbed me the wrong way--I had ego-investments that were threatened by his approach and perspective. And while it's up to every guy here to find his own
balance and his own
frame and his own
approach based on what
he wants for
himself (which can only be gained by experience and self-honesty), a lot of guys would do well to step outside the echo chamber and consider (especially consider) the viewpoints of the posters they least identify with.