Delta
Master Don Juan
howdy!
man... this forum along with certain ebooks have lifted me out of more than a decade of stagnation and i think i might be on my way (at 31... oh well, i guess i can count the time passed as money saving time....).
so thanks to the hosts and to members for a genuinely valuable service.
and happy new year all!
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QUESTION:
ok, testosterone, confidence, eye contact etc... i got it. but does that mean that we must be contentious jerks with each other constantly jockeying for status on the ladder of male hierarchy?
i get the sense that the answer to this is clearly no... especially given that the need to constantly PROVE yourself in public is a sign of insecurity and weakness, not of strength.
but when i read things like you should maintain eye contact and not be the first to break it (and this is sometimes stated in broad terms and not specifically toward women), you get the idea that you get a bunch of guys together who are djs and everyone's gonna have red, unblinking eyes, trying to stare each other down....
tell me this ain't so.
what is the boundaries of this COMPETITIVENESS?
cuz being a 'man' is a worthy goal. being a hypercompetitive jerk is just ludicrous.
delta
p.s. also, i know some reasonably successful guys who act ****y/funny to EVERYONE including other guys! and now, reading this board and being 'in' on the method to this madness toward females, it seems just so misplaced to me when such behavior is extended at other males. not only is it misplaced but it's irritating as hell. am i wrong?
man... this forum along with certain ebooks have lifted me out of more than a decade of stagnation and i think i might be on my way (at 31... oh well, i guess i can count the time passed as money saving time....).
so thanks to the hosts and to members for a genuinely valuable service.
and happy new year all!
------------------------------------------------------
QUESTION:
ok, testosterone, confidence, eye contact etc... i got it. but does that mean that we must be contentious jerks with each other constantly jockeying for status on the ladder of male hierarchy?
i get the sense that the answer to this is clearly no... especially given that the need to constantly PROVE yourself in public is a sign of insecurity and weakness, not of strength.
but when i read things like you should maintain eye contact and not be the first to break it (and this is sometimes stated in broad terms and not specifically toward women), you get the idea that you get a bunch of guys together who are djs and everyone's gonna have red, unblinking eyes, trying to stare each other down....
tell me this ain't so.
what is the boundaries of this COMPETITIVENESS?
cuz being a 'man' is a worthy goal. being a hypercompetitive jerk is just ludicrous.
delta
p.s. also, i know some reasonably successful guys who act ****y/funny to EVERYONE including other guys! and now, reading this board and being 'in' on the method to this madness toward females, it seems just so misplaced to me when such behavior is extended at other males. not only is it misplaced but it's irritating as hell. am i wrong?