spinning plates isn't for everybody. It's manipulative and narcissistic, but extremely powerful in giving men an abundance mindset, confidence, experience, and benefits. On the other hand and to OP's point, it can be extremely draining, time consuming, and messy (drama).
A guy who spins plates that aren't aware of the other plates is called a liar/manipulator or a "****boi". A TRUE PLAYER or MACK is a guy who's women know that he has other sex options and he can care less whether they adhere to the program or not...
There's ethical ways to womanizing, but to each his own.
OP this post is giving crazy BLUE PILL vibes... you're young and inexperienced but you will learn one day that trusting any female, especially just one, is a recipe for disaster.
EVen if you don't want to have multiple plates you should always have at least one or two backups if things go south with your main chick !
This, it's simple. You are either in that LTR state of mind and loyal to one woman, or you spin plates. Third option is the wasteland we call "taking a break from women" aka the dreaded dryspell.That's about it.
A man can have multiple women and be judged and condemned by society, but who cares? You just do what best for you, period.
All these points are valid, but the bigger issue with spinning plates is that it's often a cope to avoid dealing with your insecurities. Men spin plates so they can distract themselves from their real issues (and by extension, the nature of the relationships they get into)
I would say that superficial short-term relationships don't really teach you a damn thing, and while it does require a certain skillset to maintain rotation(s), the most deep game knowledge/skillsets come from long term relationships, most of which is learning how to read her actions and control the frame.
You do have a point here . However , we know now that this deeper connection type of LTR is not something that's easily obtained by most men. Especially when a man relies on OLD he will be hard pressed to find a woman who will give him the time to go deeper . That just facts. I would say to this man , at least put in the effort to have some women around you as often as possible. While you improve and play the number games you increase the chance one good woman will stick around.
Knowing how women work on a superficial level , and benefiting from this is underrated imo. It's sometimes the simplicity that works best when women dealing with women . Spinning plates or dating multiple women or whatever you wanna call it ,at least allows a man to take samples . It does much more, it also keeps a man sharp and sharpens his hunting skills. The more you know about and dealt with women, the bigger your chances to keep them around. You can only learn so much reading forums and watching videos. Real life interactions is where you'll learn the most.
So you are right that a more intense and deeper connection will teach you much more about women. I am just seeing more and more men dont even get the opportunity to do this anymore and reach that deeper level of being with a woman.