The Journey of a Don

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Hello SoSuave.​

I'm a new member, and my name is Manny. I'm a junior in school (16, will be turning 17 in October). I have a girlfriend, but I feel like I'm not maximizing my potential as a Don Juan, or in our relationship at all, for that matter. I was attracted to your site via Google, and this wonderful website has inspired me to change my relationships with women, and my high school life in general.

Today (September 19, 2011) is the start of a new, more confident, more outgoing Manny.

In an effort to further expedite and build on my progress, and to increase my commitment, I'll be recording each of my day to day efforts to talk to women and open new doors for myself. I will be posting daily updates, regardless of whether I talk to women or not, in order to show my build up and progress over a period of time.

I also post my stories in hopes that more experienced Don Juans will help me in my interactions with women. I will try to keep my updates as detailed as possible, in order to give a better understanding of my game.

Finally, I hope that, over the course of time, my guide, and description of my journey from a Don-In-Training to a full fledged Don can help to inspire others.

Wish me luck!
 

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Cool bro. If you have not yet, read the DJ Bible in your free time.
 

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Update 1: (9/20/11)

I've failed you SoSuave :(

It's day one, and it's like I just shrunk into a shell. I think the pressure of actually doing it got to me. I started doubting myself like usual.

But, on the bright side, it's only day one, so I feel I have a lot of time to make progress. Tomorrow, the goal is the same.

My goal for tomorrow:
  1. Get 5 women to laugh
  2. Meet 7 new people
  3. Get at least 1 number

I'm not giving up on this, so don't give up on me! lol

Btw, thanks for the vids DJ, I'm going to start watching some of them tonite.

-Manny

(Update 1.1)

In an effort to be as detailed as possible, I would like to note that I've peeked over at Nino-Tk's Journal


And will be adopting some of his principles, which I think will really help me tomorrow.
 
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This is some **** sosuave...

(Update 2...)

Me and my girl just broke up. I really liked her. Like, a lot. She treated it like it was nothing... she even posts on facebook that she had fun today... today... the day we broke up...

My stomach is like... turning right now. I can't stop feeling bad. That facebook thing made it even worse...

How do I deal? I'm leaning over into the jerk side now, and I can't control it. I just feel like I could never care for another girl again. I feel like no girl is worth my affection anymore, since they're all the same, even the ones you think are different.

I'm gonna try and talk to some girls tomorrow, but I can tell I'm going to be swimming around for most of the day through school with a sad, ugly look on my face, if I decide to go. My mom is telling me to go, but I honestly might just cut.

Wish me luck tomorrow.
 

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Hey, sorry about the break up :(.
And good luck tomorrow :)

But read the break up guide, and whatever you do, don't turn into a jerk
or think that girls are not worth any of your time.

About the facebook thing, don't stress too much about it,
She could be hiding her feelings. Not all girls post everything about their life and feelings.

One last thing, i feel that this break up, even though it is very depressing and hard, can open up many more experiences and ways to learn for you.
Now you can freely flirt with other girls and improve, improve.
 

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Sorry about the break-up man(ny)...If she really meant alot to you, then allow yourself to feel the loss, feel the pain, don't deny it. After that, accept that its over and ironically it comes at the start of your journey. I guess thats why they say "everything happens for a reason".
Now use this as motivation and thrust forward player. When one door closes, another opens(excuse da clichè)
 

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(Update 3)

Hola SoSuave.

As kind of expected, I was swimming today. I mostly floated around, and didn't feel like even going to school at all. I may need a bit of time to recover.

However, in spite of this setback, I'm still committing to my goal of meeting more women.

I've decided to change myself, starting today. It seems like losing her has really made me rethink myself as a whole. I realized, I've become far too complacent; I'm not as cool as I think I am. I've committed to changing myself, and becoming a cooler person overall.

In conjunction to a mental shift, I've also began starting up my track practice again. I'm about 5'6, 140 now, and my goal is about 125-130, all muscle, by the time indoor track starts.
 

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THE GREATEST JOURNAL ENTRY EVER.

Tonite, Sosuave, tonite's update will be a historic one. It will combine life, and a somewhat controversial topic into your game. In tonight's update, I will write an article, explaining my vast and sudden rush of progress. Again, it will be a somewhat controversial article, and, if it serves no other purpose than slight entertainment, I would like for it to put our strides into view from another perspective. It will be interesting to say the least.​
 

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The Greatest Journal Entry Ever will not be uploaded tonight. I have sent it to Cambridge, to be evaluated by several Harvard english and social sciences professors. :) . Rest assured though; the Greatest Journal Entry Ever will be uploaded by this weekend. And btw dj, thanks for the info.
 

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Hola, SoSuave (Update 4)

Pardon me for the lack of updates in a while. The breakup thing sorta made me fall out (I've pretty much am patching it over now :) ) and I've been sick -.-.

Unfortunately, my greatest article ever update is not complete yet. However, this is still an update nonetheless.

There is good news to report! While they are baby steps, I've begun to increase my interactions with women. While most are women friends I've had for a while, I've begun to incorporate tactics from the site, such as kino.

It's been successful to say the least. With just the inclusion of more hugs, and "seemingly" incidental touches at appropriate moments during conversation, they've been more willing to start, or mention me in conversation. I'm going to start using these same techniques on other women.

Also, I don't know if it's worth mentioning, or relevant, but I've intentionally begun to use my hands more in conversation.

I've also picked up a copy of The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. It seems like an interesting read.

I also plan to get The Art of Seduction, and I wanted to know from the Dons, have any of you read it, and would it be worth the purchase? Is there any useful info in it?

Thanks for reading,

Manny.
 

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I suppose it would be a decent idea to read that book. I would think that a better idea would be to just get out there and try again. Or read an American classic like The Great Gatsby like I am.
 

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Sup SoSuave. (Update 5)

It's Rosh Hashannah (Thank YHWH), so I'm off from school for the next 4 days.

I've really been going in on my Don Juan materials lately, which consists of:
  • Reading The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
  • Also Reading The 48 Laws of Power, also by Robert Greene
  • I've watched The Mack (historically awesome pimp movie, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it)
  • Been listening to music (a small thing, but it helps to get me into my zone)
  • I've also been watching the Real Social Dynamics vids, as recommended by NorwegianDJ)
  • I've also read another interesting book, called How to Get Her Back for Good, by George Karanastasis.***

First off, I'm not trying to sell this book to you lol. It's just my review of it
***In my honest opinion, it's only worth a buy (but you don't have to, because I have a copy if you need one :) ) if you're truly dedicated to your ex, and really want them back. Looking at it from a breakup point of view, it's a good book. George Karanastasis helps you to get them back with the calculated and planned efforts that some Don Juans naturally take to. However, I find it funny that it told me to take steps that I was, and most people, will naturally take (i.e., there's about 4 chapters dedicated to the art of Non-Contact). In addition to a how-to-get-them-back book, it also doubles as a self help book. The main lesson George Karanastasis is trying to teach in the book is that the main way to get your ex back is to prove to them, but more importantly to yourself, that you can function without them.

I honestly have no interest in actively pursuing my ex, but it did help me to move on, by helping me to realize that I have more power and value than I led myself to believe after the breakup.

Now I'm a smooth muh****er lol

Moving on to other news:
I've been talking with this girl recently. She's a sophmore, and I feel she's giving me a lot of good signals. The problem is with me though, because I feel like I'm not sealing the obvious deal. We hug everytime we see eachother, and she's always greeting me with a smile (rest assured sosuave, I'm a better Don-In-Training than that to think these are accurate interest level gauges). I'm going in on her, because I haven't been to active in scouting her interest level. Here's the last convo we had, in which I feel I let go way too easily.

(Setting: Outside school, end of the day. She's walking to the bus, but I'm going back to school to smoke with some friends. I have a Black N' Mild over my ear. She walks up to me with a smile on her face, and hugs me and makes sure to hold on to me)

Her: What is that? :)
M: What?
Her: That, on your ear :)
M: Oh. Don't worry about it :)
Her: You smoke?
M: (with a half laugh) I mean...

(She lets me go, and begins to walk off. I brush her arm a little as I'm walking off.)

My critique: D
Even dealing with the fact that I was busy, and focused on something else at the time, I feel like I could've lead the convo better. Maybe something like "Why? Do You?" or (with a smile)"Why, do you want some?". But, I feel one interaction this small isn't going to completely kill her attraction, if she has any. I'm going to text her tonite, and post the results. Also, if you have any tips to help, they would be greatly appreciated.

In other news, I'm going to be digging into the proverbial Pandora's box. I'm going to try to contact one of my OLD girlfriends from last year who also goes to my school. I was nothing short of a lame back then (worse off than I am now lol), so we didn't last long.

However, this week, she ran into me in the hallway. I was talking to a friend of mine, and she pushed me in my face. I said "You're not just gonna push me and walk off", and I pushed her back in the back of my head, and she smiled at me. I honestly doubt that she's that attracted to me anymore to start another relationship, but it's possible, and if not, what highschool Don Juan doesn't need another incredibly attractive female friend :) ?

You stay classy, SoSuave.
Manny, signing off.
 

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mannybinswaggin said:
We hug everytime we see eachother, and she's always greeting me with a smile (rest assured sosuave, I'm a better Don-In-Training than that to think these are accurate interest level gauges).
She wants you.
However, smoking is unattractive to most girls that doesn't smoke.

Honestly, why do you smoke?
 

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NorwegianDJ said:
She wants you.
However, smoking is unattractive to most girls that doesn't smoke.

Honestly, why do you smoke?
It's therapeutic. I work a lot, and it helps to relax. Plus, sometimes it's just fun lol.
 

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mannybinswaggin said:
It's therapeutic. I work a lot, and it helps to relax. Plus, sometimes it's just fun lol.
You should read up on neural pathways and how hormones work. You basicly need to smoke to function properly unless you stop.
 

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Just to make sure there are no indiscretions, If you're talking about cigs, I don't smoke cigarettes. I've never had one in my life. Like, ever. I can't even stand the smell of them.

I smoke weed. The black n' milds are a rare occurrence themselves.
 

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Perhaps it was wrong to send traffic in another direction, so I'll just post it here.

Update 6:

This one involves my ex, mentioned in Update 2 of my journal.

Last night I was on twitter. I wrote a tweet that she somehow thought was about her (I won't lie, I can see a bit why it would make her think that, but It was 100% purely general). So she responded to it indirectly.

My Original:
"The same girls that dog the boyfriends that treat them nice, will be the same ones complaining about ending up with jerks."

Once again, I swear to you, sosuave, that this was a completely general statement. After all, it's a true statement nonetheless.

She responds with:
"That just made me mad af... I didn't 'dog' anybody... foh"

I respond with:
"I don't know if you're talking about me, but it was just a general statement lol"

And she actually unfollows me. -.-

So I texted her twice, at different times, to no response.
1. "Um... u cool? I told you the truth, it wasn't about you."
2. "You unfollowed me? Oh wow. It's a shame if you think I'm like that."

I just unfollowed her this morning. I'm trying to get as far away from her bull**** for the time being, so I don't say something I'll regret out of anger.


So here's the breakdown:

I don't really care if I get back together with her or not. However, I still like her, and I don't want someone I like to hate me. It's a terrible feeling. I was in high spirits yesterday, and she just tore it all down :mad: .

The worst part is, I know that I did nothing wrong, and that her feelings and reactions are purely conceited, irrational, emotional and childish, yet I'm stuck having to deal with the consequences.

How do I fix this? I'm not looking for some "Magical, let's-get-back-together-in-the-heat-of-this-anger" type thing (although it would be cool :D). I just don't want her to be angry at me, because, as much as I hate to admit it, it effects MY mood.
 
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