Almost all of us used to be 'nice guys', right?
And because of that, the fact that we were too 'nice' we didn't get any girls. Right?
I think that's bullsh!t. Most of us were not truly nice to begin with.
There's a huge difference between the nice guy (AFC) and a nice guy (the good guy).
I now think that nice guys and PUAs are fundamentally the same. At the core there is very little difference.
Let me explain.
'Nice guys' were never nice to begin with. They don't give gifts and compliments to girls because out of the bottom of their heart they just want them to feel good. They do it because they think it will make the girl like them. It is what they think the girl actually wants. Rather than being themselves they try to put up this image, and pretend to be what they think the girls want (a nice guy). It is really rather manipulative. Hell don't get me started on bribing girls with gifts and compliments, trying to buy her.
Honestly think how manipulative it is to try and be friends with a girl first in order to get into her pants. That's horrible! Sure even if you thought it was 'love' in reality it was probably just lust.
The only reason 'nice guys' seem so nice, and not manipulative, is because it doesn't work! If it did we would all be calling them players!
How does this compare to the PUA?
He uses lines and routines because he thinks that's what women really want. Instead of compliments he gives out ****y/funny lines. Instead of gifts he gives negs. Rather than being themselves they try to put up this image, and pretend to be what they think the girls want (a pua or player). It's really rather manipulative. They just craft themselves around what they think girls want and try to be that guy.
The only difference between them and the nice guy is that it might actually work!
Can you see how they are fundamentally the same now? Both the PUA and the nice guy are not being themselves. They are both trying to be what they think girls want. They are both trying to get the girl to like them rather than actually thinking about her. Although the results may differ the intent is the same.
Now I'm not saying that this is always the case. Maybe you were a genuinely nice guy and cared a lot about what the girl was going through. Maybe you liked her as much for her personality as her looks. I believe that we are always trying to do the right thing, no matter how that comes across.
The DJ on the other hand has the possibility of being something else. Now personally for a long time when I first found this site I was more like the PUA I described. I never used routines or anything like that, but all of the knowledge I found on here was only using it as a means to try and attract girls. I was just trying to craft an act that would do that. So I'm assuming a lot of people do this too. However after awhile I realized that there was more too it, and I think I am now on the path to being a real DJ.
In my definition 'real' DJ is not someone who puts on an act. He doesn't try to be something he is not. What he aims at is decided by his own values, not by what he thinks women want. He may aim to change but he aims at actually becoming that, not just faking it. He realizes that not being true to yourself slowly drains your self-esteem. He does good things for people, but not because he is trying to win them over. Ironically this makes him far more attractive than the PUA or the 'nice guy'. This is the true definition of the DJ, and if you look you will find it in all the classic posts, however I think it can be misinterpreted by people who don't have those beliefs yet.
I think that women act somewhat as mirrors. They can make us realize that we aren't living up to our full potential. I once heard:
"We've all heard that behind every great man is a great woman. I think that that is always the woman that he didn't marry"
By failing with women it allows us to see if we are failing in the rest of our lives and enables us to get our act in to gear. We can actually transform rather than putting up an act. We can change our lives rather than just pretending to. We can find real confidence rather than faking it with our body language.
When I first started reading the DJ Bible I thought I couldn't be nice to girls or they wouldn't like me. Now I realize when I'm coming place of authenticity I can do that, and is actually what most women want. It's not trying to get anything, it isn't fake, it's being myself. On the other hand I wont be nice when it is compromising my values. I won't take her side in the argument if i disagree with it. Instead of putting an act, I want to let people see the real me. If they don't like that it's ok, they aren't people I want in my life right now.
The problem I now have with 'be your best self' is that it made me think I had to go on a journey years long to improve myself before any girl would like me. That's bull****. Aim for that, but don't wait. The journey is your whole life. Just by striving to be your best self, you become your best self.
And because of that, the fact that we were too 'nice' we didn't get any girls. Right?
I think that's bullsh!t. Most of us were not truly nice to begin with.
There's a huge difference between the nice guy (AFC) and a nice guy (the good guy).
I now think that nice guys and PUAs are fundamentally the same. At the core there is very little difference.
Let me explain.
'Nice guys' were never nice to begin with. They don't give gifts and compliments to girls because out of the bottom of their heart they just want them to feel good. They do it because they think it will make the girl like them. It is what they think the girl actually wants. Rather than being themselves they try to put up this image, and pretend to be what they think the girls want (a nice guy). It is really rather manipulative. Hell don't get me started on bribing girls with gifts and compliments, trying to buy her.
Honestly think how manipulative it is to try and be friends with a girl first in order to get into her pants. That's horrible! Sure even if you thought it was 'love' in reality it was probably just lust.
The only reason 'nice guys' seem so nice, and not manipulative, is because it doesn't work! If it did we would all be calling them players!
How does this compare to the PUA?
He uses lines and routines because he thinks that's what women really want. Instead of compliments he gives out ****y/funny lines. Instead of gifts he gives negs. Rather than being themselves they try to put up this image, and pretend to be what they think the girls want (a pua or player). It's really rather manipulative. They just craft themselves around what they think girls want and try to be that guy.
The only difference between them and the nice guy is that it might actually work!
Can you see how they are fundamentally the same now? Both the PUA and the nice guy are not being themselves. They are both trying to be what they think girls want. They are both trying to get the girl to like them rather than actually thinking about her. Although the results may differ the intent is the same.
Now I'm not saying that this is always the case. Maybe you were a genuinely nice guy and cared a lot about what the girl was going through. Maybe you liked her as much for her personality as her looks. I believe that we are always trying to do the right thing, no matter how that comes across.
The DJ on the other hand has the possibility of being something else. Now personally for a long time when I first found this site I was more like the PUA I described. I never used routines or anything like that, but all of the knowledge I found on here was only using it as a means to try and attract girls. I was just trying to craft an act that would do that. So I'm assuming a lot of people do this too. However after awhile I realized that there was more too it, and I think I am now on the path to being a real DJ.
In my definition 'real' DJ is not someone who puts on an act. He doesn't try to be something he is not. What he aims at is decided by his own values, not by what he thinks women want. He may aim to change but he aims at actually becoming that, not just faking it. He realizes that not being true to yourself slowly drains your self-esteem. He does good things for people, but not because he is trying to win them over. Ironically this makes him far more attractive than the PUA or the 'nice guy'. This is the true definition of the DJ, and if you look you will find it in all the classic posts, however I think it can be misinterpreted by people who don't have those beliefs yet.
I think that women act somewhat as mirrors. They can make us realize that we aren't living up to our full potential. I once heard:
"We've all heard that behind every great man is a great woman. I think that that is always the woman that he didn't marry"
By failing with women it allows us to see if we are failing in the rest of our lives and enables us to get our act in to gear. We can actually transform rather than putting up an act. We can change our lives rather than just pretending to. We can find real confidence rather than faking it with our body language.
When I first started reading the DJ Bible I thought I couldn't be nice to girls or they wouldn't like me. Now I realize when I'm coming place of authenticity I can do that, and is actually what most women want. It's not trying to get anything, it isn't fake, it's being myself. On the other hand I wont be nice when it is compromising my values. I won't take her side in the argument if i disagree with it. Instead of putting an act, I want to let people see the real me. If they don't like that it's ok, they aren't people I want in my life right now.
The problem I now have with 'be your best self' is that it made me think I had to go on a journey years long to improve myself before any girl would like me. That's bull****. Aim for that, but don't wait. The journey is your whole life. Just by striving to be your best self, you become your best self.