How Do You Define Seduction?

[bigneil]

In Robert Greene's Art of Seduction he refers to "Beware the After Effects" (of seduction). At what point would you say a seduction occurred?

 

[DragonBlood]

Seduction is about taming the women physically and emotionally. So "achieving intimacy" would seem the obvious choice for when it first occurred.

Everything else can be seen as gamey or unpersonal (even ONS). e.g. Would paying a prossy for sex be consider seduction/persuasion? I think not.

 

[Huffman]

seduce
[si-doos, -dyoos]
Spell Syllables
Synonyms Examples Word Origin
verb (used with object), seduced, seducing.
1.
to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
2.
to persuade or induce to have sexual intercourse.
3.
to lead or draw away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance:
He was seduced by the prospect of gain.
4.
to win over; attract; entice:
a supermarket seducing customers with special sales.

I'll go with (1). Project power, make her fall for you, dominate. Bend her mind and actions, through power of will alone. There is so much more to seduction than just sex. I get a huge kick just off flirting and playing games alone, although I try not to lead girls on if I don't want them. I know, I'm a narcisstic b!tch.

 

[Dgwizdal]

Purposely Manufacturing attraction with the opposite sex via conversational tools.

 

[bigneil]

Interesting replies, everyone, thanks.

The reason I chose "Move the relationship forward" is that it seems that with each step in the courtship, we reach a sort of wall. Once a woman takes things past a certain point she knows she is obligated to pick up where she left off, and thus we encounter resistance, and it requires another seduction to overcome it.

He who does not move forward falls behind, so there are points when we must take things to the next level or it dissolves.