izza said:
I appreciate the thought out response. This is why I support you, this is why I take the time to write all this, because I know you'll take time to think about it, and give me your feedback which helps me as well.
Thanks allot for taking your time to write on this as well. I can see that you are taking this thread seriously and am really considering what you have to say.
izza said:
It sounds to me like you don't find enough people in your life that you connect with. Are you extroverted? Do you have lots of really close friends? Do you have an awesome relationship with your parents?
I have an awesome relationship with my parents. I am introverted and enjoy being by myself rather than with people.
izza said:
You need to be able to process what happens with awesome people who are there for you.
Process what happens with my parents? I'll share a story about 'processing'.
I'll tell you about that. My mom will have her heart-broken if I do anything stupid, she loves me and is very selective of who I date, and I talk to her allot about women that I'm interested in for her input. She is very close to the Lord and has a great discerning spirit.
My dad is a bit more liberal (or shall we say loose since he has cheated on my mom on the marriage quite a number of times), however he has his boundaries too. He blocked me from seeing one woman he felt I could catch an STD from (ie. not safe) on November 29, 2006 when I had an arranged meeting with a girl I meet on AFF to meet. I was looking for an aggressive girl to fix me up. My mom would have a broken-heart if I went ahead with that and dad threatened to tell my mom on me if I continued - and stopped me from pursuing that. So, yeah, my parents are very involved in romantic and sexual issues and they are virtually my closest friends.
This above case is used as one of the best dynamic and dramatic examples of my parents being involved in my life on issues of sexuality.
However, I still feel uncomfortable around women, and have a case of nerves despite the above. I think the only realistic way (this concept is reflected by authors of the book "How to Succeed with Women" to deal with the nerves is to talk to intimidating or attractive women whenever there is an opening to do so, I'm not exactly sure how else to work that one out to be honest. But I do have a great parental relationship and consider them my life consultants.
izza said:
I date all sorts of women who look all sorts of different ways - some are conventionally beautiful, some aren't.
You are not married? What type of girl do you see yourself marrying then?
Anyone can have various intentions when they are dating. Some may be casual dating, having a fling, or looking for a marriage partner.
For the record, you did mention that you date all sorts of women -- INCLUDING conventionally beautifully women. I agree that I don't mind dating all sorts of women, as long as that conventionally beautiful women are also included in the mix for contrast.
izza said:
Choosing substance over style will also mean you can pick up any girl, no matter how hot, because you don't evaluate her based on her hotness. It ends all the anxiety around "the 9s" automatically. That makes you stand out!
However, you are ignoring the subconcious and unconcious processes. You would still like it that, even if it's the behaviour you connected with, that looks are a bonus. You did say that you do not exclusively date women who are ugly, and you didn't marry any girl as of yet, so you haven't really made a 'choice' that would really strongly support what you are saying. In fact, did you consider that you could be 'using' ugly girls to improve your inner game to score more attractive girls and really prefer more attractive girls? (which seems precisely what I'm trying to do here)
Personally, the women I looking to connect with aren't necessarily hb9's, they are usually hb6-7 category (because they are a bit chubby -- but they have some persona about them that seems to connect with my spirit). I'm not really attracted to hb9's that way. An hb6-7 to someone, may be an hb10 to me. Therefore, I'm not just hoping for conventional beauty in a future mate, but someone that's reasonably attractive that I feel a connection with.
There is no heirarchy with me.
But, I feel I'll be lying to myself if I were to say that looks did not matter. I'm being realistic, not superficial. But I like your presentation - but do you really honestly that presentation reflects what you really believe deep down inside or have you internalised part of your game and have perhaps convinced yourself that beauty is not a factor in order to be congruent?
Also I'm curious as to how you evaluate behaviour? Say you are in a gym, or some place, and you are approaching someone for the first time. What makes you choose which girl to approach first if you know nothing about them other than the tasks they are performing in their ambient respective locations?
You only can judge behaviour if you know the person, are friends with them, or have are actually dating them.
izzi said:
It means you stop evaluating yourself based on your appearance. That causes confidence - but you also have to like yourself as a person, or else you'll just be face to face with your own self-loathing.
I have encountered on this board, and on another board, lots of ancedontal evidence that a guy's confidence with women improved once they developed their body. This evidence can not be ignored. You also feel more confident if you get more stares or IOI's.
Apperance is one factor of attraction. Personality and status are other factors. I've said that one has to compensate for the other if other parts are lacking. Do you agree with this?
izzi said:
IMO only immature women care about that kind of stuff. Ones that aren't trying to impress their friends don't care much about your muscles. You'll definitely get extra looks for them. And it pays certain dividends.
That's exactly what I want.
izzi said:
But is it really the best investment of all that time? Developing friendships, developing your own self-worth through volunteering, creating things of value - I believe these pursuits are much more effective at bringing you toward your goal of having sex.
These other investments are noted and may be considered AFTER February 3rd. I'm focused on a current stragegy, even if the stragegy is wrong, up to target dates.