The Manual

[slitherjef]

Yeah, never thought I would resort to the self help books but I digress, I am starting to get quite the collection. Most recent addition is

The Manual: what women want and how to give it to them.

Just wondering if anyone here has read the book and what they though. Looks like part of it is on your inner game.

Looks like I have been going about thinks all wrong. Pretty much I thought girls chose YOU not the other way around. "Gee, chicks don't look at me, so I must be ugly or something" I thought. Or think, I am not good enough. I have to earn a girlfriend or sex or what not.

I often avoid eye contact because I guess I was afraid to let some one know I may be interested. Because eye contact meant I was checking someone out. I was hiding the fact that I am a goddamned man. Afraid of what people might think. Will women think I am creepy for looking at them? etcetera.

Still old habits die hard and I guess I am a victim of social conditioning (If thats even real) but reading some of this stuff so far has really rang a bell.

 

[r0cky]

how about you stop being such an idiot- and do:

what YOU want and screw what they want from you?

Because he, as well as 99% of men, are a product of social programming. Society tells you to think before you act, don't do whatever you feel like, be very respectful of women, consider the needs of others before your own, etc.

 

[JohnChops]

Because he, as well as 99% of men, are a product of social programming. Society tells you to think before you act, don't do whatever you feel like, be very respectful of women, consider the needs of others before your own, etc.

Lol its funny that you say "think before you act", i used to get in trouble in high school all the time because I never thought before i acted. And under that conditioning it does program you to worry about outcomes/feelings/etc/bull****. Pretty much do what you feel and if you want a book that is really resourceful (**** its helped me so much and i always re-read it from time to time) its call "How to be an alpha male by John Alexander". honestly one of the best reads.