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Doc Love - Success Coach Can You Hypnotize Women Into Wanting You ? for that one special person. Dear Doc, So I told her that special person might be her. She told me it's not her. She then I've been around the block and I know a lot started cross examining me again, trying to get more information about me. Anyway she about women. But, Doc, you've helped me to understand and handle things in a better told me that she had to go and has a test on Tuesday to study for, and I shouldn't call way. her again. For example, when I'm pining for a woman who I should blow-off because she has low So Doc, what do I do now? Interest Level in me, I listen to your CD's and gather the strength to do what is right. Terry - who just wants to be loved Your philosophy helps me to clear my mind of the "wrong" ladies, making room for the Hi Ter, "right" ladies when they appear. I believe the biggest mistake men make in the mating Did you know that you're a Feminsta's fantasy come true? Guys like you give the male game is being unable to let go of the "wrong" ladies. bashers more ammo to use to justify their "all men are creeps" propaganda. Plus, you're And, this brings me to my question. IS IT part of the reason that there's a "War of the Sexes" in America today. Ever possible to raise a woman'S interest Level from less than neutral to high levels? You'd better wake up Dude. What you're doing Various "Don Juan" columnists and advisors suggest that it is possible by using with this girl is dangerous. And the saddest thing about your question is that you don't sophisticated hypnotic seduction techniques. You've heard it all, I'm certain. have a clue that you're doing anything wrong. Moreover, I recently read a social studies I teach men to be a Challenge and to be book about the art of seduction that also suggests that this is possible. The author positively mysterious, but not creepily mysterious like you're being in this states that only apathy is not seducible, but, with the proviso that you initially pick situation. Haven't you ever seen a film where the woman is being stalked by an obsessive the right "target" to seduce. guy who doesn't have the self-confidence to approach her properly? You're that guy, What are your thoughts on this? And, if you do think it's possible to raise a near-dead Terry. Interest Level (even if only remotely so), what techniques would you employ? I'd love to A surprise call from a complete stranger is guaranteed to attack a woman's comfort level, hear from you. make her feel quite concerned and possibly frightened. So, you should never, ever call Georgio - who is very curious any woman for a date when she hasn't directly given you her phone number herself. Are you Hey Georgio, getting the drift Terry? We all know what it's like. You said that you saw her on campus. So why didn't you just walk up to her and say There you are, for instance, at a charity-fundraiser cocktail party. Your something like: "Hi. My intuition tells me that you're a Psychology major. Am I right?" friend has just introduced you to a woman that he's been telling you about, one of the Something positive and non-threatening, like a normal guy might do. Then you might have most attractive women in attendance. She's young, beautiful, sophisticated, and your had a shot at getting her number and actually getting her out on a date. But your courtship friend has already informed you that she's also single and tends to go for the same technique is straight out of the Troubled Loser's Handbook. physical type as you. But the girl you've been harassing is not As you stand there, looking into her eyes, trying to get an interesting conversation without blame in this situation either. She must be some kind of Bimbo because any going with her, you think to yourself, "Wow, this girl is way cool! She seems like she clinically sane gal would have cut you off immediately. Instead, she foolishly could be real long-term relationship material. Hmmmm." You start to get a rush of encouraged you by engaging you in further conversation. I think that she's just too excitement as you fantasize about the possibilities with her. You figure that stupid to realize that she was being terrorized by you. Lucky for you she doesn't you've got a real good chance here. have more brains or else you might have wound up having a little visit from the Sheriff. But as another couple of minutes go by, you begin to notice that she doesn't really seem Terry, you need to build your social skills to be very interested in what you're sharing with her. Even though you're being your usual so you feel comfortable and confident meeting women face to face. Perhaps a bit of charming self, she's just not warming up to you. In fact, now she's not even looking at counseling and a self esteem seminar or two would get you going in the right direction. you while you're talking to her. You're ready to propose, and she's finds you about as In the meantime, stay off the telephone. If you don't, you may soon find yourself being interesting as a Congressional hearing on farm subsidies. handcuffed and taken to a confined space with a new 300 pound roommate named Bubba. The next thing you know, she says, "Nice Remember, guys, never attack a woman's meeting you," as she walks off without saying another word. Ten minutes later you see her comfort level. laughing with and touching the arm of some other guy that apparently she's also just Women Understand Men And Men Don't Understand Women met. But for him, it seems that she's suddenly somehow grown a personality. Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success Now, wouldn't it be fantastic if there were a Coach - Doc Love secret super-seduction-technique you could use in a situation like this, some hypnotic Dear Doc Love: word pattern you could employ, to enchant any woman and raise her Interest Level in you? If As a single, attractive dating female, I've been reading your articles, and I protest. a such a method existed, however devious, to control a woman's mind and make her like you, There are so many wonderful, beautiful and wouldn't you love to know what it was? kind souled single women in San Diego County who would love to meet a great guy to date And, indeed, this is the very kind of thing that some dating coaches claim that they can and have a real relationship with. But you are misleading men by telling them to play teach you in a matter of days or weeks. Methods for creating not only instant rapport 'hard to get' and you're only contributing to more animosity and misunderstanding between with a disinterested woman, but also techniques to make her start to have romantic men and women. The last thing we need around here is more men who play games. feelings for you within minutes. I took your article: "Wait-a-Week-to-Call" to Can it be done? The simple answer is yes. Using a clever combination of Ericsonian my women's support group and they all just laughed! "What is he trying to do, teach men Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques, it IS possible to make a to be conniving women? That's what our mothers told US to do!" disinterested woman deeply interested in you, but the level of mastery required to Teaching men to use a "strategy" takes all of successfully capture the heart of a woman who has less than 50% Interest Level in you is the real excitement out of dating and meeting someone of real substance. If you told a man extraordinary. from back East to use manipulative strategies as you recommend, he'd laugh in your face. If you had no background in this field and you had to start from square one (which is Real men go after what they want and don't have to play passive-aggressive games. Guys the case for most guys), it would be about the same as being a non-musician and having who take your advice must be real losers anyway! to learn how to play the piano near the level of an orchestral virtuoso. If I met a man I was attracted to at a party The promise of being able to quickly teach a and he took my number and didn't call me for a week, I'd think he was going through his guy to have the mastery required to pull off this kind of maneuver, is in itself very list and I happened to be the booby prize because no one else wanted him. seductive. But when you take a scientific poll of the guys who have spent money on the A real man would call the next day and at tapes and manuals to learn thes least show he was interested as soon as possible. Then he could make the date for Also be aware that all these 'win quick' coaches tell you that you have to pre-qualify next week or whenever. But at least he was manly enough to be Tarzan to my Jane. If he your "target" and that their methods don't work with some women because those women just wants to be Jane, then I wouldn't want him anyway! aren't intelligent enough. That's their 'out' clause. What they're really saying is that If you guys just want to chase the same big she has to have an Interest Level of at least 65% in order for you to get a significant boobed So. Cal. beauties, then of course, stand in line for a letdown no matter when positive response right away. you call. If you really want a kindred spirit to love and be with, then forget the The good thing about these techniques is that they place tremendous importance on making contrived strategies and step up to the plate! your love interest feel happy, positive feelings and on getting her to associate We need some REAL men around here. those feelings with being with you. They encourage you to make her laugh if you can, LeeAnn - who says: "Print this if you dare!" Dear LeeAnn, and to get her to feel super comfortable. They also teach you the importance of Is that the best you can come up with? I see emanating an aura of confidence. Of course, all of that is totally in alignment with what by the way you communicate why you wind up at the bottom of the list. "The System" says. I have to thank you, LeeAnn, because you have But there's also a downside to these seduction techniques. Even if you are able to provided us with yet another great example of why you can't find out what women want by raise a woman's Interest Level from the dead, however sincere you are, there's a tremendous asking them. If you and your girlfriends were able to be truly objective about your inner amount of manipulation involved. If you can live with that, fine. But I'd rather have the needs and desires, you wouldn't be trying to make a mockery of my "wait a week to call" woman choose me first. Why? Because it feels much better and it's a whole hell of a lot strategy. less work. LeeAnn, imagine that you had gone to a cocktail party where you had met a As my acupuncturist, Dr. Lao, would say, "Better to let kitty cat come to you, successful, handsome gentleman who was a dead ringer for Pierce Brosnan. The two of you Grasshopper, than chase her around yard with bowl of milk." made a nice connection and he asked you for your phone number. Remember, guys: men do the picking, but women Then you found yourself thinking about him, do the choosing. hoping that he would call to ask you out. Would you blow him off when he called you Never Ask Women What They Want seven days later? Or would you be delighted that he finally called, and be eager to see Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success Coach - Doc Love him? Would you say to him: "I'm sorry guy, you waited more than 24 hr. to call me and Hi Doc, that means that you aren't a real man so no thank you." Give me a break! I just read that 47,000 women answered People The truth is that you'd be saying, "Yes, I'd Magazine's reader's poll on the subject of what women want in men. They reported that love to go out with you" faster than Rosie O'Donnell can gobble up a cream tart. And why the most important attribute for a man to have is a sense of humor, according to 43%. would you be saying yes so readily and enthusiastically? Because you had, what I 31% value sensitivity first. 19% say intelligence. 6% rank good looks first, and call, High Interest in your James Bond look alike. Your Interest Level in him was 79% or just 2% say money is most important. so from the get go. But when he waited a week to call you, your Interest Level moved even Once the guy gets her phone number, 47% of women expect him to call within 24 hours, and higher into the low 80's. 47% will wait up to three days. Only about 5% are still willing to hear from him after a You see, LeeAnn, in my hypothetical scenario, you already liked him a lot, but when he took week. his time to call you, you perceived him as an even more intriguing guy who has a full life I'm curious on your take, Doc. What do you think? Which is the truth and which is the and isn't desperately hoping to find some woman to make him happy. Someone who is a brainwashing? REAL -- "real man." Gordon - who wants to know if women are capable of communicating what they actually Yes LeeAnn, you'd see him as a Challenge. And whether you know it or not, that's what you want respond to on an emotional level - a guy who is a Challenge. Not some needy, eager to Hi Gordon, please, politically correct nincompoop who is seeking your approval by calling you the next Brainwashing, yep, you can say that again. As usual, the politically correct day. Feminista-dominated media have come up with a bunch of half-truths when it comes to If I had an opportunity to use my interviewing techniques on you, I'm certain understanding women. Why? To confuse you guys even more that you are. that I'd discover that the last guy you fell in love with was, in some fundamental way, a Remember that trying to find out what women Challenge. Hopefully it wasn't a married man who saw you only twice a month. want by asking them is like trying to get Gary Condit to tell you how he honestly feels You and your girlfriends say that I'm about marriage and commitment. You'll get an answer, but it won't have much to do with teaching men to be conniving women. Well, I couldn't have said it better my self. If reality. fathers would teach their sons to be a little more conniving, then the war of the sexes I have interviewed thousands of women and not one ever said to me: might be a bit more of a fair fight instead of manslaughter. 1. I want a man whom I can't control. But your mothers were wasting their time 2. I want a man who, when I test him, does not give in. teaching you to be conniving. As a woman, it's already built into you. Women have an 3. I want a man who keeps me guessing. innate understanding of men, but men don't understand women at all. Or as Jack Nicholson But you will see many women in long term-committed relationships with guys who once said: " Women, they're smarter than us, they're stronger than us, and they don't play have these traits. fair." But when my guys use "The System", they're finally able to out-game and out-gun OK Gordon, now let's go over this list so I can un-brainwash you and the rest of you gals. mankind. And you think that my strategies are manipulative? I'll tell you LeeAnn. If any of Yes, most women do prefer a guy with a sense of humor. When a guy is able to consistently my guys has the self-sabotaging habit of calling a potential date 24 hrs. after make a woman laugh, it shows her that he is confident and also fun to be with. And as we getting her number, then I have to break him of that habit. He needs to learn to use a all know, girls just want to have fun. But the idea that a sense of humor is the number success strategy rather than a failure strategy, so I give him rules and principles one attribute that women look for in a man is a bunch of malarkey. to follow. Call it manipulative if you like, but you do yourself and all men a great In order for a woman to even give a hoot disservice by disparaging my advice. whether you have a sense of humor she first has to find you physically attractive. If I'll agree with you on one thing. My philosophy is passive/aggressive but only in she's not physically attracted to you, you can be more hilarious than Robin Williams on a positive sense. I show men that there is a time to be aggressive and there is a time to speed and you still won't have a chance for romance with her. The Reality Factor says be passive. A man takes aggressive action by, for instance, being sure to always ask a that you have to pass (her) Physical Attraction Test first in order to get to woman whom he's interested in for her phone number. Then he's passive when he waits a first base. week to call her, and then he's aggressive again when he calls her for the date. But he If a sense of humor were really the trait that women found most important in men, then doesn't rush in like a dog in heat. all the funny guys who look like Danny De Vito would be as successful with women as all And LeeAnn, why are you so resentful towards your skinny sisters who have large breasts, the handsome hunks. long legs, thick lips and high cheekbones? I'm sure that many of them are nice people It's fascinating to observe how reluctant women are to admit how important looks are to who deserve love just as much as you do. Taking a kinder and gentler attitude towards them - as evidenced by these poll results. You don't necessarily have be the hunk from all humankind might serve you well. heaven, but in order to click with a particular chick, you need to have a look Remember, guys, women are dying to chase you, they just don't realize it. that she likes or you ain't gonna get the love boat out of the dock no matter how hard Why Is She All Warm And Fuzzy And Then Cold you paddle. As Ice ? The poll results revealed that 31% of women say they value "sensitivity" foremost. Now Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success Coach - Doc Love there's a loaded word if I ever heard one. What do they mean by "sensitivity?" They Help me Doc, don't explain it, do they? What a woman usually means when she says she wants a Lately I have been having trouble with a girl "sensitive" guy, is that she wants a guy who will share all of his emotional pain, will I really care about. At first we were just friends and I was fine with it. As time dutifully listen to her complaints about everything and will happily take orders from passed though, I grew attached to her and started really feeling for her. When I her. Of course this type of guy is always getting rejected or he is kept around as a finally got up the courage to tell her this, her only reply was that she cared for me but dartboard for all of her zingers. You see, Gordon, more female propaganda. "not in that way." I was hurt. I told her that I was still her friend but never really So almost half of the women who responded to talked to her much after that, went off to college but could not completely let go. the poll expect a guy to call within 24 hours? Yeah, they EXPECT a guy to call within Well, while off at UCLA I discovered your 24 hours because 90% of men can barely wait even that long before they call. articles on askmen.com rather by accident and started learning about how to treat women and Unfortunately, thousands of guys are going to read those poll results and will feel even how you have to be a Challenge and seem less interested in her than she is in you. more justified in jumping the gun as they always do. When I moved back home we started talking And according to the poll, only 5% of women again but I tried out my newly learned Challenge techniques on her. I did a lot of are willing to hear from a guy after a week. FALSE! It would have been much more helpful acting kind of aloof, slightly ignoring her and only calling her once a week instead of and revealing if the People pollsters had asked those women a question like: Have you everyday like I used to. ever had a relationship with a guy who waited a week or longer to call you? If so, why did As time passed by she started being genuinely nicer to me; she started calling me more. you date him even though he waited that long? Then we would have gotten some valuable Then one day when we were swimming together and things seemed to change. She was more information. flirtatious than usual and we eventually walked to a demolished small house where we 19% (1 in 5) want intellegence. Does this mean that 4 out of 5 women are looking for found a tree to have a cigarette in. stupid life long partners? The branches were just high enough that she had to give me a boost up (she placed her And now guys, for the biggest whopper of them all. According to the poll, only 2% (1 in 50) hands directly on my rear to do this too). Then I lifted her up. The rest of that day we of women are gold diggers. How does that jive with your experience? How many women have talked and her attitude changed, the body language she gave was positive and for asked you, "What do you do?" brevity's sake I'll just say it went well. Remember; don't get brainwashed by the poll-takers questions and women's answers. She called me the next day, but I didn't answer the phone in an attempt to be a Can't She Stop Talking About Her Challenge and called her a couple days later. After that she was even nicer to me, always Ex-Boyfriends ? asking how I was, wondering if I was OK. Then I went to Newport Beach on vacation for a Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success Coach - Doc Love week and when I came back I ran into her with friends, and she said she had missed me so Hi Doc, much and gave me a big wet kiss in front of everyone. I have the greatest girl in the world. The next day I went to her work to visit her Caprice and I have been dating for over 18 months. She's a giver, she's flexible and and plan something for the following day because she was off. But that day she seemed she's honest as a nun. We are constantly having fun, and the conversation never dries distant and it felt odd, so I left quickly and waited till yesterday when she called me up. Our families are close, and everyone assumes that we will get married. and we got together. But as you say in your dating dictionary, Let's say it didn't seem to go well. We didn't talk much. She avoided my occasional "There are no clean deals." And I'm hoping that you can shed some light on my flirtation and avoided eye contact when we ate. When we got to her house she got out of situation. the car quickly and barely said bye. The problem is that Caprice keeps talking about her old boyfriends. I know you probably What's going on with her? Was I too cold? Did I suddenly move too fast and scare her? Did I think that she's rubbing them in my face, but she actually isn't. She feels that honesty just read into everything too much and set myself up again for complete heartache? I means openness about everything. She inadvertently brags about what great things don't plan on talking to her for a week or so. What do I do now? How should I make my these guys have done, and I could care less. move, or did I screw things up too badly? I've tried ignoring it when she starts rhapsodising about these guys. It's mainly Thanks for all help in advance two different ones and ignoring it doesn't seem to discourage her. And to be real Geoff - who is confused Hi Geoff, honest, it's starting to get on my nerves. Great goin'! Once you learned about the power of Challenge you immediately changed your I'd like to tell her that it bothers me and ask her to stop. But I'm afraid that if I sappy ways. That's not an easy thing for a lot of guys to do but you did it. tell her that it bothers me, then she'll think I'm insecure and she won't see me as a In answer to your questions, I don't think Challenge. I know how important you say it is to always be a Challenge. So how should I that you were "too cold." It sounds as if you did a good job of being just cool enough. It handle this Doc? also appears that you didn't move too fast. You let her come at you and that's right on. Tom - who doesn't want to hear about her old boyfriends Now, if you had been able to apply the Hi Tom, principles of "The System" to this situation when you and this girl had first met, we Women often complain that their dates or would now have an easier time deciphering what her true motivations are. But since you boyfriends talk too much about their former girlfriends, but many women are equally started being a Challenge only after she had initially rejected you, the situation is a guilty of the same indiscretion. (Women also hate it when men look at other women.) A bit more confusing than it might otherwise be. considerable number of gals seem to think that being honest means being open about But acting like detectives on "Law and everything. But honesty and openness are two different things - that's why they're spelled Order", we will examine the four possible explanations for her confusing behavior: differently. One, you used Challenge very effectively and You can be honest without being open, and it's better not to be "open" about your turned her around. But when she showed real romantic interest in you, you got too excited former lovers. Whether you're a man or a woman sharing with your current partner all and went back to your old non-Challenging ways. Once you did that you brought her kinds of details about your past relationships is the opposite of romantic, Interest Level back down South where it started, and there will be no third chance and it's also unloving. It serves no positive purpose. And most important, it's for you. Accuracy probability rating for this explanation: 8%. disrespectful to the other person. Two, you've been a Challenge all along (since Tom, although your girlfriend is naпve and is not purposely being unkind to you, she has your awakening) and now she's just testing you to see if you lose it and go back to your to "get it" that her behavior is starting to jeopardize your relationship. So here's what old ways and start coming on heavy again. (But if that's the case, you've got a gal I recommend: who's so insecure that she has to keep having her partner jump through hoops, which First, use humor to give her the big hint that what she's doing ain't Kosher. For disqualifies her as a potential girlfriend.) Accuracy probability rating for this instance, when she starts going on and on about what a fantastic singer her ex, Jimmy, explanation: 5%. is, you say: "Oh yeah? That's interesting. My ex, Cassandra, used to be a backup singer for Three, after she rejected you in the beginning her Interest Level stayed in the Sting until she couldn't deal with his ego anymore. But you should hear her voice, she basement and never moved up at all. But when you became a Challenge, you ruffled her ego. makes Christina Aguilera sound like Phyliss Diller. I think Cassandra is such a great She didn't like that you had stopped groveling and didn't enjoy losing control singer because she has an amazing lung capacity." And then wink at your girlfriend over you. So she flirted with you and seduced you into thinking that she had grown romantic like Dennis Quaid would, and walk out of the room. Let her wonder whether you were for feelings for you. real or not. Then when she knew that she had you back under her spell, she acted disinterested Try the humor strategy up to five times (each time you would use a different silly story) again so she could have the pleasure of confusing you and hurting you. Thus she was and then if she still doesn't see the light, you can try simply telling her that her able to put you back in your place and demonstrate to you that you shouldn't try to behavior bothers you and that you'd like her to stop. By doing this, you are still being a beat her at her own game. Challenge because you are saying "no," setting limits, and insisting that she be Although I may sound quite cynical here, the truth is that some women do this sort of respectful. You can tell her twice to cool it if you have to, but don't do it a third time thing and get away with it! Still, I really don't think that your girl fits this because that would make you a nag. description. She seems to be more of an innocent type. But as a love detective I have Hopefully she'll get the drift by this point. If she still continues with her unloving to look at all the possibilities. So, accuracy probability rating for this behavior, we would then move to the hardball, ultimatum stage. (As a general rule, I do not explanation: 2%. recommend using ultimatums. However, sometimes they are necessary when all else And four, she never really had any romantic feelings for you, but when you came back from fails and your partner is not responding to more gentle proddings. You have to know if college, you got her at a time when she was bored and lonely. She had nothing else going she'll get in line BEFORE you say "I do".) on, so she flirted with you and made out with you, but she kept her heart to herself. So here's what you can do as a last resort: As soon as she starts in again with the Remember, a woman with low Interest level (in the 40-49% range) can still do all kinds of anecdotes about her former lovers, look at your watch and say "oops, I just remembered I things that will make you think that her Interest Level is high. have an appointment" (even if it's ten at night) and then leave abruptly. Don't call Now she's got something else going on with someone she has real interest in, but she's her for a week. If she calls you, let her talk to your answering service. reluctant to tell you to your face. This explanation is the one that I would bet on. If she doesn't wake up after all that, Tom, Accuracy probability rating: 85%. then her head is made of concrete. But Geoff, regardless of the reason why this girl is now acting, as she is, The Reality Remember, guys, if she wants to keep you, she's can't disrespect you - and get away Factor says that she's skittish and inconsistent. And consistency is a crucial with it. quality for any potential girlfriend to have. Beware Of False Love Doctors So on a higher level of awareness; we don't Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success Coach - Doc Love look for an explanation for her behavior. We simply look at reality and note that at this Hi Doc, point, this girl has become a hassle. She's not available to be in relationship (at least I've really been enjoying your column. Before not with you Geoff). Plus, she's making you work too hard. Remember, when women like you, I found you I had been taking the advice of several other love doctors, almost all of they help you, and she's giving you about as much help as an IRS administrator. them female. (It seems that most of the relationship "experts" in the general media, You could ask her WHY she was warm and fuzzy are women.) And I've got to tell you that I was given a lot of bogus information. Now one day and then cold and distant the next. And when you asked, you would get an answer that I understand your "System," I realize that many of these so-called "experts" were which might range from something like "What do you mean? I wasn't cold and distant." to totally wrong about all kinds of things. It's actually painful to see how much time I've "I don't know, I'm just not sure," to "Well, I'm depressed about environmental pollution," wasted following their advice. or some other form of Womanese. In the interest of helping my brothers out there who are trying to understand women, I The answer she gave might or might not have something to do with the truth (she might not am including some "tips" from one particular female love doctor who really had me off on even know herself well enough to give an accurate answer). But whatever her answer, the wrong track. (I guess it's probably better to not mention her real name - maybe you'd still be dealing with a girl who you can't count on. we can just call her Dr. Lu Lu) Maybe you would like to publish this and then point out So at this point, Geoff, I'd say it's time to the misconceptions that she's selling. I think I know what's wrong with her logic but move on to greener pastures because this gal is going to continue to be more of a pain in I may have missed something. Check it out: the butt than six hours on a circus bench. Just look at this whole episode as a learning Things a Man Should Do to Get a Second Date By Dr. Lu Lu Ph.D. adventure so you don't waste so much time next time around. 1. If you are nervous, don't try to hide it. Remember, guys, every girl is practice for Women adore men who are aware of their own emotions and who are not afraid to share the next. them. A simple, "I have to admit that I feel a little nervous tonight" is endearing. Also, Eliminate Your Competition By Being A Challenge once you acknowledge your own anxiety, it tends to lessen. Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success 2. Give her a genuine compliment, but make Coach - Doc Love sure that it cannot be interpreted in a sexual way. It is risky to tell a woman on a Hello Doc, first date that she has sexy lips. It's far better to tell her that she has a pretty I just read your most recent article in www.askmen.com face. A man who cannot keep his sexual desires under wraps on a first date may turn In my experience I have lost some great women off many women. because I didn't call them right away or enough. As the girl in your last article 3. Touch her heart. Bring her a small gift if you can think of something cute, clever or said, when a guy calls her after a week she does not feel special any more. Women have profoundly simple (e.g., a toy for her dog or a few flowers). walked away from me because of that very reason. You cannot argue with real life So, go ahead and rip into her for me will ya experience. Doc? Thanks. Women do want a Challenge but not in the form of a lack of attention. They want it in the Rufus - who wants to help spread your wisdom. form of not being able to control the man and have their way with him. I believe the man Hi Rufus, still needs to be attentive right off the bat but his attention must be strictly on his Thanks, guy. You've given us a fantastic terms and not on her terms. This means going where he wants to and doing what he wants and example of some of the horribly dangerous information that's out there. not giving into her requests and whims or trying to make her feel good so that she will Let's take apart these "tips" that you sent like him. me, one at a time. By making the distinction that his attention, affection and complements are something that First of all, if you are out on a date and you find yourself feeling nervous, you should he gives on his own terms, the woman can see that she has not yet won him over and is not certainly acknowledge it (inwardly) and you should keep your mouth shut about it. Deal able to control him so, he remains a Challenge and raises her Interest Level. with it, but don't tell your date that you feel nervous. Just that one simple confession Acting this way has resulted in me having the could put the kibosh on any potential romance. biggest successes with women. Plenty of attention right away, but on my terms, based The first date is like a job interview where on what I want without letting the woman control me. Waiting to call is a mistake. you must come off as cool and confident. Many of us are nervous on a first date, women Cary - who thinks you are missing something included. But why bring it up? It's a negative, and by disclosing it you're putting Hey Cary, yourself down. It may lessen your anxiety to get it off your chest but doing so will lower You say that I teach Challenge via "lack of her Interest Level in you. You can "share your emotions" AFTER she's fallen in love attention." Well you obviously haven't studied "The System" thoroughly. I coach men with you. to look at women's eyes whenever they're talking and to be a great listener. And when Next, let's look at compliments. One compliment per date is OK. That's it. And it they combine those qualities with patience and proper timing, they start to become certainly should not have any sexual connotations whatsoever. But I absolutely do winners in the dating game instead of losers. not recommend telling a hot looking woman that she has a pretty face. You gain nothing But even though you're off the track on by it. It does not raise her romantic Interest Level in you. She's hears that same proper dating /telephone etiquette, your insights about the importance of not seeking compliment about fifteen times a day -every day - and when you tell her that she's approval from women are right on the money. Although, what you're talking about has more pretty, you automatically get added to the list of salivating suitors who have said the to do with respect than Challenge. same thing to her over and over again. Your job is to make her think you are different. Now if you can set your ego aside and allow me to educate you further about the Who ever said it is the man's responsibility importance of my "wait a week to call" strategy, you'll soon be on your way to even to be the one who gives the compliments. Do female love doctors ever encourage women to more success with women. give a man a compliment on the first date? First of all, let me ask you, how exactly do you know for certain that these women who Let's go to the last "tip" about gifts. Here Dr. Lu Lu isn't pedaling any half-truths. Her rejected you did so because you didn't call soon enough or often enough? Remember, when advice on this subject is totally, miserably deluded. As my Uncle Jethro Love says: "If you ask a woman why she rejected a particular guy, 99 times out of 100, the first answer you're going to bring a girl a gift on the first date, you might as well just write the you get will not be the real reason. word "CHUMP" on your forehead." I can hear you interviewing them now. "Hi Caprice, I was calling you to find out the When you show up with a gift on a first date, you come off as a lonely loser who is reasons or reasons that you dropped me? Sure," says Caprice. "When you got my number desperately trying to make a good impression. Gifts can come after sixty days once a you waited a week to call and then you didn't call me everyday to reassure me that you relationship has been established. But gifts should never be used as a ploy to raise liked me, that's the reason." Interest Level. Besides, any gift coming from you has no meaning to her since you are The real answer is always the second (or third) answer that you pry out of a woman. basically a stranger. The first answer is always the politically correct answer. And if the guy she rejected Remember, guys, beware of false love doctors. and the guy who is interviewing her are one in the same, it's 100% guaranteed that she Why Is He Terrorizing Her ? won't give a straight answer. I cross-examine women when I survey, just like the cops on Women Don't Lie - Men Don't Listen Success "Law and Order." I doubt that you did this. Coach - Doc Love And how many women did you interview, four? I've interviewed thousands and I have never Hi Doc, heard a woman say, "I dropped him because he didn't give me enough phone calls." To you I've been watching this beautiful girl on campus. I phoned her two weeks ago, not using Psych majors, do you really want someone as a life-long partner who needs reassurance my real name. I told that I was from another campus and that I happened to see her when I through Ma Bell every hour? visited her campus. The first thing she wanted to know is how I had got her phone In actuality Cary, you should be happy that women with low self-esteem are dropping you. number, so I told that one of my friends took it off someone's phone. Anyway, she wanted to Having to constantly reassure your partner is like riding on a stationery bicycle with a know what I wanted, so I told her that I wanted to get to know her. metal seat, it's a pain in the butt and it never really gets you anywhere. She asked me why would I want to get to know Cary, there's something you must understand. her. I told her that I liked what I saw on the outside and I wanted to see if the inside A girl could give both you and another guy her number on the same day. And that other does the outside justice. She gave me a giggle. She then said that I shouldn't call guy might call her the next day and take her out on a date while you're still waiting to her again. I told that if she gave me a good reason why I shouldn't call, that I wouldn't first call her. But if she has higher interest in you, she'll be thinking about you call her again. while she's out with him. Then she tells me that she doesn't know me. I told her I could change that. Then she tells And when you finally call her after that other guy has already called her for a second me that wouldn't change anything. She's just not interested. Then I told her that she was date, you are raising her Interest Level even higher. (She can't figure out why you aren't jumping to conclusions. All I want is to get to know her, be her friend and see what being predictable like all the other guys she's gotten rid of and she becomes more happens from there. intrigued.) Then she asks me where I was from and what I was studying. I asked her where she was from So Cary, you don't have to worry about some other dude beating you out while you're and what she was studying and it was going pretty well. I asked whether I could call her biding your time using Challenge to your advantage. Women do the choosing, and if she again, she tells me no. So anyway I told her that I would call her in two weeks time. She chooses you, there ain't nothin' your competition can do about it. And when you didn't say yes or no. wait to call, any chance your competition might have had is seriously compromised. I phoned her tonight and we started all over again. I asked if she remembered who I was. Don't be concerned about making her feel She said no, so I refreshed her memory. She then tells me that I shouldn't call her special, make yourself special to her by being a Challenge. again. She told me that she has no interest in guys because her studies were her first Remember guys, patience is the key to women. | ||||