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How To Meet The Woman Of Your Dreams
If I was able to go into a time machine and travel to visit myself when I was 18 years old I would have told myself not to have a girlfriend because it was robbing me of enhancing my pick up skills. On a much deeper level, having that girlfriend for year kept me from experiencing other girls, which meant that it would take me a lot longer to learn what I really wanted in a girl. Don't misunderstand me, I was very happy to have a girlfriend and Jennifer was my first real girlf
June 24, 2008
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How To Master Your Pickup Game
When I was a lot younger I used to think that in order to master the game of picking up women I had to master technique. I thought I needed pick up lines, memorized material, and that I had to act "cool". While those 3 things helped a little bit, I actually picked up on more women when I had no agenda. In other words, when I simply wanted to go out with my group of friends and have a good time was the moments when I ended up having more success with the opposite sex. For the
June 23, 2008
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How To Talk To Women
Angelica was a gorgeous 24 year old graduate student who had nasked me this question: "Why don't men know how to talk to nwomen?"nn"Why do you say that?" I asked curiously, after all we werensitting down on couches at the VIP section of a popularnHollywood night club.nn"They either don't know what to say or they're really creepy,"nshe continued. nn"Continue, this is interesting," I asked with sincere curiosity.nn"They try too hard to impress me with their job, car, or innsome
February 19, 2008
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How To Attract Women
Millions of women from around the world find some of men's behavior rather bizarre. Why would a complete stranger offer them gifts or money? "They don't even know me," says Jamie, a scorching hot 22 year old university student.nnBefore we get into how to get a woman really attracted to you and then how to turbo-charge it so she's always thinking about you, let's talk about a few of the things that make the attraction go away. If you're a man and not a boy, then a woman assume
October 10, 2007
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Killer Conversation Starters To Break The Ice With Women
Many men struggle coming up with witty, clever, and entertaining things to use as a conversation starter. Without engaging a woman in conversation then you'll never be able to meet them. Let's say that you see an beautiful woman and you want to sweep her off her feet with the perfect conversation opener; unfortunately, that's not how attraction works. Very seldom does a woman get attracted to you based on the first words that come out of your mouth. In fact, my own experience
September 25, 2007
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Talking To Women In Bars
Mark was talking to a woman in a crowded, noisy bar so he made sure he spoke loudly so she could hear him. Everything seemed to be going well for the first minute or so and then she appeared to lose interest, grabbed her girlfriend and said "sorry, we gotta go". A few minutes later Mark saw the same woman talking to other men. What did I do wrong? Mark thought to himself. nnMillions of singles go to bars to drink, meet people, and to hook up. For some men, this is the only wa
September 3, 2007
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Common Dating And Relationship Mistakes Men Make
Unless you plan on dating women for the rest of your life, dating and relationships go hand in hand. I've seen men who can approach any woman, build magnificent rapport, get her phone number, set up the first date, and then fail miserably at the relationship. In survey after survey, more than 90% of single men eventually want to have a long-term relationship with a mature, fun, and affectionate woman. There are many skills that you can develop when learning how to approach a
August 19, 2007
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How To Have Natural Conversations With Women
Ever see a beautiful woman from afar and having the desire to want to have a conversation with her and yet watched her walk out of your life forever? There are many thoughts that go through our head when we want to approach a woman.nn"What do I say?"nn"Should I use a pickup line?"nn"Should I use the newest method that I read in a book or saw on a video?"nnIn today's information-packed, media-rich world there's a lot of information on the Internet on how to approach a woman an
August 5, 2007
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5 Common Dating Mistakes Men Make
She was beautiful. She was popular. I wanted to walk up to her and say something clever so she would know that I liked her. I was different than all the jerks she went out with. So I walked up to Tina and told her that I liked her and that we should go out. She smiled and said "Why thank you. You would make any girl happy but you and I can only be friends."nnBack then I just didn't get it. That was many years ago and today I can talk to any woman, anytime, and anywhere. I can
October 5, 2006