Archive for June, 2009
Columbia Talk
Friday, June 26th, 2009I will be giving the talk at Columbia today. I’ve spent the last week tearing apart dating science ideas for the sake of the wider audience of a business school crowd, a group different from a normal Love Systems class because a.) they probably don’t have sex/romance as an ulterior motive and b.) the class [...]
Where’s is the Future, late June-early July edition
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Hey guys. Some quick updates: 1.) I might be giving a lecture at Columbia this Friday. If you happen to be in the NYC area, let me know, and I’ll get you the details. This seminar is about applying seductive principles to business strategies, so if you want more male-female stuff, this is not going [...]
Compliments are Good
Thursday, June 18th, 2009One of the great misfortunes of the SUISC’s earliest dogmas is the tendency to revel in the power of hard teasing, cocky and funny comments, indifference, and the effect these behaviors have on women. I was talking about Mystery with a woman last night, and she broke his system down as, “I’m going to punch [...]
You Can Do It
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Seriously, whatever it is, you can do it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Buchinger
Girlfriend Material: A Tale of Ugly Humanity
Sunday, June 14th, 2009Our workshop took us to a rooftop bar. The weather in New York threatened rain all day, so the venue had wisely erected giant umbrellas. Droplets teased us like air conditioner condensation from Heaven. A few of the students wanted to see me approach and open because while they had witnessed me wading through the [...]
Keep Francesa; Give Me the Howling Fantods
Friday, June 5th, 2009I. Since I returned to work as a dating coach, I’ve been receiving a steady stream of compliments on my writing. I never know how to take the nice things people say in e-mails and IMs and private messages and comments. On calmer nights I like to pour all your praise in a bath tub [...]
Approach Anxiety
Thursday, June 4th, 2009One of the most frustrating things teachers of dating science have to deal with is approach anxiety, both their own and their students’. Don’t mistake this frustration for a lack of commitment or volition. If someone comes to me to fix their problems approaching girls, that is a wonderful thing. At least he’s being proactive [...]