Dating

What’s Behind The Beta

People talk about Alpha and Beta a lot as ways to indicate a woman’s sexual responsiveness to a man. Generally this is shorthand for the “lover-provider” paradigm — the Alphas of course being the lovers, the Betas the providers. This is a useful heuristic in many ways (and a great rhetorical tool, especially if you’re […]

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The Ultimate Date Idea

My sister just sent her youngest off to school today. It’s her kid’s first day of first grade… and my sister’s first day of not having any children running around the house. You’d think she’d be happy, FINALLY some freedom. The reality? Acute depression. She loves babies, and was very attached to her last child.

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Does Age Matter?

Today I got a question from a reporter curious about my perspective on men dating women the same age as them. She was specifically asking me what the benefits are — and believe it or not they do exist — but I’m not one to gloss over context. Here’s the bulk of what I sent

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The Hidden Game

Meet different people, you’ll realize they all like different things.Some are big on sports, others music, a handful ideas. We all only have a few interests in common. Food. Sleep. Physical comfort. (Maybe) Sex. And stories. Without exception, EVERYBODY is interested in stories. Stories are simply written into our DNA. Most of us in the

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The Ultimate Imperative

THE ULTIMATE IMPERATIVE If you’ve been around our corner of the internet, you’ve probably heard the term “feminine imperative” — coined by the highly influential and insightful Rollo Tomassi — thrown around. For the uninitiated, the feminine imperative is essentially the execution of a woman’s sexual strategy: to sleep with a man who is dominant

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“Hey Baby, What’s Your Type?”

As I’ve been investigating personality, the final pillar of attraction,  I’ve come to realize a couple interesting things: One, your personality plays a pretty big role in who you attract (go figure) But two, it plays much LESS of a role the more psychologically developed you are. Interesting, no? When you’re personality isn’t developed, you

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Who Needs Game?

The other day I read a long, personal email from Alex Allman, a thought leader when it comes to relationships (and a man I deeply respect). It was revealing on the nature of attraction and took on many topics, among them Pick Up. I won’t go into the full email as I actually found most

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