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Re:A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Hap... by drumdance on Thursday May 16, 2013 @10:12PM (#5722346)
Read The Game. I've met Neil Strauss in real life and he's 5'6" on a good day. His fiance is beautiful, smart and taller (plus, she likes to wear heels).
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Re:A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Hap... by scarmig on Thursday May 16, 2013 @10:23PM (#5722378)
Or, don't. People certainly do succeed based on PUA techniques. But they're confusing the causes of their newfound success.

This will get you 80% of the way there: 1) Volume, volume, volume. 2) Look to have fun, not for your soul mate. If something's not happening, BFD.

And this will get you to 150% of the way there: 3) Do interesting things, have interesting stories to tell, and meet interesting people.

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Re:A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Hap... by nazgulnarsil on Friday May 17, 2013 @01:38AM (#5722859)
and the 80/20 rule applies to your advice too, it's mainly just the volume.
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Re:A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Hap... by eropple on Thursday May 16, 2013 @10:56PM (#5722473)
> Read The Game.

Please do not do this if you value reducing the amount of misery in the world.

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Re:A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Hap... by calinet6 on Friday May 17, 2013 @10:51AM (#5724661)
The Game is a superficial childish half-assed douche version of the truth.

The truth is you have to be confident and genuine, treat women like people, meet a whole lot of them, and actually try to find someone you get along with and like.

There are no shortcuts to that; you can't simulate it. The Game might get you to fake-it-til-you-make-it, but that's about it.

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Re:A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Hap... by drumdance on Saturday May 18, 2013 @10:53PM (#5731566)
If you've actually read the Game you know he talks about this in the latter third of the book.

And fake-it-til-you make it is just another word for practice.

I'm somewhat biased because I know Neil and go to his intensives. But they are extremely good and I've gotten a lot out of them. Further, I decided to meet him because of the Game.

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