This Is How Young Men Were Taught To “Get” a Woman
Nothing turns off a woman more than a desperate man
Once a woman knows she has you, it’s over.
That’s what I was taught by older, “wiser,” men.
Women want what they can’t have….they said.
Don’t ever let them know how you feel about them.
Give them just enough attention to want more.
Don’t ever tell a woman how you feel about her. And under no circumstance tell her you love her. That’s a death knell.
A man is never to chase a woman.
Entice her. Tease her. Give her a glimpse of the mystery and magic that are potentially available….but let her chase you….make her wait.
By the time I came of age during the 80s, women had caught on to this strikingly transparent, misogynistic, and stupid mind game and began to emulate it.
And so began a confusing, frustrating, sometimes hilarious, process where both the man and the woman refused to be the first ones to express their feelings, attractions, or desires to each other.
Strangely, true life experience seemed to validate this notion that once someone expresses their inner, heartfelt, passion — or love — there is no going back….that it ruins…
