LordFall

Do you have experience in pickup and levelling up your social life or are you more of an incel? No shame just genuinely asking on your dating experience. This seems like extreme scarcity based mindset. There are so many intellectual women that also are very loving and caring. If you haven't met any it seems easy for me to see a blind spot in your recommendation. If OP is in his mid to late 30s and tired of dating then I would tend to lean more your way but if he's in his 20s or early 30s and just starting to explore the world then that seems like scarcity based settling to me.

Awesome, I think you have the right idea exploring the world while you're young. I will follow in your footsteps hopefully starting this winter, I've been meaning to become a digital nomad for the past few years and I'm gonna work hard on making it happen. South america particularly appeals to me but I'd like to checkout China as well, please update us on your travels! I think become a man(or woman) of the world is incredibly important and I meet many people even here in Canada that have never left the country. Quite a sad life if you ask me.

Strange indeed. You've had a date in person right? How did that go @Hojo I don't really think tech billionaires are a good example of what women go for these days but guys that offer status, fun and protection against the dullness of life are the new top of the male pyramid I would say.

Well ironically I think real life can be improved a lot upon. The learning curve is too high and the skill trees not obvious enough. Most of the time you do random activities and your main quest is not progressing and you hate playing the game. Many things to iterate here. Also the socializing is narrow and shallow, many more possible adventures can be crafted to explore reality with your fellow incarnate souls. Yeah i totally agree, a lot of potential. Real NPCs are gonna be very interesting. If they become real enough you can't really hurt them or kill them it'll be unethical. I think that ruins a lot of the fun apart from dating sim so having ultra realistic bots that remember stuff is probably the best for entertainment.

I didn't watch this one because there is no commentary so I have no idea what's going on and you're not in the video so I have nobody to connect with but best of luck with the project.

100% I'm a big believer in not settling and going for everything you want but you also have to put a lot of effort into your dating life then and not take it for granted. How is it going with the girl you went on a date with last week?

I don't know why you guys are in such scarcity regarding feminine women that are down to be homemakers and be pleasant comfortable partners. If you're a western man with a decently high income that can travel and live abroad that's gonna be in abundance. Men in the west are facing a highly competitive economy where most of them are starting to earn less than women and thus don't have much value as a provider but mostly for the last 10 000 years that was most of the value a man had to offer and the rest of the world still works this way. There is also the key concept of MBTI that's hardly talked about in dating discussions, but most types are not really compatible with each other. About 75% of the population are Sensors, while only about 25% are Intuitives. If you're an ideas-based, intuitive type like an INTP, INTJ, or INFJ, you are a literal statistical minority. Most other types are by default gonna find abstract concepts boring and be more interested in expressing emotion and mundane, day-to-day things—which you find boring. Sensors are naturally tuned into their immediate, physical environment; if you try to have deep, theoretical conversations with them without constantly dumbing it down or anchoring it to concrete reality, they simply won't get it. I would argue a lot of marriage dissatisfaction is based solely on this hidden friction. Forcing personal development on someone who isn't interested in it is a short towards resentment when there are plenty of women who would love to be in that type of dynamic.There is a massive difference between a minor hobby gap and a core cognitive paradigm gap. If your entire life is built around self-actualization, tracking complex systems, and uncovering truth, and your life partner is completely blind to that entire dimension of reality, you will experience a crushing existential loneliness in that house. 8 month is also the standard duration of a honeymoon phase where most couples tend to fall out of infatuation and start to look at objectively how their life would look long term with this person. I don't think OP should even take that 3 months to leave her in limbo, if he reads what I said and it sounds correct and he fell into the trap of settling too early then he should pull off the bandaid now and let the girl find another man that's closer to her wavelength instead of wasting her time while he explores his option and keeps her as a backup.

@Schizophonia I think you're correct that the duality around this is slowly collapsing like if you look good as a guy you're more likely to get into a strict nightclub than not but it's mostly in terms of status markers. A woman is valued more for pure beauty by a wider margin of society. @Xonas Pitfall Appreciate you introducing that nuance—it really highlights how flexible attraction can be. To tie this back to @StaraX's original point about relativity: a lot of those historical examples (like lead makeup or foot binding) were exclusive to the nobility. Those elite women weren't necessarily optimizing for raw biological sex appeal; they were optimizing for status demarcation to separate themselves from lowborn women. This heavily conditioned what noble men prioritized. Because basic signs of fertility were abundant among the peasant class, elite men looked for traits that elevated their family's social standing. It shows that while female attractiveness is generally based on immediate looks, a man's conditioning, his environment, and the specific status-games he is trying to win can heavily warp his baseline preferences. So StaraX's point holds up structurally: even when male attraction shifts relatively, it is usually because it's being high-jacked by a social status game.

I somewhat agree with you. I don't think surrender is the right notion though because then the woman will have to carry you as baggage. For me I want to meet an equal in reality that God made for me to experience reality with and grow with. God is making me work for it.

Sure I think that can be true but I'm weary of infatuation it can cause problems. For me to fall in love with someone they would have to fit specific traits or I would reject them. Beauty in the way you describe it is not really the issue, if you believe in non-duality we all come from love and are beautiful in many ways that's not necessarily the issue. The issue for me is does this person fit into the life I wanna live and can help me achieve my goals?

How do you find this true love? Seems like some people have an easier time at it that others. I think someone's best bet is optimizing for the patterns you can spot and if somehow the universe decides to drop a perfect partner on your lap take it otherwise follow proven systems that yield predictable results. Like cold approach and social circle game.

I think especially for people like myself and I'm sure @AtmanIsBrahman and a lot of people on this forum who's brain are already overthinking and good at optimizing then it's great advice. The action is the most important part and optimization of action should only be 20% of it.

The simple fix is to talk to hot women more often. Your brain knows what you’re in a rare opportunity and heightens pressure so you don’t fuck it up which makes you fuck it up. Prove your brain wrong and make it not a rare event. Find and download social circle blueprint 1 and 2 by RSD Luke and create a social circle with hot women that like to hangout around you and also do cold approach a couple of times a week which if you do it right will fuel your social circle. Also realize that most men never sleep with an attractive woman in their life so you’re blessed with the knowledge to learn this on the internet. Take action where most men don’t. Also make sure that your life is setup properly and you have value to offer. Often times we look at women as the prize because well they are. If you were a man that could attract many attractive women then your subconscious would not feel unworthy and make you anxious around them. You'd be more excited and at ease like a challenge that's not higher difficulty than you handle but just right.

I mean bro that's the perks of being a passport bro you can find loads of women that are chill, loving and comfortable in SEA, Eastern Europe or south america. You made the classic mistake of trying to settle down too early without having really explored your options. I would talk to her about this honestly and see if she's open to an open relationship but if she isn't then I would break it off now and see what the women of the world have to offer before promising exclusivity to the first one you feel comfortable with. I don't know too much about you, feel free to elaborate but it's very common for dudes in the west that had a hard time dating and finding a woman that accepts them and they go overseas and all the sudden they find a girlfriend super quickly. It's probably not necessarily that this girl in unusually loving, its what happens when as a man you go to an even playing field where what you have to offer is actually valued. This is also the same as the starter wife phenomena where a dude gets randomly successful or gets more status then isn't satisfied with his girlfriend/wife anymore. It's an unlucky situation but welcome to the monogamy paradigm. If having a phenomenal woman that is your intellectual match is a priority for you(of which there are plenty of and I think it's important to go really long term) , then you really have only two options as I've said in the first paragraph.

Lol he's basically if the deal is true it's a joke and just gave up all american interests of the last 40 years.

@AtmanIsBrahman Club promoters sleep with way more women than looksmaxxers ever will. It's because they got a setup that's working for them. They have access to a valuable environment in which they have status and rare sources(they get a booth and free bottles worth thousands per night in a nightlife based city) and they practice their social skills each week. You call that either logistics or social circle and it will trump looks each time. It's not either or though you should get everything you can working in your favour but it's not worth overobsessing your appearance bro. Start working out 3-4 times weekly if you aren't right now, start to build a circle in your city that goes out with you and works on business, throw events like parties, photoshoots and music events and your life will scale exponentially.

It's true the more time I spend improving my life and myself the more women tend to want to spend time with me and entertain my videos. I haven't really experienced a diminishing return yet if anything it's getting to a point where I can do it across cities with my content and communities so I'm gonna triple down on what I've been doing. With those women before it was like they would value me enough to chill with me and sleep with me but if something got in the way they wouldn't put energy into maintaining the relationship so it was a fleeting connection.

What about incels in their basement with a job that don't wipe their ass like you said in the other thread. Are they well on their way to finding their perfect partner that won't use them? Or could it be that the other game involves a value exchange with others? Life is mostly boring and painful, you being a well put together man and having surplus resources, energy and time is gonna alleviate the suffering of the people that are in your life romantic or otherwise. The animal kingdom is the same way, peacocking in literal peacocks is a sign of value as it shows they can survive predators and the environment and thus would be good mates for females. How is your own dating life and business/career going? Seems that you're bypassing possibly because you don't feel up to par? Feel free to share and we can help you fix some blindspots perhaps. We all have some it's part of life.

Which part doesn't make sense to you? A 700 lbs dude is an extreme example not really worth addressing. I basically explained why softmaxxing makes sense here. Most men do not maximize the features of themselves that would be considered looksmaxxing. It's a great enough proportion that people have argued enough about it that's its on the wikipedia. Some people take it into a neurotic level and refuse to take action and because pickup and redpill are now outside the overton window the hardmaxxing part of looksmaxxing has surfaced in mainstream media because it's shocking to people. Shocking stuff makes for easy headlines. Dude smashes his face with hammer and gets famous vs 30% of men aren't dressed and groomed optimally nor workout enough.

No now you're projecting because your ego is hurt that I called you out on it. It has to do with improving your appearance to attract people. Stuff that is surgical is generally considered the hardmaxxing portion of lookxmaxxing. It's literally on the wikipedia.

What form did the disaffection take? Was it more like she wasn't helping you fulfill your goals or just in general you didn't enjoy her presence? I loved having a girlfriend last time I had one but she was BPD and made my life a nightmare so when I was with her I wished I was single but it wasn't the experience of having a woman in my life in and of itself that was lacking; that part was awesome. I think your instinct is correct that recentering yourself and knowing yourself better will answer a lot of the questions. Having an exploration phase afterwards makes a lot of sense especially if you've only dated that girl and she's your main reference point for women. You say you don't want kids now but later right? That makes a lot of sense. A lot of the world is stuck in an enforced monogamy framework where any dating has the implication of long term relationship and kids but that's a bit silly. There's nothing wrong with sharing your life with someone for a few months/years and then going apart. FWBs are great for that I had a few since my breakups. It lets you experience women and see what you like and dislike in a partner without the pressure of going all in. For example for me I disliked having FWBs where the woman was working on goals that were too separate from mine. It felt our lives were siloed or just being independent and then just getting together to fuck, hangout but working on different missions. Especially as an intellectual if I don't understand her pursuits and think on it with her I felt very disconnected from them even when that was the case with my 1 year GF. So for me developing general business skills/the money that would help my partner(s) achieve whatever goals they have is very important. @Hojo You're literally making things up, this is part of the community and the term. Google/AI it. I dislike when you butt in topics that you have no knowledge of, to me it feels very egotistical and like you're wasting my time writing stuff that has no substance. Especially with some certainty on things you clearly don't understand.

Thank you my friend. What does an ideal dating life look like for you? Clarity helps so much I find, the more I define mine the more my brain irons out the patterns to make it happen.

What you're talking about is very esoteric, it's hard to make sense of. Can you share some of your journey so we can better understand what you mean?

Both, they're pretty similar. A market is an interplay of wants and needs being met for a certain price. For someone to date you they are spending their spare time on you so you need to be valuable for them. The degree to which you wanna please people and who you wanna please is up to you my friend. Self-awareness is figuring out what you want and what's gonna get you there. I like sleeping with hot women and dating many of them is my goal as I've laid out in another thread. For me to do that and have a fun lifestyle travelling the world looks is a small part and being financially independent with a large disposable income is a bigger part. Ideally I want to find a corporate sponsor or a rich client that will let me lease their Sunreef 100 for a year and sail across the Mediterranean, Africa and Asia while I host events in multiple countries, network with cool people and start a polycule with the coolest hottest women(and some cute guys) I can find. I have a high drive towards sensuality and aesthetics and I like the fashion and media industry and find politics interesting so spending my life raising my status and thus access to interesting, hot and powerful people is fun and interesting to me. This will take a few years to accomplish but by this winter I want to be out of Canada and be able to live in South America/SEA as a digital nomad full time. That's doable on like $5K/month remote income and when I scale it up I'll head to Europe to actualize that dream above. Most people don't spend the time crafting an appealing and custom life vision and purpose they just react to their limitations and get mad at people living a life better than they do. That seems silly to me.

Pickup artists were doing softmaxxing, most of them talk about refining your appearance as much as you can. They also did peacocking which is trying to wear unorthodox stuff to grab attention and see if it works to their advantage or not. It is genuine science and truth because hypothesis cannot account for all unknown variables so you need to test it in a real environment to get accurate results. For example most experimental drugs act one way in a sterile petri dish and a whole other way in a live organism. It's the difference between a complex and complicated system if we use systems theory. I agree you improve yourself by 3-4 points very easily with all the things I've mentioned in this thread. Why not? The only way that you're separate from your spirit is with your material form and life. Being able to accomplish goals in a separate form is the gift of duality we've been given. To default back to the shield of the perfect higher self is coping and spiritual bypassing IMO. You can also say that the people of the opposite gender are here to experience what reality has to offer. For you to deny that to them and be offended to have to improve yourself to give them a great experience is selfish and egotistical. The whole point of materialism is that it's hard and presents challenges. If you cower from those challenges and call yourself spiritually superior as some people do on this forum I don't think you understand spirituality at all.