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Julie's avatar

As always, I got a lot out of this post. I love the way you lay your material out, and that you include information on how to analyze what just happened. If you stopped with the mechanism, it would still be informative but so much less useful in real world situations. I will admit, I find the ‘I know what you’re thinking’ transitions a bit condescending. One of them hit at a moment when I was most intrigued and excited by what I was reading so it felt like stereotyping, but you make it clear in other transition moments that you recognize not every woman will react in the same way, so I let it go. I do like the, ‘give me a minute before you react’ insertions and the ‘let that land for a minute’. It has the same channeling effect and conversational tone, while landing differently.

I value what you’re sharing enough that I don’t just restack; I sometimes take a screenshot of a section I want to be able to refer to later. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights.

Cody Isabel | Neuroscience's avatar

I appreciate the insight! Idk if you watch any of my long or short form videos as well, but they allow me to add in some tone to the "I know what you're thinking"'s and I feel like they come off more warm in those places because you can see my face and hear my voice lol. I will for sure keep this in mind for this medium though, thank you!

Julie's avatar

I sometimes forget that the videos are available because I prefer reading. Absolutely, that affects tone.

Gwendolyn's avatar

I love the opening line. Praise is a reinforcement.

Lilia Ever's avatar

Can confirm as a very high maintenance woman, I’ve never had any of these red flag compliments come my way, and I’ve been proposed to by almost every man I’ve ever dated for more than a few weeks. Many men don’t ultimately want a woman who asks nothing of them. They want a woman they can win with. The more specific the ask and the bigger impact on her, the bigger the win for him. And thank goodness, because life’s too short to shrink what I want from a man. 💕