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July 26, 2005
The Art of Seduction
This entry shall serve as a place marker – a time in my romantic life where I think things are about to change. I’m about to embark on an intellectual adventure. A friend of mine recently plugged “The Art of Seduction” into my book list.
Author Robert Greene takes a rather Machiavellian look at what it takes to impress and trap a member of the opposite sex. I’m only a handful of pages in, but it’s one of those reads that could change my life forever. I could become evil! I could become a predator! I could turn into any woman’s worst nightmare for the second time in my life – the first time being my early adult life where I played the bad boy for fun and adventure. This could be the end of my good-guy phase. So here I stand, on the threshold of discovery, waving madly at the world. Don’t worry, I’ll send postcards!
Posted by CupidsReviews Doug at July 26, 2005 12:09 PM
Comments
Oh no, Oh no! Please tell me you will abandon this sprint back towards the general neighborhood of bad-boyhood. There is truly a deficit of interesting, good men in the world right now... what we women (and I'll speak for girls too) don't need is yet another playa.
Seriously, be the good-guy for a while longer, there IS a good woman out there who is looking for you.
Good girls are tired of nasty-talking playas with smarmy and insincere come-ons who have only their selfish & brief-lived interests at heart.
No thanks.
Bring me back to the world of flirty glances, nervous first meetings, true enthusiasm for another's company...and cupid's arrows flying wildly in every direction. Out with the one-night stand, in with coffee dates. No more explicit & suggestive talk in the first 10 minutes of an initial meeting; I'd rather enjoy more subtly sexy flirting and breathless anticipation fo the next witty comment.
I personally have about 9 awesome, beautiful, witty & fun girlfriends who are *over* that breed of men who have bought (hook, line & sinker) into the Marketing and Media blitz of "6 women for every guy" BS, and are sincerely looking for One Good Man. And these 9 are a mere snapshot into a tiny community in a large city in the West.
Could that Good Man be you?
Maybe don't hand in your Good Guy Card, quite yet. There's quite a few of us waiting & hoping to meet a cool guy such as yourself & those fellows like you.
Posted by: Weary, yet Hopeful at August 3, 2005 12:36 AM
Sheesh! Good thing you showed up . . . I was almost going to fall headfirst into the pit of vile behavior. I owe you one! :)
I'd never turn the clock that far back on my behavior and morals. I agree that there isn't enough of the "good guys and girls" left but I'm holding out for the right one. I wouldn't want to miss her because I'm playing the playa. Everything that's worth anything takes work to get it and the right relationship is worth sacrificing everything for.
Thanks for keeping me and any other impressionable lad or lass in line. Love is everything and those that look out for it deserve it in return. May you have lots!
Posted by: Doug at August 4, 2005 7:04 PM
You can be a bad boy while still being a nice guy. you just have to find the balance. My article here gives a bit more information about it.
You've got a good blog going here!
Posted by: Alan at September 16, 2005 5:33 AM
