The Mating Grounds Podcast

How To Stop Being Awkward And Creepy With Women

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Jul 21, 2014
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INSIGHT

Different Deep Fears Shape Approaches

  • Women often perceive unknown men as potential physical threats on a deep, unconscious level.
  • Men carry a different deep fear: sexual humiliation and loss of status, which shapes their approach.
INSIGHT

Objectification Undercuts Effectiveness

  • Treating a woman as only a body reduces your ability to perspective-take and add value to her experience.
  • Objectification makes you less effective at achieving the mating outcomes you say you want.
ADVICE

Appreciate Smartly: Face, Eye Contact, Choice

  • When appreciating a woman's appearance, shift gaze to her face and make genuine eye contact and smile.
  • Praise choices she controls (e.g., "great dress") rather than body parts to appear socially intelligent.
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