| It was a long post, I don't know if I missed anything, but here is my perspective.
Your friend is a classic pathological narcissist and an Amog. He cannot feel good about himself unless he makes someone else feel bad. He feed off of your self esteem to make himself stronger. Deep inside he is a weak man, so he makes other feel weak, so he can pretend to be strong and pickup chicks. He can't stand that you're having success because it means you're stronger and not sharing your self-esteem anymore. He is very threatened that a woman would choose you over him, and he will do what ever he can to take her from you.
But enough about him, lets get onto the real issue. the woman. She obviously has feelings for you, but you are probably being too weak around her because she is your oneitis. Be opinionated around her, don't just be a yes-man who is trying to get in her pants. It's alright to say no every now and then; and its alright to disagree with her and have your own point of view. As for escalating, you need to do and you haven't. I suggest from now on you make more direct eye contact (not in a creepy way, but in a cool james bond kindof way, the facial expression is very important be seductive), stand tall and confident, lead her, be more assertive, don't be afraid to make physical contact. Learn to embrace awkward silences and enjoy the emotions they evoke. Don't worry about the past or future, just the present; and don't try to force outcomes to situations, just roll with the punches. Basically, look at yourself objectively, and stop being so afc and start being more confident and alpha.
Also I just re-read the part about the myspace quote. Regardless of what she says, you can be her rebound guy. She is going through a natural stage in a woman's life where they swear off men to protect themselves from pain, all the while professing their love for their exes. This was probably the first real breakup she's ever experienced. In a few months she will rebound with some guy and move into a new relationship and if you play your cards right it could be you (this doesn't mean you can't hook up with her in the mean time, she just won't be ready for anything serious until she's healed from her ex and it usually takes a few months).
If I were you, I would try to join her when she goes out to drink. That would be the best time for you to make a move, because right now she is hell bent on going wild and crazy to distract herself from her pain. She probably wasn't all that into the party scene before the breakup. This is just part of the process women go through to heal from their first bad breakup. They go out and party, become borderline alcoholics on the weekend, have a few one-night stands, eventually hate themselves, then get right back into a relationship again when they can't stand the loneliness anymore. If you catch her when she's drunk and wild, all her emotions toward you will spill out and all of her inhibitions about leading you on will be numbed by alcohol.
Did this chick break up because she was cheated on? If so, I would be very cautious about using a jealous plot to entice. You can do it, but it must be subtle like talking to her friend like you said. Bringing strange women around her may kill whatever attraction exists, if she still has some trust issues.
|