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Hey man,
You're right, I don't want to pretend to be non-needy, I want to BE non-needy. and you're right about being socially/emotionally fulfilled. I have felt this very phenomenon before, some days I am socially and emotionally fulfilled in other ways and pick-up seems so much easier.
I know the first line is no good. I am stupid but not that stupid.
But I am not going to invest my time coming up with the perfect line because let's face it, they won't respond anyway. How do I minimize my investment? I just say the first thing that comes to my mind. that's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw her pictures. I have no idea why, I don't even have a dog.
Alright man, I feel bad for you so I'm going to help you with what I've done so far. You realized what you have to do, now to do it. Get out there, join social clubs that interest you, watch talks / documentaries / things that expand your mind, go to events, read literature, work on your business / career, travel, get fit, just do shit. This is how you become an interesting man.
Like you, I'm still a newbie; I started on this path 3 months ago (see my oneitis thread?) But, the difference between you and me is that I do shit. Not trying to come across pretentious, but in a few short months I went from not being able to talk to a girl to having 2 girls saying that they love me (and me gently turning them down because they're honestly not the kind of women I'd be with!) You gotta do shit man, that's how you move forward.
After what Heywood Jablowme said, I got thinking. The stuff you did here, maybe this is your personality, and maybe you can polarize using it to your advantage. You can refine it.
The thing is, you
seemed outcome independent, bold and not giving a shit. But face it, that was just a facade -- in your mind you actually really care. Therefore, not bold and giving lots of shit. You cared enough to the point to come on here and complain that you might just give up online game.
And that is needy.
You were being bold / cocky, but also kind of insulting, in my honest opinion. Self-respecting women, at least from what I know (and I admit that I don't know much yet) probably won't respect you because what you say and do didn't really gel with your personality. It's not congruent with who you are (yet). Your true personality started leaking into the messages and you became needy really quickly, masked behind a facade of boldness.
If I were to actually tell a woman that she looks like a dog (and hell why would I be attracted to her if she did -- the message is reaction seeking / inauthentic), and she told me that she had a lizard that looks like me, why would you follow with "You have a lizard?" That is not my personality but if I were you, I would have kept it going with "That lizard must be damn handsome." A bit narcissistic, but it might work if you have the real confidence to pull it off. Probably not.
I recommend you drop the fake alpha bullshit and learn to make yourself vulnerable by being honest with your intentions and thoughts and actions.