Finding a mate is one of the most fundamental aspects of life, but it is also a problem many people struggle with. Here are the ten biggest mistakes men make with women.
Mistake #1: Pursuing women.
Most guys will try all kind of things to get women, such as subtly hanging around a cute girl, walking across the bar to talk to a hot girl, trying to be funny and interesting enough to keep a girl's attention, trying to get a girl's phone number, or simply wishing to be with the girl next to them.
The problem with all these approaches is that these men are pursuing women. Pursuing women mentally is as bad as pursuing them physically. No matter how you look at it, women are the ones who decide who they let inside. They look for a man who walks his own path in life, who is centered in his own reality, and who is not thrown off-balance around her. When you pursue a woman, you are being reactive to her and you are not being yourself, and that's not attractive. Stop trying to get women, but let them join you in your life.
Mistake #2: Putting women on a pedestal.
Most men will look at a hot girl and wish they would be worthy enough to be with such an incredible woman. If you say things like this, you are putting girls on a pedestal. When you do so, you are not being yourself, and that's not attractive. Some guys will even say funny negative comments to bring women down to their level. That might compensate for putting women on a pedestal, but it doesn't solve the problem itself. If you view her from a social perspective, there is no way you can compare to her looks and status unless you are a millionaire or a Hollywood star. However, all is not perfect underneath her skin, and she is too often hiding all kind of issues and insecurities behind her façade.
If you relate to her as a human being, you have your authenticity, ease for life, and carefree nature to offer. In fact, you can be at her level before you even say a word by not being thrown off at all by her presence. If you are feeling and behaving exactly the same as before, during, and after meeting her, you are relating to her on an equal level, and that's very attractive. If you can do this, you will succeed: you will stand out, because it is hard for her to find a guy who is not being reactive to her.
Mistake #3: Viewing women as sexual objects.
With all the sexy skin shown to us everywhere by the media, we have been conditioned like dogs to view women as nothing more than sex objects. Women have also been conditioned to adapt to that image. When a woman walks around showing off her physical assets and wearing a lot of makeup, she has succumbed to the media's portrayal of women and also views herself as a sex object. When she thinks of herself that way, it's hard for men not to view her that way too. Most men simply want to have their way with this type of girl and afterward won't give her much of a second thought, much less want to see her again.
The problem is, all this leads to fantasizing about women sexually and therefore creates a bigger disconnect between men and women. All this is social conditioning: it is not natural and does not lead to sex. Viewing women as purely sexual objects gets in the way of connecting with women because you then have an agenda and an attachment to the outcome. You are then trying to get something from her, and that is not attractive to her. Sex is the by-product of connecting with women. You connect with women by shining with your authenticity, integrity, and carefree nature, and by creating a safe space where she is free to like you or not. Once you are really connected to a woman and it feels like the two of you are alone in the world, a sexual relationship will develop on its own, and you won't have to force it.
Mistake #4: Pushing interaction.
Most guys fail with women because they try too much to get them. Even trying a little bit is too much. It would be like saying your girlfriend is just a little bit pregnant. Either you are pursuing her, trying to get her and pushing the interaction, or you aren't. When you push a conversation verbally or physically, women perceive the neediness behind it, and it repels them. When you are centered in your reality and you communicate with women without expectations or attachments, it leaves space for the connection to happen, and you don't have to push anything. If you try it and it doesn't work, it's usually because you still have subconscious attachments to the outcome.
Mistake #5: Using pick-up techniques.
To compensate for a lack of success, many men learn and use pick-up techniques. The biggest problem with these techniques is that they work once in a while, which makes men try even harder to get lucky again. Using tricks to work around your unattractiveness doesn't really solve your unattractiveness. Even when you get lucky, it rarely leads to a real connection or lasting relationship because you show a façade that is not really yourself. It's just a matter of time before she realizes who you really are and she decides whether or not she likes you. What really happens is that if you interact with a woman and you act naturally and as if you aren't thrown off by her, then she will decide that she kind of likes you. If you play games, she will most likely see through it and will take one of the following actions: reject you, play games too and make you jump through hoops, or, rarely, decide she still likes you and go along. If you can differentiate what helps you from what hinders your success, you can keep your confidence and openness and let go of everything that comes from a state of mind of scarcity, such as pick-up techniques. Even if you get lucky once in a while with these techniques, it is way too much work, and you can't spend your whole life pursuing things.
Mistake #6: Valuing outward appearances and independent women.
Many men consider women with perfect skin and toned, voluptuous bodies to be the best women to pursue for a sexual relationship because that's what we see all the time in magazines. Many men also consider independent career women to be the best-suited mates for long-term relationships. If that's the case for you, it makes you live with the fantasy of sex instead of really experimenting with it. Women have also been conditioned to adapt to those images by the media. That screws everything up, causing all sorts of problems ranging from breast cancer to a divorce rate in excess of fifty percent to the presence of more singles than ever in history. The truth is, women who focus too much on their perfect appearance do it to compensate for a lack of self-esteem, and they are disconnected from their authenticity and spontaneity. For that reason, it is hard to feel an emotional connection with them, and sex with them is usually average and mechanical. After engaging in intimate relations with these women, men usually dump them the next day, which lowers their self-esteem even more. As for independent career women, their sexuality is locked down because they are too logical and masculine. Relationships with them are often a power struggle and too often end up in divorce. For physical intimacy to be satisfying and for relationships to be healthy, you need polarity: a very feminine and confident woman who helps you develop as a man. You want authenticity, integrity, carefree nature, lightness, and spontaneity in a woman to feel one with her. Just shifting your focus of what you value makes a big difference in what you attract into your life: fantasy or reality.
Mistake #7: Trying to be someone else.
When you view a man who is very successful with women, you may be tempted to imitate him to achieve his success. However, he is not successful because of what he's doing but because of who he is and the way he lives his life. You and he have different strengths, weaknesses, and life paths, so your styles will be different. You can't try to be yourself and try to be someone else at the same time. When you are acting like someone else, you repress a part of yourself and something feels wrong. You don't want to be your weak self who fails either. There is a powerful and successful self deep inside you, but it is hidden behind fears, excuses, and social conditioning. That's the self you want to get in touch with. Charisma with women is not a skill to learn; rather, it's a natural ability you can uncover by unlearning what hides it.
Mistake #8: Viewing sexually explicit videos, magazines, or other material.
Another thing too many men do is watch porn instead of having sex. Porn conditions you to live with sex as a fantasy instead of sex as a reality. It also conditions you to view women as sexual objects and to view sex as a "big bang" act. Sex is the by-product of connecting with a woman, and it is a mind-body-soul experience where you can experience full-body orgasms that sometimes last more than thirty seconds. The sex shown in porn movies is nothing compared to what sex can be. Watching porn also conditions you to the wrong types of women and the wrong kind of so-called physical "intimacy" instead of valuing their authentic feminine nature. When you are not having sex, you are much better to keep your sexual energy and use it to move you forward in other areas of your life. The best thing you can do to bring sex closer to your reality is to stop watching porn.
Mistake #9: Feeling bad about failures.
Another common mistake is to feel bad when you don't attract women, when you are single, or when women reject you. You feel bad because you are attached to the outcome because you have neediness inside you. That neediness is not attractive and does nothing at all to help you. To succeed, you have to let the neediness go. When you walk through the world and you don't care at all how women respond, that projects a totally different vibe that is attractive. When you come back alone from a bar, do you beat yourself up for failing or are you smiling because you had such a great time? Feeling grateful for what you have and feeling good about what you don't yet have will shift your reality.
Mistake #10: Saying "this girl is special."
Women want you to be the same before, during, and after meeting them. Sometimes you may meet a very attractive and nice woman, think "this girl is special," and start behaving differently around her without realizing it. You then give her too much attention and change your plans too easily for her. You become responsive to her as the stimulus, and that's not what she wants. She wants a man who remains the same around her and who doesn't get too emotionally attached. Even when I could sleep with several women per week, I met a few "special" girls and although I slept with them, things didn't work out after with any of them. You are the rare catch; don't start behaving differently around the best women.