Why Settle For Second Best?
(Or Miss Right Now if that’s your thing.)
Long time ago I went skydiving. It was the kind that required only about five minutes of instruction before jumping out of the plane.
We had an experienced jumper strapped to our backs, which would kind of hold our hand. We got to pull the chute, but in case we blacked out or puked, he’d be there to make sure we didn’t die.
One thing the guy told me right before we jumped has stuck in my mind, as it’s very useful in many different areas.
“Don’t look at a point on the ground. You’ll fixate on it and miss everything.”
What he meant was that we were only free falling for about a minute. And if we looked way down below, and saw a house or a car or something, we’d tend to stare at it. If that happened, our ride would be over and we would have missed it.
I followed his advice and didn’t look down at all. Just out onto the horizon.
(One of the most amazing experiences of my life.)
When you’re talking to girls (or prospecting as they say in sales) it’s easy to “fixate” on one girl.
There’s a whole world of girls out there, but once you start talking to one, and she seems to like you a bit, it’s very easy to lose the big picture.
Then suddenly she’s turned from a “prospect” into the only game in town. Sink or swim. Win or lose. Live or die.
If this happens, it’s almost guaranteed you WON’T get her, unless she’s TOTALLY into you.
One thing that turns both girls AND guys off is desperation.
Texting too much, calling too much, hanging onto conversations too much.
If she’s got a medium level of attraction, this will kill it in a hurry.
Sure, there’s certain “rules,” like only text three times a week, or only call every other day, or whatever.
But if she’s your ONLY option, these rules are impossible to follow. You’ll drive yourself nuts.
The EASIEST way to make sure you don’t switch in to desperation mode is to ALWAYS BE PROSPECTING.
Meaning you should always be talking to girls, making them laugh, seeing if they’re personalities are as attractive as their faces.
And always dating them if you’re into each other enough.
AND always being open about it.
One criteria that you MUST have is that she should be into you AT LEAST as much as you are into her.
And when you’re going out with several girls, and one of them starts pressuring you for exclusivity, then it’s time to consider her.
But never before that.
This will make you more attractive, and give you much more choice, which will keep you out of the desperation mind set.