You have a responsibility to have game

Speaking of LTRs and game, Epoxytocin No. 87 left an awesome comment on this Roissy post yesterday:

Speaking from LTR-land, I also feel compelled to point out one HUGE oversight/incongruity on the part of just about everyone in this community. Namely, the way a lot of people around here view relationships is reciprocal to the way many Western women view marriage.

Specifically:
Lots of women see marriage as a situation in which men must provide X, Y, and Z, but they may or may not provide A, B, and C and sometimes even feel resentful when they do.
That sucks, of course, but a lot of the men here have the same attitude: that a woman in a relationship must provide sex, sweetness, domesticity, etc., but that they may or may not cultivate their Game. On top of this, many men here are deeply resentful of the necessity of Game in a long-term relationship

Guess what folks.

It’s a two-way street.

HER obligations include being your personal slut; filling your stomach with regular (if not necessarily daily) food that you like; being responsible with resources; showing you respect; and making your home a pleasant sanctuary to which you want to return.

YOUR obligations, in return, include turning her into and keeping her as your personal slut; guiding her and keeping her actions and attitude in line without making her feel stupid; protecting her (from others and, sometimes, from herself); and leading the course of the relationship. In other words, Game.

Men should be no more resentful of the necessity of Game than women should be of the necessity of maintaining their looks and femininity. They are equivalent currencies.
While this site is home to one of the most impressive collections of insightful comments I’ve seen, this dichotomy still tends to be a huge blind spot.