The Private Man Archive

Title	Category	Author	Date (UTC)
The Private Man Has Completed His Journey The Private Man Has Completed His Journey It is with great sadness that I have to inform everyone that Andrew Hansen a.k.a. The Private Man has ...	About Me	The Private Man	04/04/17 03:14 PM
My Going Away Party My Going Away Party UPDATE 3/7/2017 The party was a lot of fun. Thanks to all who attended and special thanks to all who helped! UPDATE 3/3/2017...	About Me	The Private Man	28/01/17 08:58 PM
Again, A Defense of Pickup Artistry (PUA) Again, A Defense of Pickup Artistry (PUA) My buddy, Dagonet, recently wrote a superb blog post where he defends pickup artists (PUA). One of his...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/01/16 09:11 PM
Notes About Blab (@Blab) Notes About Blab (@Blab) In my quest to find a web-based platform to facilitate real-time conversation, I was referred to Blab from Bobbi Palmer...	Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	11/01/16 08:31 PM
Racism In Dating?! (Not This Crap Again) Racism In Dating?! (Not This Crap Again) Start here. Read the article. Do some research on the author. Then come back to this blog post. Here...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/01/16 12:22 AM
A Woman Responds To A Recent Blog Post A Woman Responds To A Recent Blog Post I sometimes get some great comments. The one that I received today is mid-range. It’s worth comment...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/12/15 11:52 PM
Frame – Three Quick Personal Stories Frame – Three Quick Personal Stories It is both a blessing and a curse to live in a town where all the locals know, or know of, everyone. ...	About Me, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/12/15 02:51 AM
Attraction, Dating, And Aspirational Lying Attraction, Dating, And Aspirational Lying Researching, observing, and experiencing attraction and dating has taught me that human beings are no...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	19/12/15 04:06 AM
Let’s Try To Fix Online Dating Let’s Try To Fix Online Dating One of the biggest problems with online dating is the vast number of messages that attractive women receive...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/12/15 10:21 PM
Online Dating Profiles – How To Figure Out Women’s Lies Online Dating Profiles – How To Figure Out Women’s Lies It’s well-established that most of us lie to some degree on our online...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	20/11/15 05:13 AM
The Future Of Online Dating The Future Of Online Dating Sean Rad, Tinder’s CEO recently gave an interview that was described as cringe worthy. HeÂ says he has a lot ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/11/15 06:34 AM
Go Ahead, Shame Men Go Ahead, Shame Men Confession time for The Private Man. In 1992, I worked seriously with the South Carolina Democratic Party when I was living ...	About Me, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	18/11/15 11:27 AM
“Journalism” Meets The Red Pill “Journalism” Meets The Red Pill With increased frequency, hide-bound and agenda-driven mainstream media outlets are making a stab at...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/11/15 10:16 AM
It’s Not Your Fault! (Actually, It Is) It’s Not Your Fault! (Actually, It Is) I read a lot. I read articles written for men. I read articles written for women. I read articles a...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/11/15 10:03 PM
Unleash The Neg! Unleash The Neg! [Note: I had originally intended to make this a video podcast but the ideas here do best in writing, not me talking at my video came...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/11/15 10:06 PM
Beware The Self-Fulfilling Prophesy Beware The Self-Fulfilling Prophesy I recently got a call from my buddy, Mark the musician. He’s a regular reader of my blog and lives in ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/11/15 08:40 PM
Who Owns The Red Pill? Who Owns The Red Pill? The first order of business is define the very nature of the Red Pill. As a reader pointed out, the Red Pill way of looki...	Good Links Here	The Private Man	03/11/15 02:15 AM
Two Video Interviews! Two Video Interviews! In the first interview, Dan Silverman interviewed me about some of the issues facing men in regards to dating. In second interv...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	20/10/15 12:24 AM
Dating Apps – Technology Versus Biology Dating Apps – Technology Versus Biology When the smartphone was released, it was inevitable that some form of online dating would find its...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	14/10/15 07:22 AM
The Protection Factor The Protection Factor Some time ago, aÂ tweet arrived from DateMe Kenya: Ladies! Before starting a new relationship, ask yourself Will he protect yo...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/10/15 08:01 AM
Where Be The Men? Where Be The Men? I’ve had a few recent phone conversations with a Miami-based matchmaker, Dan Silverman. Unlike the vast majority of matc...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/10/15 11:37 PM
Guys, Prioritize Your Efforts On Yourself Guys, Prioritize Your Efforts On Yourself In my ongoing research efforts to find good information about attraction and dating for the post-divor...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	05/10/15 11:00 PM
Lurkers Of The World, Unite! (Again) Lurkers Of The World, Unite! (Again) It’s been three years since I asked for my blog’s lurkers to “out” themselves here ...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	04/10/15 12:47 PM
300 Red Pill Relationship Proverbs 300 Red Pill Relationship Proverbs Preface This incredible and extremely lengthy blog post originated in a motorcycle forum where I am an active...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/10/15 12:28 PM
Pay To Play Pay To Play No, I’m not talking about prostitution. Pay to playÂ is the concept where a fee is levied in order to present information or enter...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	01/10/15 03:25 AM
On Feminine Pleasantness On Feminine Pleasantness [Note: Lots of links in this postÂ to other blog posts I’ve written over the years] Life is not easy. This is known. ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	29/09/15 11:43 PM
Video Podcast 8 – Social Media & Men Video Podcast 8 – Social Media & Men After some introductory stuff about Periscope and the events in Asheville, NC, there’s a pr...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	25/09/15 04:06 AM
The “Boris Flight Simulator” The “Boris Flight Simulator” Hanging out with my readers in real life is always great fun because my readers are a clever bunch. I wish t...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/09/15 11:49 PM
Need Personalized Attraction & Dating Advice? Skype Me (Google+, too) Need Personalized Attraction & Dating Advice? Skype Me (Google+, too) [Note: This blog post is always displayed at the top of my home page. ...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	14/09/15 08:34 PM
An Attraction Preference Is Never An “Ism” An Attraction Preference Is Never An “Ism” Rarely do I venture into the culture conflict that plagues our social landscape with political...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/09/15 02:36 AM
Video Podcast 7 – Bad Dating Advice Video Podcast 7 – Bad Dating Advice In this video podcast, I cover two pieces of really bad attraction and dating advice. [Note: This vide...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	09/09/15 09:15 PM
Ready For Dating? 15 Yes/No Questions For Men Ready For Dating? 15 Yes/No Questions For Men Men are big on practical and actionable advice that’s not based on touchy-feely platitudes. ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/09/15 10:34 PM
PUA? No, It’s Now MSI PUA? No, It’s Now MSI My friend, Boris, is a typical guy looking for some answers about life, love, and coping with the world in a healthi...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/09/15 04:08 AM
Labor Day Weekend Blog Post MÃ©lange Labor Day Weekend Blog Post MÃ©lange I was recently hanging out with a very loyal reader, Boris (such a great pseudonym!). We had a nice discu...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/09/15 01:55 AM
Dating/Relationship Closure and “The Vanishing” Dating/Relationship Closure and “The Vanishing” This subject periodically arises when there is discussion on the Internet about how men a...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/09/15 02:55 PM
Mr. Cellophane Mr. Cellophane One of my Twitter followers is a fine fellow from Israel who sometimes writes for The Times of Israel (it’s in English) and is a...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/09/15 07:10 PM
Two Questions For My Readers Two Questions For My Readers These are not grand philosophical questions about attraction and dating. These are two questions whose answers migh...	About Me	The Private Man	01/09/15 10:33 PM
Dating Demographics – Who’s In Charge? Dating Demographics – Who’s In Charge? [Note: There are many links in the post. Some of those links connect to more articles and ess...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	31/08/15 11:10 PM
Video Podcast 6 – Bald & Evil Video Podcast 6 – Bald & Evil This blog post requires you to watch two YouTube videos. The first is from DarkAntics, a popular YouTube...	About Me, Good Links Here, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	28/08/15 09:37 PM
An Online Phenomenon In Search Of A Name An Online Phenomenon In Search Of A Name UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THE NAME OF THIS PHENOMENON! Quantum Selection – Assume that all Wom...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	27/08/15 03:47 AM
Video Podcast 5 – A Dating Secret For Women Video Podcast 5 – A Dating Secret For Women Yes, I’ve been cranking out the video podcasts recently. This one is aimed right at wome...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	25/08/15 07:33 PM
Video Podcast 4 – Chivalry Video Podcast 4 – Chivalry This video podcast is fairly brief at about six minutes, but I get my point across about chivalry. Guys, don...	Dating/Online Dating, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	24/08/15 09:31 PM
Guys, Don’t Be A Schmuck Guys, Don’t Be A Schmuck Early in the dating process, when a man and a woman have clear mutual attraction and the possibility of a serious...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	23/08/15 06:31 PM
Video Podcast 3 – Request The Date Video Podcast 3 – Request The Date I give some very solid advice on how guys can get a date with a woman. This one is fairly long at about...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	22/08/15 04:54 PM
New Dating Term – “Twigging” New Dating Term – “Twigging” One of my favorite online activities is to find new words and new concepts that apply to attraction an...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	21/08/15 06:37 PM
Alphabet Soup, Volume 1 Alphabet Soup, Volume 1 Years ago I had a satirical website, Upchuck.com, about the city of Charleston, SC. I lived there on two separate occasi...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/08/15 06:12 PM
The Stayover Relationship The Stayover Relationship As we get older and have experienced relationships and the sad breakup of relationships and divorce, our approach to new re...	Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	19/08/15 03:43 PM
Video Podcast 2 – The Five Noble Rules of Attraction & Dating Video Podcast 2 – The Five Noble Rules of Attraction & Dating I’ve written about the Five Noble Rules of Attraction & Dating...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	18/08/15 03:37 PM
A Woman’s Red Pill Online Dating Profile A Woman’s Red Pill Online Dating Profile This woman’s online dating profile is real. She and I have corresponded in the past and she...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	17/08/15 03:01 PM
Video Podcast 1 – Introduction Video Podcast 1 – Introduction I’ve finally decided to addÂ video content to my blog. After experimenting with sound and my phone a...	About Me, Video/Podcast	The Private Man	16/08/15 08:04 PM
My Oil Rig Summer â Part II My Oil Rig Summer â Part II [It’s strongly recommended to read Part 1 of this story from my young adulthood.] The line at customs was...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	16/08/15 12:34 AM
Deconstructing A Woman’s Online Dating Profile Deconstructing A Woman’s Online Dating Profile Even though I don’t recommend that post-divorce guys spend all their dating efforts t...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	14/08/15 06:53 PM
A Red Flag – Perfectionism A Red Flag – Perfectionism My previous blog post described a woman’s red flag of no emotional impulse control. That particular red f...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	12/08/15 09:43 PM
A Red Flag – No Emotional Impulse Control A Red Flag – No Emotional Impulse Control It’s summer here in Lauderdale By The Sea. The tourists are gone. The snowbirds are gone. ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/08/15 03:30 AM
My Oil Rig Summer – Part 1 My Oil Rig Summer – Part 1 [Note: This is a personal story about an adventure I had overseas much like the first one I described. Do know ...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	06/08/15 11:09 PM
The Intelligence Factor The Intelligence Factor I recently had a Twitter discussion with a couple of my followers regarding how women are attracted, or not, to intelligent m...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/08/15 05:02 PM
Dating Velocity Dating Velocity Knowing one’s relationship goals is a good thing. Men tend to be very goal oriented and work logically and rationally towards a...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/08/15 06:35 PM
Honest Dating – Repost Honest Dating – Repost [I don’t frequently repost, but this one was worth it. It’s sort of naive considering a woman’s h...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	01/08/15 04:38 PM
That Visceral Reaction – How Predictable That Visceral Reaction – How Predictable “Well, they’re losers then!” This remark was the result of a heated conversatio...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	21/07/15 06:46 PM
Exchange Program To Western Australia – A Personal Story From My Youth Exchange Program To Western Australia – A Personal Story From My Youth This post includes some stories of my life and some advice. It also...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	15/07/15 01:54 AM
Twitter! Twitter! I like Twitter. I like how it forces a tweet to be short, concise, and hopefully unambiguous. If the message can be delivered effectively in...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	11/07/15 02:21 PM
Busy Social Life, Busy Intellectual Life Busy Social Life, Busy Intellectual Life I continually exhort my male readers to be more social. Many of my blog posts are about the difficulty ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	07/07/15 08:04 PM
Request For Questions Request For Questions Inspired by this Illimitable Men blog post, I am requesting thatÂ my readers send me questions about post-divorce attraction a...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/07/15 07:53 PM
The Opposite Of Validation Is Shame The Opposite Of Validation Is Shame I spend a great deal of time reading commentary and news on the changing trends in American culture. Our cul...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	05/07/15 10:17 PM
The Perils Of Technology (Beware The Facebook Zone) The Perils Of Technology (Beware The Facebook Zone) As I peruse the interwebz looking for interesting and relevant content for my blog, I came a...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	03/07/15 07:28 PM
How To Be A Good Presenter At Work How To Be A Good Presenter At Work Speaking to an audience is a very scary experience. This is one reason that there are paid speakers to kick o...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/06/15 05:57 PM
Learned Introversion Learned Introversion Being introverted must be a difficult thing. While I can sympathize, it’s hard for me to empathize. I’m an extrovert...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	29/06/15 01:50 PM
Patreon For Me – Yeah, I Went There Patreon For Me – Yeah, I Went There One of the things about going through a seriously life-changing event is the realization of priorities...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	26/06/15 08:27 AM
A Man’s Adversity Is His Test For Women A Man’s Adversity Is His Test For Women As everyone knows, I’m dealing with aÂ serious medical conditionÂ that’sÂ ultimatel...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/06/15 05:04 PM
Suggestion Box – A Request To My Readers Suggestion Box – A Request To My Readers I’ll make this brief. Since I started blogging back in 2011, I have never reached out to my...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	20/06/15 07:02 PM
The War Between The Sexes The War Between The Sexes I’ve heard this expression often over the past couple of decades. This is the concept that men and women are inv...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/06/15 05:09 AM
A Most Amazing Comment A Most Amazing Comment [Not too long ago I published one of my blog’s early posts about what men want from women. One of my lurking female...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	10/06/15 09:07 PM
What Men Want From Women – Repost What Men Want From Women – Repost [Note: I posted this over three years ago.] Deti, a regular commenter on a variety of blogs wrote this i...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/05/15 04:34 AM
Conversations – Poor, Ordinary, Good, Great Conversations – Poor, Ordinary, Good, Great I’m talking about conversation between or amongst people. While driving back from an awe...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/05/15 11:06 PM
Small Talk And Uber Small Talk And Uber I am a huge fan and a big consumer of Uber, the car and driver hire service. Â If you don’t have Uber in your city, I...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/04/15 12:29 AM
Why I Do This Why I Do This I recently watched a very interesting video from Rollo. He asks the question, “why bother”? I ask myself the same ques...	About Me, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/04/15 03:33 AM
Two Recent Interviews With Me (Podcasts) Two Recent Interviews With Me (Podcasts) There are two recent podcasts where I was interviewed. The first interview was by Dom Torres , a young ...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/04/15 01:29 AM
What Does She Offer? What Does She Offer? Through the miracle of Twitter, I was linked to this article: Here’s the full transcript. My comments are at the bott...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	13/04/15 12:58 AM
A Man’s “Edge” Factor A Man’s “Edge” Factor So many times I have read this in a woman’s online dating profile: “I’m looking for a nice ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/04/15 02:18 AM
Ladies, Compliment Him Ladies, Compliment Him As many of my readers know, I’m on Twitter. I follow over 1,000 accounts, including many dating coaches. One of my favor...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/04/15 01:34 AM
Feminine Predictability Feminine Predictability This is a fast moving blog post. Guys, if you want to push a woman away, either a friend or lover, just remind her that she&#...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/03/15 01:15 AM
Lena Dunham #Facepalm Lena Dunham #Facepalm The New Yorker, a publication I have been reading for decades, has dove into the culturally stinky landfill of millennials by p...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/03/15 03:19 PM
My Blog Is Anathema To Women My Blog Is Anathema To Women I lost another one because of this blog, another woman that is. I’m quite well used to it at this point in my...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/03/15 04:15 AM
Never Go Shopping With Her, It’s a Shit Test Never Go Shopping With Her, It’s a Shit Test Shopping is all about the estrogen. During my first marital administration, I remember too ma...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/03/15 03:17 PM
The Man’s Shed – The Australians Are Getting It Right! The Man’s Shed – The Australians Are Getting It Right! A few days back, I wrote a post about the pathology of male loneliness and so...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	23/03/15 11:50 PM
The Pathology of Male Loneliness The Pathology of Male Loneliness I write frequently about social isolation. It’s a huge problem for middle age men who retreat into their ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/03/15 04:17 AM
For The Women – Girl Game For The Women – Girl Game There was a relatively short-lived blog named “LaidNYC” that existed in 2013 and 2014. The blog is g...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/03/15 04:58 PM
Things I Hate Things I Hate I’m normally a fairly optimistic and happy guy. I try to give good information to post-divorce singles about the tough experience...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/03/15 07:14 AM
Small Town, Shame – Big City, Technology Small Town, Shame – Big City, Technology I follow cultural trends that specifically relate to attraction and dating. I follow a great vari...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	09/03/15 08:00 PM
The Special Snowflake Phenomenon The Special Snowflake Phenomenon One of the key concepts behind Manosphere and Red Pill wisdom is that human behavior – especially as it d...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/03/15 12:38 AM
501 Blog Posts 501 Blog Posts Yeah… Top that, motherfuckers! [Inside joke…but still…] P.S…. it’s my birthday… I’m now 53 A...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	07/03/15 06:43 AM
The Clooney Effect (Snort, chuckle, guffaw) The Clooney Effect (Snort, chuckle, guffaw) The good folks at The Atlantic recently typed this article about a study from Helen Fisher that was ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/03/15 11:47 PM
Fuck, Marry, Kill (FMK) – The Game Fuck, Marry, Kill (FMK) – The Game This is a new parlor game and it’s not uncommon. As a parlor game, it serves to increase sociabil...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	26/02/15 08:20 AM
A Request To The Guardian A Request To The Guardian This gets a bit complicated but bear with me. There’s a new Guardian woman columnist who writes about attraction...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	24/02/15 08:15 PM
Online Dating Features I’d Like To See Online Dating Features I’d Like To See I’ve tried a bunch of online dating websites over the years. I have purchased the premium fea...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	23/02/15 10:44 PM
Middle-Aged Women And The Invisibility Factor Middle-Aged Women And The Invisibility Factor I recently read this opinion piece in The Guardian, a UK-based newspaper/website. It was posted in...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/02/15 04:17 PM
Dating Takes Courage Dating Takes Courage She clicked the wrong button on Plenty of Fish. She was viewing her auto-generated matches and there was my smiling face on her ...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	19/02/15 01:26 AM
Guys, Don’t Be A Blowhard Guys, Don’t Be A Blowhard I’m often in public company, whether just walking in the village, attending a social event, or having a co...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/02/15 05:26 AM
The Sexiest Part Of A Man’s Body The Sexiest Part Of A Man’s Body Note: Several twitter account links are included because I likes me some Twitter. Get yourselves some Twi...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/02/15 08:16 AM
Valentine’s Day – A High School Memory Valentine’s Day – A High School Memory I went to a very small private high school in New England. There were only 63 kids in my grad...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	14/02/15 05:26 PM
About A Woman’s Online Dating Profile Photos About A Woman’s Online Dating Profile Photos Guys, when a woman posts her online dating profile photos, be keenly aware of the context of ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/02/15 04:03 AM
Should I Do The Patreon Thing? Should I Do The Patreon Thing? What is Patreon, you ask? Here’s the Wikipedia description: “Artists set up a page on the Patreon web...	About Me, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/02/15 04:54 AM
“Not interested in your car, boat, motorcycle…” “Not interested in your car, boat, motorcycle…” This is an actual headline in a woman’s online dating profile. This particula...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	12/02/15 12:51 AM
Valentine’s Day 2015 – A Rant Valentine’s Day 2015 – A Rant Valentine’s Day is a horrible, wretched day. It’s a shit test for men on a corporate scale...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/02/15 01:00 AM
Online Dating – The Validation Queen Online Dating – The Validation Queen I’ve been doing online dating for over a decade, off and on.Â I’ve read thousands of pro...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/02/15 03:30 AM
Abundance Mentality – An Unintended Consequence Abundance Mentality – An Unintended Consequence There is much talk in the PUA (Pick Up Artistry) Manosphere about “abundance mentali...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	06/02/15 06:42 PM
The Basics – Agree And Amplify The Basics – Agree And Amplify One of the biggest challenges facing post-divorce men is conversational ability. This is the result of soci...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/02/15 04:45 AM
The Frustration Of Men – From Another Source The Frustration Of Men – From Another Source I’ve recently returned to a very popular motorcycle forum for riders and owners of R...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/02/15 06:41 PM
I Can Write About It Now… I Can Write About It Now… I made a promise. Now, I am no longer held to that promise. She was a vivacious and alluring woman. I thought I ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	01/02/15 11:44 PM
Honest Dating Honest Dating My blog-buddy, A.B. Dada, recently tweeted out a link to his Facebook post about “low reward dating”. I’m not a big f...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	31/01/15 09:42 PM
Dating Exercise For Women – Comments Dating Exercise For Women – Comments My dating exercise for women has attracted some criticism. This doesn’t surprise me because tha...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	12/01/15 05:24 PM
“I Don’t Like To Be Touched” “I Don’t Like To Be Touched” This made no sense to me when I first heard that phrase uttered by a young woman back in high sch...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	10/01/15 04:23 PM
Welcome ADV Riders! Welcome ADV Riders! I was away for some years. Now I am back. For the rest of my readers, this is a bit of an inside thing. Life is interesting. Post...	About Me	The Private Man	07/01/15 11:37 PM
A Dating Exercise For Women (Re-post) A Dating Exercise For Women (Re-post) [I posted this just over three years ago. It needs to go viral.] A fair number of women read my blog and f...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/10/14 10:29 PM
A Very Revolutionary Statement A Very Revolutionary Statement Men and women are different. The two sexes are so different that I’m amazed our species manages to reproduc...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/10/14 01:28 AM
The Male Gaze The Male Gaze This is not about the ridiculous politically correct phrase. This is about a concrete tip for men that can be easily followed. Christia...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/10/14 04:01 PM
The Frustration of Expressing Masculine Emotions The Frustration of Expressing Masculine Emotions A blog colleague recently posted an extremely well-expressed break up note. I don’t know ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/09/14 01:25 PM
Online Dating… The Phony Profile Online Dating… The Phony Profile This post is a quick one. I haven’t stopped online dating. In fact, I’ve upgraded my membersh...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	27/09/14 02:40 AM
Text Charisma Example Text Charisma Example A reader saved a text conversation with a woman he met via Tinder. The very long graphic below shows some key elements to succe...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	17/09/14 09:50 AM
#gamergate (Yup, it fits here) #gamergate (Yup, it fits here) Note: This is an unfolding story. Anytime 4chan is involved, the origin of things can get murky. Even if 4chan st...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	11/09/14 10:12 AM
A Blog Milestone A Blog Milestone Hooray, Me! Actually, it’s hooray to my readers and commenters. It’s been three and a half years of blogging. This proje...	About Me, Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	23/08/14 05:32 PM
An Instant Messaging Interlude An Instant Messaging Interlude While I’ve been rather chilly towards online dating in the past few months, I haven’t backed away fro...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/08/14 01:35 PM
Observations At The New Job Observations At The New Job I’ve recently taken a new, full-time contract job in Miami. The contracting agency threw enough money at me to...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/08/14 11:15 PM
Yeah, Florida Yeah, Florida If anyone asked me 15 years ago if I would ever live in South Florida, I would have said firmly “Hell no!” Yet here I have ...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	09/08/14 01:32 PM
Spreadsheet Husband Spreadsheet Husband Now that the news of the Spreadsheet Husband, “SH”,Â has faded and cooler minds can prevail, it’s my turn to w...	Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	07/08/14 02:03 PM
What, Chivalry Again?! What, Chivalry Again?! I look seriously askance at the concept of chivalry. I’ve made that no secret in my blog and my tweets. When Bring Chiva...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/08/14 04:29 PM
GI Joe Got It Right GI Joe Got It Right In a recent email, a reader asked for some advice regarding making some changes to his life to help him meet his relationshi...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/08/14 06:05 PM
Getting Back Into A Better Blogging Routine Getting Back Into A Better Blogging Routine While my blog never stopped over the past few months, it did slow down substantially. I also put com...	About Me	The Private Man	30/07/14 09:00 AM
Cuddling For Dollars Cuddling For Dollars Read this story first. Welcome back. This is important because it speaks to a human need. Many of us get enough physical contact...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/07/14 02:47 PM
Courtship Lite!Â® Courtship Lite!Â® There’s a discussion going on amongst the “Olds” The discussion centers on courtship and the lack thereof. Matt...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/07/14 10:21 PM
Social Isolation Redux Social Isolation Redux I know I harp on this subject. I do this because it’s a huge problem for men. I’ve covered well how technology ser...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/07/14 10:30 PM
Men Helping Men Men Helping Men I recently retweeted this from @AoverK: “A majority of the population has written off improving their lot in life while a small...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/07/14 07:43 PM
Attraction Asymmetry Attraction Asymmetry A fundamental and biological truth is that men and women are different. The sexes are different below the shoulders and above th...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/07/14 09:48 AM
The Timbre Of A Man’s Voice The Timbre Of A Man’s Voice Timbre is a great word. It’s the description of the sound of a musical instrument or voice. The better t...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/07/14 09:51 AM
Some Realities About Attraction And Dating Some Realities About Attraction And Dating Ross Jeffries is a seduction educator from way back. His first book on seduction was published over 2...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/07/14 06:47 PM
Getting Old… It’s Going To Be Epic! (Repost) Getting Old… It’s Going To Be Epic! (Repost) Living in South Florida means being around lots and lots of retirees. Thankfully, most ...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/07/14 12:37 AM
Remember Danny From 504? Remember Danny From 504? “Editor’s” Note: Danny has pretty much given up blogging on his primary website. That’s his cho...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	09/07/14 12:29 AM
If My Traditionalist Readers Only Knew… If My Traditionalist Readers Only Knew… I have a wonderful and diverse group of readers. They hail from all over the world and cover many ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/07/14 12:46 AM
Call It A Date, Dammit Call It A Date, Dammit One of the biggest mistakes a man makes after meeting a woman in real life is when he retreats on the nomenclature of dat...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/07/14 05:28 PM
Post-Divorce Pickup Artistry For Men Post-Divorce Pickup Artistry For Men To be honest, the type of advice I give to post-divorce men contains a few elements of Pickup Artistry (PUA...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/07/14 01:10 AM
Just Who Is This Wiggler? Just Who Is This Wiggler? I got a fine, politically correct email where the sender takes some umbrage at one of my recent blog posts. I enjoy su...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/06/14 01:52 AM
The Mine Field Of Adjectives The Mine Field Of Adjectives Nice guy Good man Mysterious fellow Arrogant prick Confident dude How a man is perceived is complex and confusing, ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/06/14 12:38 PM
Pretty Lie Nuked – Nice Guys Pretty Lie Nuked – Nice Guys This one is easy. The dames completely loathe and despise nice guys. If a man is nice to a dame, she will ins...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	23/06/14 10:18 PM
Another Pretty Lie Is Slain Another Pretty Lie Is Slain As I’ve already savaged two pretty lies in my previous blog post, I’ll go for the hat trick with ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/06/14 01:12 AM
Two Pretty Lies Addressed Two Pretty Lies Addressed TRIGGER WARNING – There are some truths in this blog post that might cause offense (That warning inserted becaus...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	14/06/14 12:44 AM
Advice For The Singles Event Advice For The Singles Event With online dating such a time and energy investment, a live singles event is a far more efficient means to meet ot...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/06/14 06:13 AM
Four Single Young Women On Vacation Four Single Young Women On Vacation Consider this something of a stage play. Every time I venture into the village to walk my dog, I always make...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/06/14 10:14 PM
Reader Email – Online Dating Edition Reader Email – Online Dating Edition The email is in italics and my commentary follows it. Hello and thanks for your site. It and a few ot...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	06/06/14 01:12 AM
The Protection Factor The Protection Factor This tweet arrived recently from DateMe Kenya: Ladies! Before starting a new relationship, ask yourself Will he protect you? Wi...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/06/14 11:59 PM
Match.com And Their Big Dating Survey…And My Comments Match.com And Their Big Dating Survey…And My Comments The numbers have been tallied and results are in. There is bullshit but also some va...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	30/05/14 12:51 AM
Excellent Questions From A Reader Excellent Questions From A Reader Private Man, Lately I have been seeing many women on POF write in theÂ First Date section something along the...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/05/14 12:55 AM
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (About Past Relationships) Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (About Past Relationships) My target demographic is the post-divorce (or post-long term relationship) crowd. A...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/05/14 12:52 AM
Bad Date Stories Bad Date Stories We’ve all heard the stories of bad date stories. Put some post-divorce singles in a room and it takes about a nanosecond for t...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/05/14 12:59 AM
A Fine Feature of True Femininity A Fine Feature of True Femininity A woman of whom I’m quite fond has a remarkable feature to her personality. She’s peaceful. She ha...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/05/14 12:02 AM
Bring Chivalry Back… Dot Com! Bring Chivalry Back… Dot Com! There is actually a new website with that name. There’s also an accompanying Twitter account and the a...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/04/14 11:28 PM
Thoughts About Re-Entry Dating Thoughts About Re-Entry Dating Despite my eyesight, I do go out and flirt with women. The village is great for that because of the steady influx...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/04/14 11:58 PM
Two Single Women Over 40 – And Observations Two Single Women Over 40 – And Observations As a smoker, I take my smoke breaks with the few other smokers in this fairly large office bui...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	25/04/14 12:52 AM
Bad Early Date Idea – The Music Concert Bad Early Date Idea – The Music Concert With old rock and roll bands still performing, there is a strong temptation to turn a music concer...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/04/14 11:58 PM
“Watch This Video And Get Laid Tonight” “Watch This Video And Get Laid Tonight” I have signed up to receive emails from the guys selling pick up artistry (PUA) systems. I g...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/03/14 02:42 PM
The “Lockdown” Factor And More Of My Mistakes The “Lockdown” Factor And More Of My Mistakes Monday was Saint Patrick’s day. Like many towns, there were parties and events a...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/03/14 01:58 AM
ABC – Always Be Charismatic ABC – Always Be Charismatic I awoke very early this morning, despite it being a Saturday. My circadian rhythm is well established now. My ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/03/14 03:13 PM
The Invisible Middle Age Person The Invisible Middle Age Person This is about men and women over a certain age. When women are no longer noticed, usually because of age, there ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	13/03/14 02:52 AM
Feeling Connected To Society Feeling Connected To Society Social isolation is a real problem for the post-divorce demographic. It’s more acute for men. I am constantly...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/03/14 02:37 AM
A Potential Online Dating Profile Photo Experiment A Potential Online Dating Profile Photo Experiment UPDATE – This photo is now the primary photo of my Plenty of Fish online dating profile...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	26/02/14 12:10 PM
It’s Not Fear Of Rejection, It’s Fear Of Punishment It’s Not Fear Of Rejection, It’s Fear Of Punishment I read many different Internet forums that deal with men’s issues as they ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	25/02/14 02:57 PM
Carrying One’s Self Carrying One’s Self “Carry” has a different meaning than simply hauling something around. It also means how one presents himself or...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/02/14 12:37 AM
Three Years O’ Blogging Three Years O’ Blogging It’s been three years since I started this blog. It started as a way to express myself and to describe my da...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	11/02/14 12:00 AM
White Knights Attack! White Knights Attack! Earlier this evening, a white knight physically attacked me. For real. I was talking about not putting women on the pedestal an...	About Me	The Private Man	01/02/14 05:36 AM
How To Meet Girls In Cold Weather How To Meet Girls In Cold Weather I lied. I don’t know shit about this subject. I live in south Florida. But as a big part of this country...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	25/01/14 04:16 AM
Gentlemen, Let’s Talk Body Hair And Its Removal Gentlemen, Let’s Talk Body Hair And Its Removal “Manscaping” is a real thing. It gets far more important with age because for ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	23/01/14 11:27 PM
Self-Righteousness Is Repellant Self-Righteousness Is Repellant Have you ever sat next to a guy in a bar who immediately starts spouting off about politics? He’s usually in ex...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	18/01/14 05:44 PM
Attention South Florida Readers! Attention South Florida Readers! If you’re reading this and live in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach counties. I want you. I’ll be...	About Me	The Private Man	14/01/14 02:57 AM
I’m Mulling Over A Crowdfunding Idea… I’m Mulling Over A Crowdfunding Idea… Crowdfunding represents a good opportunity for launching a business with small investments. My...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	08/01/14 03:17 PM
Donation Time! Donation Time! I’ve only pushed for donations once before. It’s time again. While I do have medical insurance, there are many costs which...	About Me	The Private Man	06/01/14 02:54 PM
Long Commentary On Red Pill Understanding Of Attraction Long Commentary On Red Pill Understanding Of Attraction I spend way too much time reading stuff on the Internet. I read dating blogs, feminist b...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/01/14 03:17 PM
Going Public? Going Public? There is some definite controversy about Manosphere bloggers going public. Most bloggers here are anonymous. I support that. When the p...	About Me	The Private Man	22/12/13 07:07 PM
Dating Advice Gone Bad Dating Advice Gone Bad I usually don’t criticize dating coaches directly. I support all successful dating coaches because they are perform...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	18/12/13 09:28 AM
From A Reader From A Reader I sometimes get amazing correspondence from my readers. Here is something from a woman about the nature of women. I’ve done some ...	The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	14/12/13 02:45 AM
Weekend Weirdness – Pomeranian Edition Weekend Weirdness – Pomeranian Edition I’m dog-sitting for a week or so. My friend, Brenda, left behind these two Pomeranian dogs fo...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	02/12/13 01:18 AM
The Power Of Public Speaking The Power Of Public Speaking A recent comment over at the The Red Pill (Reddit) reminded me about the value of social confidence: …when I ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/11/13 02:16 PM
Middle Age Men, Fashion, And “Average” – A Rant Middle Age Men, Fashion, And “Average” – A Rant Guys, you dress terribly. Your clothes are outdated. Your clothes don’t ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/11/13 10:01 PM
Be The Researcher Be The Researcher I look askance at psychological and sociological “studies” that are trotted frequently in order to present a better und...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	12/11/13 09:21 PM
Dating 2.0 And Baby Boomers Dating 2.0 And Baby Boomers Younger people have done a very good job of adopting the positive and negative elements of Dating 2.0. When a young ...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	07/11/13 05:34 AM
Crashed My Motorcycle Again, Dammit Crashed My Motorcycle Again, Dammit This time has been a bit more serious. I’ve been in the hospital since early Sunday morning with at le...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	06/11/13 01:02 PM
Ol’ Timey Words: Prickly & Sour Ol’ Timey Words: Prickly & Sour “Prickly” is a word my mother used to describe both herself and any other woman she found ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	23/10/13 03:40 PM
The Mainstream Media Comes To The Manosphere The Mainstream Media Comes To The Manosphere As Roosh predicted, 2013 is the year that the Manosphere starts getting serious attention from the ...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	18/10/13 07:05 PM
Meet Space, It’s Trending Meet Space, It’s Trending Humans are social creatures and so have a strong need to physically interact with other human beings. Even intro...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	09/10/13 06:21 PM
Inscrutable Inscrutable From Merriam-Webster: “not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious” A man should not be an open book. W...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	23/09/13 08:15 PM
The Eyes Have It The Eyes Have It [Note: Further updates will be in the comments of this page of my blog. Dating and attraction advice is too important to be sid...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	19/09/13 09:34 PM
DragonCon Photos Part 1 DragonCon Photos Part 1 Here are a bunch of DragonCon photos. Expect another batch soon (Alex, that’s you!) The famous DragonCon parade...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	05/09/13 11:29 PM
DragonCon Final Day DragonCon Final Day Dragon*Con 2013 has ended. The geeks and nerds have dispersed from downtown Atlanta. I’m on the road heading back to South...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	03/09/13 04:49 AM
DragonCon 2nd & 3rd Days DragonCon 2nd & 3rd Days There was a parade. There were crowds. There were costumes. There were interesting people. There was an interview ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	02/09/13 04:08 AM
DragonCon First Day DragonCon First Day The lines were long, the streets were full. It was like the running of the bulls at Pamplona except the bulls were cars on Peach...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	31/08/13 04:21 AM
DragonCon Setting Up DragonCon Setting Up Dragon*Con is essentially a trade show for the geeky nerdy crowd. Having a strong geek streak myself, I do identify with this b...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	29/08/13 10:47 PM
Getting To DragonCon Getting To DragonCon If y’all read this post, you know that I am working Dragon*Con to help a friend work a booth as a vendor. Doing a trade s...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	29/08/13 04:49 AM
Weekend Weirdness – Ugly Dog Photo Caption Needed Weekend Weirdness – Ugly Dog Photo Caption Needed With some effort, a photo of Lucy, my ugly dog, was taken that showed her with an unusua...	About Me	The Private Man	25/08/13 02:45 AM
I’m Working At DragonCon In Atlanta I’m Working At DragonCon In Atlanta Over Labor Day weekend, a friend and I will be trekking from sunny Florida to Atlanta to work at the ...	About Me	The Private Man	23/08/13 02:58 AM
Input Needed Input Needed About a year ago, I spun off another website/blog/business that I named “Red Pill Dating” (link below). I thought the name w...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/08/13 12:18 AM
Manosphere Insider Stuff Manosphere Insider Stuff My regular readers know that I am part of the “Manosphere”. Yes, it’s an awkward name. Regardless, the nam...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/08/13 03:35 AM
Weekend Weirdness – Dog Antics Weekend Weirdness – Dog Antics I was out on Friday night at my local bar with Lucy, my ugly dog. In the first photo, I was sitting in the ...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/08/13 03:25 AM
My Interview On Manosphere Radio My Interview On Manosphere Radio Pete’s a good guy who is doing a series of interviews with Manosphere bloggers. My interview with him is ...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	06/08/13 08:35 PM
Guys, Don’t Be A SNAG Guys, Don’t Be A SNAG SNAG is the acronym for Sensitive, New Age Guy. There was once a time in our recent social history when guys were ex...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/08/13 07:05 PM
New Comment Policy New Comment Policy All comments are now going into moderation. Most of the comments are reasonably thoughtful and add to the general discussion about...	About Me	The Private Man	26/07/13 03:09 PM
The Classics Never Die The Classics Never Die Someone reminded me of this joke and apparently it’s quite old. It’s also quite telling. The definitive answe...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/07/13 02:31 AM
Merciless, Yet Casual Cynicism Merciless, Yet Casual Cynicism When new readers emerge and send me emails, I am always pleased. New voices and fresh perspective are necessary f...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/07/13 10:51 PM
Weekend Weirdness – South Florida Quickie Weekend Weirdness – South Florida Quickie If the human beings are strange enough down here, mother nature got into the act just yesterday....	Uncategorized	The Private Man	20/07/13 09:28 PM
Dating For Men – The Date Idea List Dating For Men – The Date Idea List Guys, if you’re serious about the dating process, you’ll need to come up with potential da...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/07/13 03:03 AM
Men Are Bitter And Angry And That’s Awesome Men Are Bitter And Angry And That’s Awesome After reading one too many Red Pill blogs, a female friend texted me: I need a break from all ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/07/13 02:57 PM
“That’s Cheating!” “That’s Cheating!” My neighbor, James, is a good guy. He’s in his 30s, works a full-time, labor intensive, skilled job. He...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/07/13 10:25 PM
A Scene At A Wedding Reception A Scene At A Wedding Reception Note: All the names have been changed. I had the opportunity to attend a beach wedding recently. It was in Key We...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	08/07/13 11:17 PM
Reality TV Knocks On My Door – A True Story Reality TV Knocks On My Door – A True Story Almost a month ago I received this missive in my email in-box account: Hello, My name is [name...	About Me	The Private Man	30/06/13 12:11 AM
The Parable of Mark and Lauren (by laidnyc) The Parable of Mark and Lauren (by laidnyc) I’m a huge fan of cleverly written blog posts. With the author’s permission, I’m r...	Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/06/13 01:30 PM
Weekend Weirdness – A Pink Police Car Weekend Weirdness – A Pink Police Car While out walking my ugly dog (photo below) this morning, I came across a small local event promotin...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	01/06/13 05:04 PM
An Invitation To Describe Your Online Dating Experiences An Invitation To Describe Your Online Dating Experiences Moxie over at And That’s Why You’re Single posted about what not to say to ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/05/13 04:31 PM
More On Masculine Social Confidence More On Masculine Social Confidence Red Pill dating and attraction wisdom firmly states that women are attracted to confident men. A reader has ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/05/13 02:06 AM
Almost Time To Upgrade The Phone – Not To Samsung Almost Time To Upgrade The Phone – Not To Samsung I’ve seen this commercial several times. It’s not for the American market be...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	27/05/13 03:45 PM
Why No Chivalry When Dating? Why No Chivalry When Dating? A dating adviser, Christie Hartman (link below), recently tweeted: “Guys: chivalry is an easy, cost-free way ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/05/13 06:14 PM
Five Noble Rules About Attraction And Dating Five Noble Rules About Attraction And Dating This is short and sweet and needs to be restated from time to time: Men and women are different. Th...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/05/13 07:48 PM
Yeah, The Donate Link Yeah, The Donate Link If you donate, it’s all going to Red Pill Dating. It will be for advertising, paying the graphics guy, getting a goo...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	13/05/13 05:52 PM
Random & Tweetable Dating Tips For Guys Of A Certain Age Random & Tweetable Dating Tips For Guys Of A Certain Age Some of these might seem patently obvious but each one is based on women’s ac...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/05/13 10:27 PM
Dating For Men – The Escalation Factor And Dating 2.0 Dating For Men – The Escalation Factor And Dating 2.0 Note: This is also posted on Red Pill Dating. The biggest challenge for the post-div...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/05/13 09:04 PM
The Wise Uncle The Wise Uncle A recent tweet from the Wall Street Playboys (@wallstreetplayboys) gave some succinct advice – gotta love Twitter and that 140 c...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	07/05/13 11:04 PM
Comment Gold Comment Gold The comments on my blog posts are consistently good. Every n0w and then a new commenter shows up with something special. A female reader...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	06/05/13 10:02 PM
Between The Genders – Changing The Vocabulary Between The Genders – Changing The Vocabulary “Traditional gender roles?! You just want to return to the 1950s where women were hous...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/04/13 08:08 PM
International Online Dating – Some Words From An Industry Insider International Online Dating – Some Words From An Industry Insider It’s not often that I get access to someone truly in the know abou...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/04/13 11:56 PM
The Mind Reels… And Is Repelled… The Mind Reels… And Is Repelled… My long time readers know that I’ve backed away from the vitriol that immediately arises when...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	19/04/13 05:33 PM
How Women “Open” Men How Women “Open” Men “Opening” is a pick up artist (PUA) term for starting a conversation with a woman. However, women can ce...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/04/13 02:23 PM
I See How This Works I See How This Works Note: This is combination of two posts from last year that proved to be very popular. This dialog is a mash-up of all the c...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	29/03/13 04:58 PM
“Ask Me Anything” Sub-reddit Event, Right Now! “Ask Me Anything” Sub-reddit Event, Right Now! Tuesday, March 12, 7PM (Eastern Daylight Time). http://www.reddit.com/r/TheRedPill/ A...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/03/13 11:00 PM
Spring Break Manosphere Meetup – The Plans Spring Break Manosphere Meetup – The Plans Yes, it’s happening. I’ll be there as planned and on time. Things have come togethe...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	05/03/13 01:55 AM
It’s Slowly Building Momentum It’s Slowly Building Momentum Getting the second blog up and running was the start. Now it’s moving ahead with blog posts and more d...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/03/13 06:33 PM
Of Soul Mates And Superheroes Of Soul Mates And Superheroes About two years ago I posted about emotional pornography (link below). That’s the pornography of unrealistic...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/02/13 05:33 AM
So Private Man… Where Ya Been? So Private Man… Where Ya Been? I’ve been right here, healing up from my motorcycle injuries and working on a project that will go li...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	22/02/13 09:35 PM
We Carry The Bags, Not The Porter We Carry The Bags, Not The Porter There is so much discussion about the emotional baggage we all carry and how it impacts our ability to date an...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/02/13 05:18 AM
Please Vent About Valentines Day Please Vent About Valentines Day I’m giving the opportunity for my readers to unleash their feelings about this thoroughly awkward and pot...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	14/02/13 02:41 PM
Temporary Absence Temporary Absence I’ve not posted in a week or so because I’m still dealing with the injuries related to my recent motorcycle mishap. Yes...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	12/02/13 04:43 PM
Risk And Mitigation – Motorcycling Be Dangerous! Risk And Mitigation – Motorcycling Be Dangerous! Finally, after 9 years and almost 130,000 miles, I really dumped my bike. While I didn...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/02/13 06:28 PM
Let Her Be Nurturing Let Her Be Nurturing For all the talk of empowered, strong, and independent women not needing a man, there is a large part of the feminine psych...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/02/13 05:01 PM
Astrological Sign Determines Romantic Compatibility? WTF?! Astrological Sign Determines Romantic Compatibility? WTF?! “Oh, I can’t date a Capricorn” A woman friend of mine actually said...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/02/13 05:57 PM
Spring Break 2013 Manosphere Meetup Update Spring Break 2013 Manosphere Meetup Update I took this photo earlier this week… and it’s February! I’m going through my posts ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/01/13 09:26 PM
A Reminder â Spring Break, 2013 A Reminder â Spring Break, 2013 Details here: https://theprivateman.wordpress.com/spring-break-2013/ This could be much fun. Posted in Unca...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	26/01/13 04:58 PM
How Women Turn Men Into Pickup Artists How Women Turn Men Into Pickup Artists A friend and colleague is doing the online dating thing with OKCupid. He’s 26, intelligent, and wit...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/01/13 06:17 PM
So, How’s That Working Out For You? So, How’s That Working Out For You? Human beings are incredibly adaptable to outside influences. We adapt to changes in climate, geography...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	20/01/13 12:31 AM
Know Your Relationship Goals Know Your Relationship Goals While dating is fun and interesting, it’s an investment in time and money (for both sexes). Embarking on the ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	15/01/13 08:39 PM
Emotional Pornography Emotional Pornography [Yes, this is a re-post. This subject very recently came up in discussion and I feel it’s important to keep this idea cir...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	14/01/13 04:53 PM
First Date From Online Dating â Protocol For Women First Date From Online Dating â Protocol For Women [Note: I posted about the protocol for men (link below) and now it’s time for the ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/01/13 03:19 AM
A Reminder – Spring Break, 2013 A Reminder – Spring Break, 2013 Details here: https://theprivateman.wordpress.com/spring-break-2013/ This could be much fun. Posted in Abo...	About Me	The Private Man	10/01/13 08:57 PM
The Online Dating Profile Photography Problem…For Men The Online Dating Profile Photography Problem…For Men A good online dating profile must have photographs. This applies equally to men and women...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	07/01/13 06:40 PM
Calling Captain Obvious! Calling Captain Obvious! When I hear discussions about dating, it always amazes me that many of you seem not to have any time for actual dates. We st...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/01/13 08:17 PM
Does “Game” Work And Three Ways To Get It – Guest Post Does “Game” Work And Three Ways To Get It – Guest Post I only rarely do a guest post but this is an interesting exception. A p...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/01/13 09:13 PM
First Date From Online Dating – Protocol For Men First Date From Online Dating – Protocol For Men [Note: My target demographic is for a cohort over a certain age. You youngsters can sit t...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/12/12 06:00 AM
Satire Ahoy! Advice For Princesses And Goddesses Satire Ahoy! Advice For Princesses And Goddesses Dating and relationships are so difficult. It’s so hard for the modern, sassy woman to fi...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	26/12/12 06:40 PM
Why Is Dating So Horrible? Why Is Dating So Horrible? There are two reasons. First, there are these words – “polite company”. It’s really rather si...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	20/12/12 09:03 PM
A Subject That I’ve Been Avoiding A Subject That I’ve Been Avoiding A reader made a comment and it contains a request for advice and information on a topic that I can’...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	19/12/12 11:48 PM
Oh, Come On… Oh, Come On… I think one of my Manosphere buddies sent the following comment. It was in response to A Social Exercise For Men (link below). Wha...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	18/12/12 04:02 AM
Dating 2.0 – Good News & Bad News For Women Dating 2.0 – Good News & Bad News For Women One of the most prominent and public of the Pick Up Artistry (PUA) guys is Roosh. He trave...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/12/12 04:57 PM
A Social Exercise For Men A Social Exercise For Men One of my readers commented that he wanted more specific exercises and less theory. I agree. I have already started wi...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/12/12 05:57 PM
A Request To My Readers… A Request To My Readers… This blog is approaching a million page views. It’s also approaching its two-year anniversary. There will b...	About Me	The Private Man	12/12/12 01:59 AM
Men – The Gatekeepers To Commitment (Long Post) Men – The Gatekeepers To Commitment (Long Post) [I wrote this post back in August of this year. It’s still valid] An interesting blo...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/12/12 11:12 PM
Manosphere Blogging 101 – 21 Pieces Of Advice Manosphere Blogging 101 – 21 Pieces Of Advice There are many new, self-identified Manosphere bloggers cropping up ( some links below). I&#...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/12/12 05:07 AM
A Social Risk Is Still A Risk A Social Risk Is Still A Risk [A very recent post over at Heartiste (link below) covers “peacocking” in some detail. Peacocking is a...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/12/12 08:56 PM
Is Deti Brilliant Or What? Is Deti Brilliant Or What? Yeah, he’s brilliant. I read too many blogs. My eyes get tired and I’ll probably go blind soon. No matter...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/12/12 03:32 AM
From the Masculine to the Feminine in 35 Minutes From the Masculine to the Feminine in 35 Minutes [I posted this almost two years ago. It’s still germane.] For the most part, the private ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/12/12 02:20 PM
One A Day – A Social Exercise For Men One A Day – A Social Exercise For Men There is a mantra amongst those teaching and practicing the Venusian arts – approach women, ap...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/11/12 04:18 PM
Oh, Another Hater Comment! Oh, Another Hater Comment! The vast majority of my commenters are thoughtful and intelligent people. Yeah, even Danny with his hockey helmet and...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	27/11/12 03:34 PM
Shoot Your Television, Be Prudent With Your Internet Shoot Your Television, Be Prudent With Your Internet [Irony update, 3:14 today… Suzanne Venker, the author of The war on men, is appearing...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/11/12 03:36 PM
Spring Break, 2013 – Reminder Spring Break, 2013 – Reminder I’ll be regularly reminding my readers about this event. There is certainly some interest and I’...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/11/12 04:23 PM
I Need To Keep Track Of My Posts I Need To Keep Track Of My Posts Almost a year ago I posted “Helpful Hint For A Woman’s Online Dating Profile” (link below). T...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	24/11/12 09:17 PM
New Manosphere Term – Lapdogging New Manosphere Term – Lapdogging The guys over at 3rd Millenium Men (link below) posted something about the whole Alpa/Beta thing. In that...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/11/12 04:18 AM
The Pain Of “Be Nice, Be Yourself” The Pain Of “Be Nice, Be Yourself” Yesterday’s post, A Man Reveals His Anger (link below), linked to an incredible blog post b...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/11/12 06:16 PM
A Man Reveals His Anger A Man Reveals His Anger 12 years is a long time. 12 years without any intimate physical contact from another human being can shred a man’s...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	19/11/12 06:03 PM
I Like Trinidad And Tobago – International Men’s Day I Like Trinidad And Tobago – International Men’s Day Ironically, I’ve never been there. No doubt it’s a cool place becau...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	18/11/12 02:27 PM
The Placeholder Relationship The Placeholder Relationship A particularly unhappy Reddit post (link below) brought out a host of men describing the “placeholder” relat...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	16/11/12 08:41 PM
The Manosphere Is Evolving The Manosphere Is Evolving Some prominent blogs have voluntarily shut down in the past couple of weeks. That’s perfectly natural because t...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/11/12 12:40 AM
Big Media – This Is An Eye-Opening Graphic Big Media – This Is An Eye-Opening Graphic Why is this relevant to the Manosphere? Because this loose collection of blogs, forums, and web...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	13/11/12 09:43 PM
Be A Unicorn Be A Unicorn I read way too many dating and relationship blogs. The mainstream, blue pill dating and relationship advice – usually dispensed by...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	13/11/12 04:50 AM
Spring Break, 2013 Spring Break, 2013 I don’t make a secret of where I live (the ZIP code is 33308) and it’s also no secret that where I live is very close ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/11/12 12:03 AM
The Long Strike – Don’t Be So Ambitious The Long Strike – Don’t Be So Ambitious Politics tend to be the manifestation of social trends. Given the gender breakdown of last n...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	07/11/12 03:47 PM
The Sexual Marketplace And Middle Age The Sexual Marketplace And Middle Age Amongst the younger set of Manosphere bloggers is the idea that a woman over a certain age has no value in...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/11/12 04:51 PM
Reader Mailbag – The 30Something Single Professional Woman Reader Mailbag – The 30Something Single Professional Woman This very interesting email arrived just last night. I must credit the writer w...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/11/12 02:50 PM
The Running Of The Lurkers The Running Of The Lurkers Yesterday’s running of the lurkers (link below) proved extremely successful. I thank all the lurkers who de-clo...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	31/10/12 05:01 PM
Lurkers Of The World, Unite! Lurkers Of The World, Unite! I did this exercise last year and it was quite successful. I’m going to up the stakes. I want 100 new comment...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	30/10/12 06:50 PM
Online Dating, Additional Advice For Men Online Dating, Additional Advice For Men Last year I described my online dating system (link below). I still dabble with online dating but mix t...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/10/12 04:26 PM
Women’s Online Dating Profile Headlines – The Good, The Boring, The Bad Women’s Online Dating Profile Headlines – The Good, The Boring, The Bad This is my most popular blog post and it was written for wom...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	26/10/12 05:02 PM
Flirting, It Yields Interesting Results And Requires Observation Flirting, It Yields Interesting Results And Requires Observation While at the physician’s office very recently, I went into flirt and Char...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/10/12 04:49 PM
Game For Smokers – Post Recycle Game For Smokers – Post Recycle I am a smoker. [Update – I have pretty much stopped] About a year ago I remembered some funny lines ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/10/12 08:28 PM
I’m Lazy And Trolls Allow Me To Be So I’m Lazy And Trolls Allow Me To Be So Overnight comments can make for fun mornings. A commenter left behind three highly enjoyable comment...	The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind, Uncategorized	The Private Man	18/10/12 06:25 PM
Run Your Errands Alone Run Your Errands Alone “Hey, I’ve got to run to the supermarket, want to come with me?” “Sure, swing by my place and we&...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/10/12 01:26 AM
The Age Of Point And SnarkÂ® Writing The Age Of Point And SnarkÂ® Writing With serious newspaper journalism ebbing into a sea of Internet goo and political-driven slime, a new typ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	15/10/12 06:51 PM
A Dating Exercise For Men A Dating Exercise For Men The dating exercise for women (link below) went quite well. While doing some research about women and their emotions &...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/10/12 04:02 PM
Texting – The Smoke Of the Potential Relationship Texting – The Smoke Of the Potential Relationship I was recently made aware of this awesomely awkward website – He Texted (link belo...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	10/10/12 05:29 PM
Stop Holding Hands Stop Holding Hands So you’re out and about on a date with a woman who you fancy and she fancies you. You’ve already kissed passionately a...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/10/12 04:16 PM
Dating 2.0 – Selection, Active And Passive – Post Recycle Dating 2.0 – Selection, Active And Passive – Post Recycle [I’ll be busy the next few days so I’ll leave this up for as m...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	06/10/12 03:08 PM
The Resiliency Conundrum The Resiliency Conundrum I recently had a long and fascinating phone call with one of my blog readers. He told a picaresque tale of Cluster B (link b...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/10/12 10:00 PM
Chivalry – A Good & Honest Rant Is Epic To Behold Chivalry – A Good & Honest Rant Is Epic To Behold For the last two days I have been pondering the nature of female privilege and how i...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	04/10/12 11:47 AM
I Lost An Important Email From A Regular Commenter I Lost An Important Email From A Regular Commenter He was asking for some of my help and I’d like to but I lost the email! Will that comme...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	02/10/12 10:27 PM
Rationalization Hamster – Post Recycle Rationalization Hamster – Post Recycle [Note: This post has been a fair amount of attention just today – 09/28/2012 – so let&#...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	28/09/12 11:21 PM
The Whining The Whining Red Pill men face an enormous dilemma. There are many things that have a negative impact on guys, personally, socially, and politically. ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/09/12 01:47 PM
Creeps Or Criminals? Creeps Or Criminals? [Note: For some reason, the word “creep” and its variations angers me greatly. The way women throw around that word ...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	25/09/12 01:14 PM
This Story Must Be Read… It’s Long, Too. This Story Must Be Read… It’s Long, Too. Fellow Manosphere blogger Ian Ironwood wrote a long and thoughtful post (link below) about ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	24/09/12 04:02 PM
What’s He Doing Wrong? What’s He Doing Wrong? My incoming mail yields greatness. This one arrived just today and I’ve posted unedited and uncorrected. So, ...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	24/09/12 12:56 AM
The Running Of The Buicks – Weekend Weirdness The Running Of The Buicks – Weekend Weirdness Living in South Florida (Fort Lauderdale area) has given me the opportunity to indulge in a ...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	22/09/12 01:29 PM
Online Dating Profile Photos And Honesty Online Dating Profile Photos And Honesty Is there any such thing as online dating profiles and honesty? I wonder. This is the primary photo for ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/09/12 03:47 AM
New Blog To Watch New Blog To Watch Red Pill wisdom is percolating nicely on yonder interwebz. While bopping around the Manosphere and chasing various links, I ca...	Good Links Here	The Private Man	18/09/12 04:45 PM
Cautionary Cautionary Down the rabbit hole I go. Deti, being brilliant and savagely honest, has been commenting prolifically at The Woman and the Dragon (link b...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	16/09/12 09:55 AM
Pre-Selection While Absent Pre-Selection While Absent Your friends can help you with women even when you aren’t around. If a friend or group of friends and is out and abo...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/09/12 10:06 PM
Finishing School For Young People Finishing School For Young People Growing up in WASPy New England, I was introduced to the concept of the finishing school for girls. Such schoo...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/09/12 06:57 PM
Leaving The Gene Pool Leaving The Gene Pool A very bright and capable single fellow has quite possibly committed genetic suicide. He blogged about it (link below). Th...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/09/12 02:14 PM
Post Recycle – Charmed By An Older, Southern Woman Post Recycle – Charmed By An Older, Southern Woman Note, September 2012: I never did run into this woman again, alas. I walked over to the...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/09/12 10:00 PM
Two Dating Rules For Men Two Dating Rules For Men This is about the women you have been involved with romantically and how they have impacted your life. This is also abo...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	08/09/12 01:31 AM
Women, Television, And “Attention Porn” Women, Television, And “Attention Porn” A tweet from Moxie the dating coach (link below) triggered an interesting bit of wisdom and quite...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	07/09/12 12:58 AM
The Vicious Circle of Lies and Misinformation With Good News The Vicious Circle of Lies and Misinformation With Good News I wrote about the vicious circle of lies and misinformation (link below) last year ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/09/12 01:31 PM
Post Recycle – Have A Social Comfort Zone Post Recycle – Have A Social Comfort Zone Men can get a bit isolated from a social life. With the distractions of video games, the Interne...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/09/12 04:39 PM
Weekend Weirdness – Florida (As Usual) Weekend Weirdness – Florida (As Usual) I know Florida is a screwed up place. Everyone knows that Florida is a screwed up place. Perhaps it...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	01/09/12 07:42 PM
25 Things About Me 25 Things About Me Y’all don’t be afraid to be click on that donate button. Since I’m pretty much public now, here’s mor...	About Me	The Private Man	31/08/12 03:01 PM
You Know You’ve Taken The Red Pill When… You Know You’ve Taken The Red Pill When… You automatically observe social interactions between men and women and instantly determine...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/08/12 02:47 PM
The Clusters – A Warning For Men The Clusters – A Warning For Men If you’re not familiar with the clusters, these are certain behaviors that are not quite mental ill...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	29/08/12 02:56 PM
Finding “Chemistry” Finding “Chemistry” Note: This was my sixth blog post (out of almost 350 total) and I wrote it back in February of 2011, long before my b...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/08/12 08:25 PM
A Dating Exercise For Women – Amazing Follow Up A Dating Exercise For Women – Amazing Follow Up Almost a year ago, I posted an exercise (link below) for women that could open their eyes ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/08/12 04:22 PM
The Chronology Of Masculine Fail The Chronology Of Masculine Fail A recent and soon-to-be legendary post from Rollo over at the Rational Male blog (link below) described how a y...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	23/08/12 03:34 PM
The Most Remarkable Blog I Have Read But Won’t Link To The Most Remarkable Blog I Have Read But Won’t Link To I have stumbled across a most extraordinary blog while reading comments elsewhere. ...	Relationships	The Private Man	21/08/12 03:46 PM
Trying Something New – Need Input Trying Something New – Need Input Now that I’m technically no longer The Private Man (link below) and I have the infrastructure to r...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/08/12 07:39 PM
This Has Been Going On For Awhile… This Has Been Going On For Awhile… This video is long at 25 minutes. You have been warned. It’s important to understand the date whe...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	18/08/12 05:46 PM
Faith, Gender Roles, Masculine Charisma Faith, Gender Roles, Masculine Charisma A massive comment outbreak is occurring over at Dalrock’s blog (link below). Given the intelligenc...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/08/12 04:18 PM
Men – The Gatekeepers To Commitment (Long Post) Men – The Gatekeepers To Commitment (Long Post) An interesting blog post over at Hooking Up Smart (link and note below) gives 25 Political...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/08/12 01:57 PM
Dating 2.0 – A Definition Dating 2.0 – A Definition When dealing with the social reality of Dating 2.0, it’s extremely important that we all have the same gen...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/08/12 04:32 PM
Charisma Travels Light (Guest post from LostSailor) Charisma Travels Light (Guest post from LostSailor) LostSailor is a tremendously talented commenter on quite a few blogs. I asked if he wanted t...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/07/12 10:02 PM
Deference Deference The recent tragic events in Colorado have revealed the depths of heroic actions that a man will automatically give to women. Three men lost...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	23/07/12 03:35 PM
The Octomom Interlude (Guest Post With Photo) The Octomom Interlude (Guest Post With Photo) What follows below is a guest post from Kurt Green, a friend and colleague who spent the time and ...	The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind, Uncategorized	The Private Man	19/07/12 06:09 PM
What Men Want What Men Want Imagine a woman a singing this: http://youtu.be/uYZ9uB987Uk I am a sucker for the female singing voice. Hayley Westenra, oh my. (While ...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/07/12 09:39 AM
The Comments Make The Blog The Comments Make The Blog I am continually stunned by the thoughtful and well-written comments that my blog garners. This is from AnonWriter: W...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	10/07/12 07:43 PM
Honesty From An Unlikely Place Honesty From An Unlikely Place As I don’t own a television so I read a great number of blogs. Of course I read many of the Manosphere blog...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/07/12 07:48 PM
Who Pays? (Short Post) Who Pays? (Short Post) I’ve been reading a lot about the issue of who pays for the date. I argue that the man pays for the first date. I n...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	06/07/12 08:54 PM
Comfort And Charisma Comfort And Charisma My readers and commenters have much wisdom. In a couple of comments on a recent post about my hit and miss relationship experien...	Good Links Here, Munson, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/07/12 02:05 PM
Patton Oswalt – The Two Dumbest Cnts In The World Patton Oswalt – The Two Dumbest Cnts In The World Patton Oswalt is a pretty funny stand-up comedian. A couple of ladies are actually talk...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/07/12 04:51 AM
Munson Has Left The Building Munson Has Left The Building To cap off a truly shitty week, I have just learned that Munson has passed away. His story is a page on my blog. Pl...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/06/12 02:18 PM
Fat Acceptance? Not Here – Post Recycle Fat Acceptance? Not Here – Post Recycle [Note: I wrote this post about eight months ago. It’s not the most polite of posts but this ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	28/06/12 01:21 AM
Why I Blog Why I Blog Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve banged out over 300 new posts. I have recycled a few posts, as well. My regular commenters a...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men, Uncategorized	The Private Man	26/06/12 03:30 PM
Woman Up! (Re-visited) Woman Up! (Re-visited) [Note: This post was the last of three entitled Woman Up! that I posted about eight months ago. The female blogger bbsezmore (...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind, Uncategorized	The Private Man	25/06/12 10:57 PM
Ex-Wives Understand Hypergamy Ex-Wives Understand Hypergamy In the course of a high-conflict divorce, the soon-to-be ex-wife has an iron clad grasp of hypergamy. She knows that by...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	24/06/12 06:15 PM
Hey Blog Readers! What’s On Your Mind? Hey Blog Readers! What’s On Your Mind? It’s a lazy, rainy, viciously humid day here in South Florida.Â I’ve noticed the Manos...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	23/06/12 07:56 PM
Picture, 1000 Words… Picture, 1000 Words… This image has made the rounds in the Manosphere already. But its simple and direct message is so strong that it needs to ...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/06/12 07:19 PM
The Marriage Analogy – A Must Read The Marriage Analogy – A Must Read This one is long but very much worth the read. It originated from an excellent Dalrock post (link below...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/06/12 03:38 PM
Getting Old… It’s Going To Be Epic! Getting Old… It’s Going To Be Epic! Living in South Florida means being around lots and lots of retirees. Thankfully, most of them d...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	18/06/12 03:24 PM
Outcome Independence – Find Her Flaw Outcome Independence – Find Her Flaw While talking Red Pill wisdom with a younger colleague (single guy), he expressed curiosity about the...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/06/12 04:27 PM
Post Recycle – From the Masculine to the Feminine in 35 Minutes Post Recycle – From the Masculine to the Feminine in 35 Minutes Note: I’m recycling some older posts because only 200 posts are curr...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/06/12 03:55 PM
Weekend Weirdness – Cutting Off Florida Weekend Weirdness – Cutting Off Florida Yes, Florida is a truly weird place. While this odd state is home, there are times when I want to ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	10/06/12 03:16 PM
A Social Risk Is Still A Risk A Social Risk Is Still A Risk The willingness to take a risk is one of the hallmarks of a man with Charisma and confidence. When a man takes a r...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/06/12 03:49 PM
Post Recycle – Why Feminists Hate Us Post Recycle – Why Feminists Hate Us Note: I wrote this post last year and it garnered some great comments. It’s worth posting again...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	07/06/12 04:50 PM
Coldest. Advice. Ever. Coldest. Advice. Ever. The Roissy/Heartiste blog (link below) is not a warm and inviting spot on the Manosphere. It’s a cold, heartless, and cy...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/06/12 12:51 AM
Off Topic, Sort Of… A PDF Book Off Topic, Sort Of… A PDF Book It’s an entire book and Charisma (Game) is a strong theme. It’s not edited, only linked. If the...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/06/12 03:27 AM
Liberation! Liberation! The Manosphere yields some terrifically thoughtful blogs and comments. It’s spectacular that men are abundantly sharing truths and ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/06/12 01:03 PM
For Guys Seeking Single Women 28-35 Years Old… For Guys Seeking Single Women 28-35 Years Old… It’s not easy, I know this. Most women this age are married or in committed relations...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/05/12 08:49 PM
Reader Mailbag – Same Woman On Different Online Dating Websites Reader Mailbag – Same Woman On Different Online Dating Websites A reader presents some interesting scenarios regarding women who use more ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	30/05/12 02:07 AM
Reader Mailbag – Soft Harem Conundrum Reader Mailbag – Soft Harem Conundrum A reader writes: I’ve never been happier as a man since acquiring the “soft harem”...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/05/12 03:30 PM
Creating Clever And Charismatic Conversation Creating Clever And Charismatic Conversation [Yeah, the headline ain’t so clever, sue me.] Good conversation doesn’t come naturally ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/05/12 04:25 PM
Off Topic – Let’s Talk Tech… Off Topic – Let’s Talk Tech… Deep in my soul beats the heart of a Luddite (link below). Because of this, I am not an early ado...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, Uncategorized	The Private Man	24/05/12 11:21 PM
500K Page Views & Blog Recommendations 500K Page Views & Blog Recommendations I must recognize milestones. February was this blog’s one year anniversary (link below). As of ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	23/05/12 05:25 PM
New Manosphere Word! New Manosphere Word! Hear ye! Hear ye! An uncommon word has surfaced in the Manosphere (link below) and it must be spread widely. The word is: Uxorio...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/05/12 05:17 PM
If You’re Not Reading “Awful Profiles by Women”… If You’re Not Reading “Awful Profiles by Women”… If you’re not reading my “Awful Profiles by Women” page (l...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	19/05/12 03:06 AM
Online Dating And Geographical Undesirability Online Dating And Geographical Undesirability A regular reader sent the following email [parts of it edited]: I’ve been active in online d...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	16/05/12 03:28 PM
Escalation Trajectory Escalation Trajectory Finally, it all came together in a very nice choreography of Charisma. This past Friday, after work, I stopped in for a glass o...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/05/12 06:02 PM
Weekend Weirdness – Gin Weekend Weirdness – Gin It’s a Saturday night and I’m actually pleased to not be on a date. I’ve got good Pandora music ...	About Me	The Private Man	13/05/12 01:59 AM
Addressing Social Awkwardness Addressing Social Awkwardness Human beings are social animals. Given the conditions of our hunter/gatherer forebearers, it was vital to band together...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/05/12 02:21 PM
Female Attention Deficit Disorder (FADD) Female Attention Deficit Disorder (FADD) This is not the disorder where a woman’s attention span is way too short and her brain is too eas...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	07/05/12 11:53 PM
Weekend Weirdness â Alphabet One Liners – 2 Weekend Weirdness â Alphabet One Liners – 2 Analog – Retro digital Bra – It shall be removed! Corpulent – Fancy wor...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	06/05/12 05:04 PM
Online Dating And When To Log In Online Dating And When To Log In I am ramping up a new online dating campaign. I will be using my existing system (links below) with Plenty of F...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/05/12 04:32 PM
Dating 2.0 – Selection, Active And Passive Dating 2.0 – Selection, Active And Passive First, credit and inspiration for this post goes to Cedo Nulli, a blogger who lives in Thailand...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	02/05/12 03:00 PM
The Timing Advice Given To Women The Timing Advice Given To Women There is some problematic advice for women on finding love. Such advice is all too easy to find as it’s d...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	30/04/12 07:26 PM
Insatiable (With Work Safe Photos!) Insatiable (With Work Safe Photos!) I’m talking to you, the person reading this blog. You’re freaking insatiable and it’s a re...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	26/04/12 03:06 AM
A Man Expressing Emotions A Man Expressing Emotions “A man should get in touch with his emotions and express them more.” While far less frequent, that mantra ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/04/12 12:48 AM
My Readers Are Brilliant My Readers Are Brilliant My previous post yielded some excellent comments. Buried in the many comments was this gem from Wudang: Men seek challe...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/04/12 11:09 PM
Men Like A Challenge? Bullshit! Conventional Dating Wisdom Is Slain Men Like A Challenge? Bullshit! Conventional Dating Wisdom Is Slain I read a great deal of dating advice, most of it bad. This includes dozens o...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	14/04/12 01:24 AM
Generation Spinster Generation Spinster I’ve covered specific spinster blogs in past. Moxie turned me on to another one. Doing some digging via Google, I’ve ...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	12/04/12 04:33 PM
Down To Basics Down To Basics While the tables in this post are rather tongue-in-cheek, there are some basic truths presented. The rank is not just sexual appeal, b...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	07/04/12 06:19 PM
What Men Want From Women What Men Want From Women Deti, a regular commenter on a variety of blogs wrote this in a comment on the Haley’s Halo blog post last year. ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/04/12 07:52 PM
Leykis Is Back Leykis Is Back The Manosphere needs to reach out to Tom This could be big. Posted in The Collective Wisdom of Men Single Post Navigation ← Older...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/04/12 08:09 AM
De-Programming The Programmers De-Programming The Programmers This is for you technologists – programmers, systems guys, database dudes, and any other guy who deals with tech...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/03/12 04:49 PM
Constant, Unending Attention Constant, Unending Attention A faithful reader and commenter, DC Phil, was talking to another blogger, Badger, and passed along something interesting...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	27/03/12 05:18 PM
Real Life Meets Blog Real Life Meets Blog In one simple declaration, a piece of my blog anonymity almost came to an end: You’re the Private Man. Outed. It was ...	About Me	The Private Man	26/03/12 07:27 PM
Men And Women Are Different Men And Women Are Different While it should be obvious, it’s worth reinforcing… Women are the gatekeepers to sexuality Men are the g...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/03/12 05:14 PM
Reader Mailbag – Dating Younger Women Reader Mailbag – Dating Younger Women This excellent email arrived recently: I’ve been reading your blog regularly since its incepti...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/03/12 04:44 PM
Good Frame From Receiving Compliments Good Frame From Receiving Compliments When a woman is really into a man, she will compliment him. Receiving a compliment from a woman is a great...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/03/12 08:02 PM
Nuking The Hamster Nuking The Hamster I was chatting online with Danny the other day. I mentioned to him that each time I hear a woman talk about a guy involved with a ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/03/12 02:20 AM
Actions Over Words – A Vignette Actions Over Words – A Vignette I was hanging out at my local wine bar recently. Two of the female regulars were with me. Both are single ...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	19/03/12 07:16 PM
For Women – A Player Test For Women – A Player Test At the risk of incurring the wrath of my fellow Manosphere bloggers, I am going to give a method to women for de...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/03/12 01:19 AM
On Generalizing And Stereotypes On Generalizing And Stereotypes Human reproductive behavior is remarkably predictable given consistent inputs. To not generalize or stereotype w...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	07/03/12 08:09 PM
Getting The Date Getting The Date A man and a woman meet up in real life. Perhaps it’s a coffee shop, a nice bar, even the grocery store. They have a nice conve...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/03/12 04:38 AM
The Military Marriage The Military Marriage When given financial incentives, people will generally act in a predictable way. Apply those incentives to divorce and human be...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/03/12 07:14 PM
Hats Hats There was a time when a man was expected to have a matching hat – usually a fedora – for each suit. The hats were custom-made and re...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	29/02/12 05:31 AM
An Interesting Comment An Interesting Comment This comment was recently made on one of my older posts. It’s kind of long so I have redacted some of it to get the juic...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/02/12 12:57 AM
The Dating Exercise And Its Challenge The Dating Exercise And Its Challenge I created a dating exercise for women to help them find the good in men. During a recent foray into the vi...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/02/12 02:23 AM
The Classroom Is Bad For Boys The Classroom Is Bad For Boys We need men to be teachers. Imagine a classroom where students are scored fairly, where boys and girls are treated...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/02/12 07:54 PM
Men, Women, Food Men, Women, Food A couple of years back I was a serious participant in the adventure motorcycling community through a website/forum where fellow adve...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	18/02/12 06:22 PM
Reader Mailbag Reader Mailbag [Note: A nicely prolific commenter, DC Phil, has described a real-life scenario where he requests some righteous Manosphere input. His...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/02/12 01:43 AM
Finding “Chemistry” – Post Recycle Finding “Chemistry” – Post Recycle [Note: It’s the winter blog-posting doldrums here in the Manosphere. With that in min...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/02/12 01:00 AM
A Huge Dating Secret For Women A Huge Dating Secret For Women While I’m not exactly sure what “successful” dating is for women, I do know that many women sim...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	11/02/12 09:48 PM
She Gets It She Gets It Once again, being in the village with my dog yielded some compelling social interactions with women. It was Superbowl Sunday and I was si...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/02/12 03:26 AM
Social Science Is Slowly Catching Up To Red Pill Wisdom Social Science Is Slowly Catching Up To Red Pill Wisdom Academia is ponderously following behind what Red Pill men have known for years. The jou...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	07/02/12 11:26 PM
Occupy Valentines Day Occupy Valentines Day Gentlemen, the fateful day approaches. It is the day where your resolve will be tested and your wallet unnecessarily taxed. It ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/02/12 12:52 AM
Three Birds, One Timer Three Birds, One Timer I’ve been corresponding with a reader who is doing some good work on improving his dating skills. He was castigatin...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/02/12 04:04 AM
Uncle Sam Wants You To Save Your Marriage! Uncle Sam Wants You To Save Your Marriage! NOTE: This is a re-post from March of last year. As my blog is getting far more traffic, I think it&#...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/01/12 02:18 PM
On Nagging On Nagging During my first marital administration (the blond phase), I came up with a simple guideline to determine if my wife was nagging when she w...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	28/01/12 03:33 PM
College Guys – Strike When The Iron Is Hot College Guys – Strike When The Iron Is Hot A guy has a massively greater amount of social opportunities with women while he is a student t...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/01/12 12:09 AM
The Perils of Propinquity The Perils of Propinquity Propinquity is just a fancy way of saying that something is close by. When we were at school, having lots of single yo...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/01/12 08:59 AM
Incredible Comment Incredible Comment This past has nothing to do with a man’s Charisma but is tangentally related to relationships and is certainly about the pow...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/01/12 11:25 AM
I Might Date Liz Jones I Might Date Liz Jones Deep breath. I am profoundly ashamed of the next few sentences Iâm about to type. But at the risk of enraging femini...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	23/01/12 05:04 AM
I Have Unleashed Munson I Have Unleashed Munson A month or two past, I become familiar with tvmunson, an incredibly prolific commenter on several blogs. He’s at H...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/01/12 09:13 AM
Dating Advice From Two Bloggers (One Male, One Female) Dating Advice From Two Bloggers (One Male, One Female) The other day, I received some questions about dating from one of my readers. I answered ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/01/12 12:20 AM
Oh Boy – My First Hater! Oh Boy – My First Hater! A classy and sophisticated woman has posted this comment in response to A Woman Who Speaks Her Mind. Because unli...	The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	18/01/12 01:36 AM
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King I was six years old when he was assassinated. I remember my parents bringing my brother and I to watch the television and see the ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/01/12 08:00 PM
Reader Email – A Question About Conversational Skills Reader Email – A Question About Conversational Skills Chris writes: Brief question: how do you salvage a beta-ized conversation? I’l...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	16/01/12 12:00 AM
The Zombie Apocalypse – It’s Upon Us! The Zombie Apocalypse – It’s Upon Us! Zombies are all around us. The shuffling masses of the walking undead are everywhere. They are...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/01/12 11:42 PM
Generic Female Narcissist Blog – LA Edition Generic Female Narcissist Blog – LA Edition Last month I presented the blogs written by women that I follow regularly. Soon after, I prese...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	09/01/12 12:22 AM
Weekend Weirdness – Japan Weekend Weirdness – Japan The weirdest shit always seems to come from Japan. I wish I had a better understanding of the Japanese psyche so...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	07/01/12 10:50 PM
The Online Dating System, Revisited. The Online Dating System, Revisited. As my blog is getting close to a year old and with over 220 posts so far, it’s again time to remind m...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here	The Private Man	06/01/12 07:00 AM
In Praise Of Men Over 40 In Praise Of Men Over 40 I got this from a spinster… Her comments (and those of the original piece she references) in are italics, my comm...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	05/01/12 05:06 AM
Female Sexual Competitiveness Female Sexual Competitiveness I just ended a five month employment contract at a large wireless telecom company. The commute was simply awful (on a m...	Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	03/01/12 12:13 AM
Weekend Wierdness – Street Art Weekend Wierdness – Street Art I’m going to wrap up this year with something fun and lighthearted. Here are samples: There is a whol...	Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	31/12/11 05:44 PM
Men, Beware The Narcissistic Female Blogger Men, Beware The Narcissistic Female Blogger I do read other female blogs, the non-narcissistic being the exceptions and I pointed those out alre...	Dating/Online Dating, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	29/12/11 01:58 AM
Reader Mail Reader Mail My request for advice-seeking emails has yielded a winner. DC Philo writes [I’ve done some judicious editing to get the crux of his...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/12/11 07:07 PM
Reign Her In Reign Her In [The Post Title Is A Pun] Spread this around… especially to men who claim to be Democrats. Barbara Walters, ABC News: “What ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	24/12/11 08:48 PM
Female-Written Blogs That I Follow Female-Written Blogs That I Follow Of the many blogs I follow (mostly Manosphere), there is a small group of blogs written by women which I find...	Good Links Here	The Private Man	23/12/11 05:41 PM
I See How This Works – Part 2 I See How This Works – Part 2 [For part one, go here.] Claire takes a gulp of her drink, finishing it. She quickly signals the bartender f...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/12/11 06:53 PM
I See How This Works – Part 1 I See How This Works – Part 1 A middle-aged fellow is having a libation at an upscale bar and restaurant in a big city. It’s about a...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/12/11 07:06 AM
In Femininity, There Is Strength In Femininity, There Is Strength The current social expectation is that femininity is considered a weakness. It’s an extraordinarily entre...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/12/11 12:34 PM
Helpful Hint For A Woman’s Online Dating Profile Helpful Hint For A Woman’s Online Dating Profile Did you find this post useful? There’s a Donate button on the right. [This post has...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/12/11 06:43 AM
250,000 Total Page Views 250,000 Total Page Views With this post, my total traffic since starting this blog back in February will most likely reach over 250,000 page vie...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	19/12/11 12:22 PM
Weekend Weirdness – More Florida Weekend Weirdness – More Florida My local newspaper, The Sun Sentinel, has a sometimes funny and sometimes disturbing news blog feature. T...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	18/12/11 06:44 PM
A Tale Of Two Blogs A Tale Of Two Blogs Danny and I each have blogs. I’ve been blogging about a year. Danny has been blogging since June of this year. As we a...	About Me, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/12/11 09:07 PM
Radical Feminism Still Exists Radical Feminism Still Exists The social activist division of the Manosphere has recently been shining a bright light on the dark and ugly place...	Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	16/12/11 07:11 PM
Should I Give Dating and Relationship Advice? Should I Give Dating and Relationship Advice? Short post: I’ve received some emails requesting dating and relationship advice. I’m b...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/12/11 05:18 AM
Avoid The Online Dating Bait And Switch Avoid The Online Dating Bait And Switch I like to collect online dating stories. If I discover that someone is doing the online dating thing, I ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/12/11 08:43 PM
The Rationalization Hamster Is Now Immortal The Rationalization Hamster Is Now Immortal The Manosphere contains many, many words regarding a woman’s rationalization hamster because i...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	13/12/11 02:54 AM
Weekend Wierdness – Florida Weekend Wierdness – Florida Florida is a strange place. If someone asked me ten years ago if I would consider living in Florida, I would s...	Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	11/12/11 09:53 PM
Fisking An Online Dating Profile Fisking An Online Dating Profile For those not in the know, The term fisking is blogosphere slang that describes a point-by-point criticism that...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	10/12/11 02:36 AM
Femininity – You Have To Take The Good With The Bad Femininity – You Have To Take The Good With The Bad The Manosphere has a huge hue and cry over the lack of femininity in modern, American ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	06/12/11 05:07 AM
Take His Side Take His Side There are times when a man – as a friend or close relative of several women – will be on the receiving end of her complaint...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	05/12/11 05:27 PM
Relationship Language Ruined By Political Correctness Relationship Language Ruined By Political Correctness It’s known that women are turned on by dominant men. We’re just not allowed to...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/12/11 03:20 PM
How Will They Find Husbands? How Will They Find Husbands? I am not good at statistics. However, I am good a sensing socio-gender trends. Houston, we have a problem. It’...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/12/11 03:44 AM
Manage Expectations Early Manage Expectations Early There are some men with Charisma who are seeking more than just a series brief trysts and assignations with the opposite se...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/11/11 02:31 PM
Woman Up! Make The Man Feel Desired Woman Up! Make The Man Feel Desired I started the Woman Up meme with the intention that women look at men differently. When I read comments at M...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	25/11/11 05:10 AM
Being Thankful – The Manosphere Way Being Thankful – The Manosphere Way Never mind friends and family for now. These are the things I’m thankful for from a Manosphere p...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/11/11 05:02 PM
What Are You Really Good At? What Are You Really Good At? This is my shortest blog post to date. It’s a bit disappointing that my post about the confidence sub-routine...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	23/11/11 01:40 AM
Why Feminists Hate Us Why Feminists Hate Us Feminists loathe anyone who participates positively in the Manosphere – PUA, MRA, MGTOW (defined below). I used to a...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	18/11/11 05:01 AM
A Woman Who Speaks Her Mind A Woman Who Speaks Her Mind My neighbor is a somewhat elderly woman. She’s sometimes good company if occasionally batty. She’s fond ...	Good Links Here, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	16/11/11 05:01 AM
Stealth Red Pill Lessons – Weekend Weirdness Stealth Red Pill Lessons – Weekend Weirdness I created a fake profile on Plenty of Fish. The persona is “Marcus”, a 53 year ol...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	13/11/11 04:37 PM
Mining The Comments For Gold Mining The Comments For Gold Every now and again, an old post gets an hilarious comment. These two (scroll down or click here and here) popped u...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	11/11/11 05:01 AM
The Confidence Sub-Routine Expanded The Confidence Sub-Routine Expanded This recent post needs to be re-visited because of a comment that asked for a further explanation on the nat...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/11/11 05:05 AM
A Warning For Christian Men A Warning For Christian Men Dalrock has been posting a great deal regarding the misconception that a Christian woman of faith is somehow a diffe...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	09/11/11 05:05 AM
Rules For Single Women, Revisited Rules For Single Women, Revisited Note: I posted this way back in February. As my blog was quite new back then, this post didn’t get a lot...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	01/11/11 01:44 PM
The Confidence Sub-Routine The Confidence Sub-Routine I receive a lot of email marketing from businesses that sell dating systems to men. I get the most from these folks: Shell...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	31/10/11 05:20 AM
Boobs – Weekend Weirdness Boobs – Weekend Weirdness I found this on Jest. It’s a video showing a Russian guy feeling the boobs of 1,000 women. It’s work...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	30/10/11 06:38 PM
My Dog Is Ugly My Dog Is Ugly By popular demand (well, a couple of guys in the Manosphere forcefully requested), I present my ugly dog: My ugly dog. I acquired...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	29/10/11 12:58 AM
A Dating Exercise For Women A Dating Exercise For Women A fair number of women read my blog and for this, I am pleased. Normally, I write my posts with a male audience in m...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/10/11 11:27 AM
The Accidental Entertainer – Don’t Be Him The Accidental Entertainer – Don’t Be Him Women hate being bored. They hate boredom almost as much as they hate beta NiceGuysâ¢....	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	26/10/11 11:12 AM
For Guys Over 40, An Amazing Strategy To Meet Single Women For Guys Over 40, An Amazing Strategy To Meet Single Women I’ve been chatting online with Danny quite a bit recently. He’s a natural...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/10/11 11:32 AM
Weather Shift – Weekend Weirdness Weather Shift – Weekend Weirdness Living in a subtropical environment means being hot and humid most of the year. It’s bearable and ...	About Me, Good Links Here	The Private Man	23/10/11 08:19 PM
A Dilemma For The Man With Charisma A Dilemma For The Man With Charisma A colleague and friend, Jaime, presented a very vexing question. Some background – this friend is 30 y...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/10/11 08:08 PM
Fat Acceptance? Not Here Fat Acceptance? Not Here This social trend has been around for over 40 years. As Americans have been ballooning up in weight, the fat acceptance...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	20/10/11 06:24 PM
Women, Words, Actions, Research Women, Words, Actions, Research As a massive consumer of blogs and comments, what I find buried in comments or in the actual post sometimes requ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/10/11 05:02 AM
Halloween Charisma Halloween Charisma Note: I’m going to back away from the word Game and start replacing it with the word Charisma (with an uppercase C). After a...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, Uncategorized	The Private Man	18/10/11 12:39 PM
Some Texting Charisma Some Texting Charisma Note: I’m going to back away from the word Game and start replacing it with the word Charisma (with an uppercase C). Afte...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/10/11 05:24 PM
The Vicious Cycle Of Misinformation And Lies The Vicious Cycle Of Misinformation And Lies It goes something like this: 1. A new social expectation arises where women are suddenly supposed t...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/10/11 03:46 PM
Zombie Ammunition – Weekend Weirdness Zombie Ammunition – Weekend Weirdness This is real. Seriously. And note the tagline: “Just in case”. In order for us to be bet...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	15/10/11 08:06 PM
Woman Up, Revolutions Woman Up, Revolutions To end the hat trick of the Woman Up posts – one and two – I present the blogger bbsezmore (the link is to her blog...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind, Uncategorized	The Private Man	15/10/11 03:19 AM
Woman Up, Reloaded Woman Up, Reloaded Yesterday’s post, Woman Up, has clearly resonated with this blog’s readers, It also attracted the interest of a new fe...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/10/11 04:24 PM
Woman Up Woman Up With the furor over William Bennett’s recent opinion piece decrying that men don’t voluntarily present their backs to masterR...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	13/10/11 11:32 AM
$30K A Year Millionaire – It Doesn’t Work $30K A Year Millionaire – It Doesn’t Work When I first arrived in South Florida just about eight years ago, I was woefully ignorant ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/10/11 11:48 AM
Trading Season Trading Season First, watch this Comedy Central video from a 2004 animated program. There’s a bit of a set up but once you get into the comedy ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	11/10/11 04:32 AM
The Choreography Of Attention The Choreography Of Attention Sometimes it’s necessary to review old blog posts for new insights. https://theprivateman.wordpress.com/2011...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/10/11 11:33 AM
Man Talk Man Talk Back in my blue pill days, I was under the erroneous impression that women wanted me to open up to them emotionally. I worked hard to not be...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	06/10/11 11:29 AM
A Bit Of Advice For Men Of A Certain Age A Bit Of Advice For Men Of A Certain Age It’s astounding how sloppy our fashion has become. Here in South Florida, the men dress horribly....	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	05/10/11 11:20 AM
Thanks Lurking Readers! (And Another Request) Thanks Lurking Readers! (And Another Request) Yesterday’s post received the response I was hoping for and for this I am very appreciative....	Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	04/10/11 11:10 AM
Attention You Lurking Readers! Attention You Lurking Readers! I know you’re out there. I get lots of page views and few comments. The view-to-comment ratio is about 1,50...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	03/10/11 11:26 AM
Weekend Weirdness – What Kids Will Never See Weekend Weirdness – What Kids Will Never See This is one of those tangent posts because history – post WWII American social history ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, Uncategorized	The Private Man	01/10/11 07:13 PM
The Power Of The Manosphere The Power Of The Manosphere Mike C [linkage to blog needed?] commented on a wild and wooly discussion over at Hooking Up Smart: From the time of...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/09/11 11:30 AM
Attractive Women Approached More During the Day? Attractive Women Approached More During the Day? Big Debate! Comment Now! Now that Roosh has released his latest book (buy it!) an old debate ha...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/09/11 11:27 AM
The Ultimate Agent Of Social Change The Ultimate Agent Of Social Change The ultimate agent of social change will be safe, effective, private male birth control. Men are already the...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/09/11 11:20 AM
Weekend Weirdness – Alphabet One Liners Weekend Weirdness – Alphabet One Liners Alpha – What betas should want to be Beta – What women find unattractive Cosmopolitan ...	Good Links Here, Uncategorized	The Private Man	25/09/11 04:46 PM
Support Your Local Dating Coach Support Your Local Dating Coach Ever since I found Evan Marc Katz, the concept of the dating coach has intrigued me. When I first heard of this ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	23/09/11 11:16 AM
A Woman’s Unique Online Dating Arbitrage Opportunity A Woman’s Unique Online Dating Arbitrage Opportunity Badger clued me in to this one via a comment over at Rollo’s blog. I heap major...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/09/11 11:27 AM
Expressing Irrational Self-Confidence Expressing Irrational Self-Confidence One of the Game axioms for men is that they be ridiculously self-confident. This is sage advice for men who hav...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/09/11 11:14 AM
Have A Social Comfort Zone Have A Social Comfort Zone Men can get a bit isolated from a social life. With the distractions of video games, the Internet, 500 television cha...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	20/09/11 11:25 AM
Act Like A Woman To Be More Alpha Act Like A Woman To Be More Alpha The title of this post sounds oxymoronic. Hear me out. One of the major problems with women is their flakiness...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/09/11 05:28 PM
Concern Or Control? A Woman’s Shit Test Concern Or Control? A Woman’s Shit Test Several women I have dated over the past few months have expressed their concern regarding my safe...	Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	16/09/11 08:50 PM
The Real Work In Relationships The Real Work In Relationships Decades ago, I was about to marry a Catholic woman. In order to have a priest officiate (referee?) at our wedding...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/09/11 02:41 PM
Fulfilling A Woman’s Hypergamy Fulfilling A Woman’s Hypergamy Danny asked an important question regarding a woman’s hypergamy and what it’s based on. In part...	Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	09/09/11 05:28 PM
Women And The Saber-Tooth Tiger Women And The Saber-Tooth Tiger What do women really want? Not to be eaten by a saber-tooth tiger. Seriously, I mean that. (Hat tip to Danny) Of...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/09/11 10:17 PM
Creeps Or Criminals? Creeps Or Criminals? Rarely do I address issues brought up by feminist writers or websites. The back story can be found here. It all comes from one c...	Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	05/09/11 01:12 AM
The Dating Phone The Dating Phone Prepaid cellular phones are an extremely cheap way to acquire a second cell phone. It’s the dating cell phone and is advantage...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/09/11 08:58 PM
Identifying Female Archetypes With The Â® Symbol Identifying Female Archetypes With The Â® Symbol This issue is bothering me of late. There is much discussion about the stereotypical NiceGuy�...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, Uncategorized	The Private Man	02/09/11 01:26 AM
Advice For Princesses And Goddesses Advice For Princesses And Goddesses Dating and relationships are so difficult. It’s so hard for the modern, sassy woman to find Mr. Perfec...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	29/08/11 08:24 PM
Match.com Hates Happy Relationships Match.com Hates Happy Relationships Dalrock has recently clued me into to the Match.com online magazine, “happen“. There’s eve...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	28/08/11 10:15 PM
Women, Dogs, “Casual” Conversation Women, Dogs, “Casual” Conversation When I return from work I always walk the dog. Normally I avoid other dogs and the humans attached to ...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	21/08/11 11:14 PM
The Female Self-Esteem Crisis The Female Self-Esteem Crisis Self-esteem in American girls and women is at a crisis point. It’s so bad that our culture now has a generat...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	17/08/11 04:33 PM
The Broken Gender Social Contract The Broken Gender Social Contract The Hooking Up Smart blog and subsequent comments always yields wisdom in regards to the gender dynamic in the...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/08/11 07:32 PM
PM Caption Contest #1 PM Caption Contest #1 I found this photo over at Lily’s blog. It needs a caption and a good one. I’ll start (at bottom of photo) â�...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	14/08/11 11:12 PM
Young Men Can Be So Clueless Young Men Can Be So Clueless Thanks to a comment regarding a post over at Hooking Up Smart (Player or Beta?), I came across the one of the funni...	Good Links Here	The Private Man	13/08/11 04:45 AM
Throttle Back To Beta Throttle Back To Beta I ride a motorcycle that has some serious engine braking going on. That has proven to be quite useful when I’m out o...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	12/08/11 07:08 AM
About Those English Riots About Those English Riots Rarely do I comment on current events because there is an army of pundits and bloggers for that. But the very recent r...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	10/08/11 04:44 PM
A Woman’s Unspoken Rule On Intimacy A Woman’s Unspoken Rule On Intimacy Men should know this: Before a woman is intimate (physically or emotionally) with a man she is activel...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	08/08/11 07:09 PM
The Hamster In This One Is Strong The Hamster In This One Is Strong Occasionally, I do get messages from women on the three online dating websites where I have a profile. Most of...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	03/08/11 04:49 PM
The Single Most Important Blog For Singles, Ever The Single Most Important Blog For Singles, Ever The blog review continues. I should have recommended this blog months ago. I am remiss in my Ma...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	31/07/11 11:33 PM
Blog Recommendation Blog Recommendation I have found a righteously funny blog about a 30-something math teacher out in the Los Angeles, CA who is tearing up the dating s...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	31/07/11 07:29 PM
Technology And Game – I Need Help On This Issue Technology And Game – I Need Help On This Issue While swimming in the dark verbal waters over at In Mala Fide, I came across a post about ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	30/07/11 12:36 AM
New Contract Job For Me New Contract Job For Me I’m back squarely in corporate America doing the cube monkey, wage ape thing. It’s a long term contract job ...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	26/07/11 07:15 PM
Marc Rudov, Support Him Marc Rudov, Support Him For those who don’t know of Marc Rudov, you should. Marc is often in the media discussing the very men’s iss...	Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/07/11 06:22 PM
A Woman Visits The Veterinarian… A Woman Visits The Veterinarian… “Doctor, I’m worried about my hamster.” “What seems to be the problem?” “I...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	22/07/11 07:19 PM
“Can I Get Him To Commit?” Breaking It Down “Can I Get Him To Commit?” Breaking It Down A serious tip o’ the hat to Haley. Seriously, a major tip o’ the hat. Evalua...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/07/11 11:20 PM
False Text Error – Text Game Amplified Exponentially False Text Error – Text Game Amplified Exponentially My friend, Balthazar, discovered quite the texting Game tactic. He calls it the ̶...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	19/07/11 03:00 AM
Amanda Marcotte Urges Men To Learn Game! Amanda Marcotte Urges Men To Learn Game! Stop the presses! Send snow to Hell! Amanda Marcotte urges men to learn Game.It’s all part of the...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	17/07/11 05:22 AM
Day Game Openers – A Recommendation Day Game Openers – A Recommendation My blog buddy, Badger, brought up some brilliance regarding day game and openers. I take a very differ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/07/11 10:09 PM
Her Reasons For Breaking Up Her Reasons For Breaking Up I have no TV. I surf blogs. I especially surf blogs written by young women claiming to give dating advice. It’...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	14/07/11 05:47 AM
The List The List This from Plenty of Fish: 1. Honest/Honorable 2. Witty 3. Great Lover 4. Handsome 5. Adventurous 6. Dresses Well-specially in a suit 7. Trea...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	11/07/11 03:20 AM
Online Dating Game And The Delayed Response Online Dating Game And The Delayed Response I loathe Game in the context of online dating. While I’m fairly good at it, this form of Game ...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	10/07/11 06:28 PM
Blog Recommendation Blog Recommendation When I run across a good blog, I usually bookmark it and return on a regular basis. If I were smart, I would subscribe and get em...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	07/07/11 05:53 PM
Fix Your Damned Voice Fix Your Damned Voice There isn’t a great deal of Game discussion that goes into the details of how a man sounds when he speaks and the co...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/07/11 05:05 PM
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words I found this image over at Roissy’s place buried in the comments. There really isn’t much of a n...	Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	05/07/11 03:46 PM
My New Dog – The Game Changer My New Dog – The Game Changer Through some interesting turns of events involving an ex-girlfriend, I have very recently come into the poss...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	04/07/11 09:32 PM
I’ve Had No Bad Dates, Seriously I’ve Had No Bad Dates, Seriously In the past year or so of online dating, I’ve been out on a lot of dates. I’m very good at &#...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	02/07/11 02:30 AM
Judgmental Bitch Meets Online Dating Judgmental Bitch Meets Online Dating I regularly peruse a variety of blogs including those of single women. I also often look at feminist blogs....	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	01/07/11 04:24 PM
Worst Video Ever… The Parody! Worst Video Ever… The Parody! Remember the worst video ever? Here comes the parody. This one needs spreadin’ ’round the Manosp...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	29/06/11 03:21 AM
He’s About To Take The Red Pill He’s About To Take The Red Pill Recently discovered your blog, and find it very empowering and encouraging. In several places you use word...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	28/06/11 04:33 PM
“You Can Do Better” “You Can Do Better” Remember this post of video of the two girls commenting on the online dating profiles of men? It is disturbing a...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	26/06/11 09:08 PM
I Pity The Younger Generation I Pity The Younger Generation This website got my attention some months ago but I haven’t been keeping up with it as much as I should. htt...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	25/06/11 04:32 PM
Snooping And Fishing Snooping And Fishing Women snoop. Given a chance they will look through your cell phone calls and texts, go through your wallet, dig through your Fac...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	21/06/11 01:28 AM
Canadian Asian Hipster Nerd Hockey Rage Canadian Asian Hipster Nerd Hockey Rage I stole this from a comment over at Sofiastry. I am originally from Boston and so I got all giddy from t...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	17/06/11 05:56 PM
Greatest First Date Question Ever Greatest First Date Question Ever By way of an introduction to this post, I once again salute the Manosphere and its many and varied bloggers, c...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	14/06/11 06:41 PM
A Great Game Movie A Great Game Movie My neighbor is a 40-something, never married woman who understands the red pill attitude. She clued me into this move: The Ma...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	13/06/11 06:57 AM
The Aspiring Alpha Orbiter The Aspiring Alpha Orbiter In the process of the transition from beta to aspiring alpha to alpha, men are constantly told to stop being an orbit...	Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/06/11 09:09 PM
A Red Pill Dating Coach? A Red Pill Dating Coach? Last week I posted on a couple of dating coaches. One of them, Evan Marc Katz , has really piqued my interest. I signed...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	09/06/11 09:01 PM
Manosphere Powers… ACTIVATED! Manosphere Powers… ACTIVATED! Spread this far and wide because it’s extremely destructive to masculinity and everything important to the ...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	08/06/11 04:23 AM
An Ugly Social Expectation And More On Female Projection An Ugly Social Expectation And More On Female Projection This subject has been covered in other blogs but is so important that it needs a consta...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	06/06/11 05:36 PM
Good Frame: Statements, Not Questions Good Frame: Statements, Not Questions As it turns out, my date has done some Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) therapy to help tone down here f...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	05/06/11 09:16 PM
A Most Epic Of Essays A Most Epic Of Essays It started with my post here. (You need to read this) Aunt Haley responded here. (And you need to read this, too) In the c...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	03/06/11 06:10 PM
50,000 Blog Views – Congratulate Me, Dammit 50,000 Blog Views – Congratulate Me, Dammit I started this blog back in mid-February of this year so it’s been on the Manosphere for...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men, Uncategorized	The Private Man	02/06/11 10:38 PM
One Online Dating Profile – Two Cities One Online Dating Profile – Two Cities A new colleague at work has provided a rare opportunity to look at the differences between two citi...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	02/06/11 03:04 PM
The Power Of Female Projection Addressed By Dating Coaches The Power Of Female Projection Addressed By Dating Coaches I have signed up for several free email newsletters written by dating coaches. These ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/06/11 05:07 PM
Search Term Weirdness Search Term Weirdness Every now and again I have a look at the search terms by which readers find my blog. Here are a couple of winners: “iwant...	About Me, Uncategorized	The Private Man	31/05/11 11:57 PM
Regarding Women – The Most Important Word In A Man’s Vocabulary Regarding Women – The Most Important Word In A Man’s Vocabulary “No” Two generations of beta men have been trained to ne...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	31/05/11 02:46 PM
Bad Dating Advice Bad Dating Advice Courtesy Captain Capitalism, backstory here. Basically, it’s a letter written by the cousin of a woman who had a date with th...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	28/05/11 02:52 AM
Online Dating… Never Give Out Your Personal Email Online Dating… Never Give Out Your Personal Email While it might seem logical to use personal emails once dating has commenced, it’s...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	23/05/11 02:19 AM
Three Of Four Have Flaked… An Online Shit Test? Three Of Four Have Flaked… An Online Shit Test? Since my last online dating update from a few days ago, the usual flaking has resulted. On...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster	The Private Man	18/05/11 03:18 PM
I’m Thinking Of Offering A Class… Input Needed I’m Thinking Of Offering A Class… Input Needed Two days ago I was sitting at my favorite wine bar talking to the owner, Michael, abo...	About Me	The Private Man	14/05/11 05:10 PM
Conversational Narcissist – Don’t Be This Conversational Narcissist – Don’t Be This When on a date, the art (and it is an art) of conversation is supremely vital. To fail at ...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	10/05/11 03:38 AM
Game For Smokers Game For Smokers I am a smoker. About a year ago I remembered a some funny lines from a comedian regarding smoking. Since then, I’ve been using...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/05/11 01:53 PM
Feeding The Rationalization Hamster Feeding The Rationalization Hamster When I send a message to a woman on Plenty of Fish or Match, I always include the following postscript: P.S ...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	01/05/11 07:22 PM
Single Men Over 40 and Facebook Single Men Over 40 and Facebook My advice is simple – never use Facebook for any reason except to communicate/post with the closest of fri...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	28/04/11 08:13 PM
A Young Man With No Game A Young Man With No Game Sam was sitting at the bar two seats down. He’s young (mid-20s), rather good looking in a shaved head, stubbly fa...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/04/11 06:14 PM
Three Young Blondes And The Bench Three Young Blondes And The Bench Every Friday here in the village by the warm, South Florida Atlantic ocean where I reside can be found live mu...	The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	20/04/11 09:39 AM
An Alpha Moment An Alpha Moment “Private Man, what do you think about this…” This is from Cynthia, one of my recruiters/agents. She’s made a ...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/04/11 12:47 PM
Long Term Relationship Advice In the Manosphere Long Term Relationship Advice In the Manosphere The Badger recently wrote a most revolutionary thought regarding relationships. The title of his...	Good Links Here, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	12/04/11 01:13 AM
Online Dating – Turn Around That False Sense Of Abundance Online Dating – Turn Around That False Sense Of Abundance “Mr. Perfect is right around the corner so a woman should never settle....	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/04/11 09:24 PM
The Worst Men’s Website Ever The Worst Men’s Website Ever http://www.consciousmen.com/ They have drunk deeply of the Kool-Aid and taken a knife to their own genitals. ...	Rationalization Hamster	The Private Man	07/04/11 10:23 AM
Field Report From A Friend Field Report From A Friend For a bit of the back story on my friend, go here: My friend, Balthazar, called me yesterday to tell the story of his...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/04/11 07:05 AM
Married? Long Term Relationship? BUY THIS BOOK!!! Married? Long Term Relationship? BUY THIS BOOK!!! OK, so Athol Kay is a Kiwi (New Zealander), we’ll forgive him for that. Regardless, his ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	03/04/11 02:27 PM
It Gets Better For Men, Sort Of It Gets Better For Men, Sort Of I’m stealing the title from the It Gets Better project, an initiative to let bullied teens know that life ...	Dating/Online Dating, Good Links Here, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	31/03/11 08:31 PM
Uncle Sam Wants You To Save Your Marriage! Uncle Sam Wants You To Save Your Marriage! I don’t own a television. Instead, I watch Hulu programming. The commercials on Hulu are not wh...	Good Links Here, Relationships	The Private Man	28/03/11 02:51 PM
The Frustration Of Finding That Special Someone The Frustration Of Finding That Special Someone One of this blog’s faithful readers waxed poetic about his pessimism of finding the woman ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	21/03/11 11:15 PM
Perspective Perspective Men grieve too. CNN did a good story on the recent Japan disasters, here. It’s a quick and surprisingly good article. Posted in Unc...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	18/03/11 06:30 PM
“My Wife, My Son’s Family And Four Grandchildren. I Lost Them All.” “My Wife, My Son’s Family And Four Grandchildren. I Lost Them All.” A man’s grief is powerful, no matter what the cultur...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/03/11 02:17 PM
I Hope This Video Goes Viral I Hope This Video Goes Viral I love classical music. I’m also open to interesting interpretations of various famous works. This is from a ...	Uncategorized	The Private Man	17/03/11 01:33 PM
Check Out This Video! Check Out This Video! I don’t know if the embedding feature works. If not, hit the link. Now. “I don’t know… I mean̷...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	17/03/11 10:52 AM
From the Masculine to the Feminine in 35 Minutes From the Masculine to the Feminine in 35 Minutes For the most part, the private sector work environment is a masculine place. The business of ma...	Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	16/03/11 11:34 PM
Khan Knows Game Khan Knows Game A Star Trek reference ahead. This clip is not even three minutes and encompasses much of Game. Amazing frame, preselection, higher va...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	15/03/11 08:07 AM
The Manosphere – The New Menâs Club The Manosphere – The New Menâs Club There once was a time when men had formal gathering places where women were simply not allowed. S...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	11/03/11 01:33 AM
Online Profile Codewords Used By Bossy and Domineering Women Online Profile Codewords Used By Bossy and Domineering Women I’ve already covered the concept of the strong and independent woman, here. I...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	10/03/11 10:25 PM
Embrace Constant Rejection Embrace Constant Rejection I’ve been seriously online dating for just over a year. I’ve become the lord and master of the first date and ...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	07/03/11 01:20 AM
Her Toxic Female Friends Her Toxic Female Friends Single women over 45 tend to stuff their days with endless activities outside of work such as errands, hopefully the gy...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	06/03/11 07:55 PM
Through a Different Lens Through a Different Lens With age comes experience. With introspection and honest observation comes knowledge of self and the human condition. C...	About Me, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	04/03/11 03:50 PM
Distance and Online Dating Distance and Online Dating I am fortunate in that I live in a metropolitan area with over 5 million people. I have certain guidelines regarding ...	Dating/Online Dating, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	01/03/11 02:27 PM
Be Taciturn, Not Garrulous Be Taciturn, Not Garrulous Sue me. I am a pedantic man. I use big words. It’s my nature to be sesquipedalian. My advice here is thus ̵...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships, The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	27/02/11 05:18 PM
Describing The Feminine Describing The Feminine There was a comment on one of the manosphere blogs where a girl expressed frustration that she didn’t know exactly what...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	24/02/11 10:32 PM
Where Are The Men Online? Where Are The Men Online? Imagine that you’re a marketing specialist and your job is to sell a new widget to men. It might be a fine widge...	The Collective Wisdom of Men	The Private Man	22/02/11 01:11 PM
Is This Thin?!? Is This Thin?!? I peruse profiles. It’s what I do. So, I find this profile of a 41 year old woman on Plenty of Fish. She describes herself in w...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships	The Private Man	22/02/11 03:57 AM
Mom Was Wrong – A Personal Narrative Mom Was Wrong – A Personal Narrative “Be nice, be yourself” I remember those words well. I took them to heart for decades and ...	About Me, Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships	The Private Man	21/02/11 10:33 PM
A Confession A Confession I really do want to see men and women in intimate and satisfying relationships. While the marriage contract is a terrible business arran...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	20/02/11 07:39 PM
Beware the Fake Online Dating Profile! Beware the Fake Online Dating Profile! Fake profiles are the minefield of online dating. Does the photo look too good? Is there only one photo? ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	19/02/11 06:14 PM
Rules for Single Women Rules for Single Women I stumbled across this and thought it might make for some good reading. Most women will hate it. Thoughtful, intelligent,...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	19/02/11 01:04 AM
Strong and Independent Women Strong and Independent Women “Strong and Independent”, such an interesting phrase. That descriptive phrase is perfect for a man. Tha...	Dating/Online Dating, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	18/02/11 08:58 PM
If She Describes Her Shape as Average (Online Dating Profile) If She Describes Her Shape as Average (Online Dating Profile) She’s fat. Americans have a fat problem. We’re fat. Dangerously so. Av...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	18/02/11 03:24 AM
A Good Comment Worthy of a Longer Reply A Good Comment Worthy of a Longer Reply A reader posted a comment in response to “Online Dating, A Short Primer”. It’s all abo...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	17/02/11 01:29 PM
Share Those Awful Online Dating Profiles! Share Those Awful Online Dating Profiles! I love reading the online dating profiles of women, especially the really bad ones. Gentlemen, if you ...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	16/02/11 08:34 PM
Finding “Chemistry” Finding “Chemistry” The word “chemistry” the most overused word in all the online dating profiles. This is especially true fo...	Dating/Online Dating, Rationalization Hamster, Relationships	The Private Man	16/02/11 01:38 PM
Emotional Pornography Emotional Pornography [This particular post is getting lots of hits. I urge readers to check out the rest of this blog. I also urge readers to commen...	Rationalization Hamster, The Collective Wisdom of Men, The Eternal Solipsism of the Female Mind	The Private Man	15/02/11 10:58 PM
Online Dating, A Short Primer Online Dating, A Short Primer It’s all about having a consistent system. I will assume that you already have a profile and photos with one...	Dating/Online Dating	The Private Man	15/02/11 07:32 PM
Online Dating and Flaking Online Dating and Flaking This is when a woman stops corresponding with you for no stated reason. She simply doesn’t return your latest me...	Dating/Online Dating, Relationships	The Private Man	15/02/11 05:56 PM