This is an update of my original post.

Its been a few months. I don't lurk here much any more, just usually click through a few interesting thread titles once in a while. Like to read field reports, don't spend much time on theory posts.

I woke up one morning last week after a night of good loving from my woman, looked in the mirror, and I saw an Alpha male. My wife seems happier than ever. She's definitely more interested in horizontal cardio than ever before. Hell, she goes to the gym 3 times a week and does MadCow; I saw her squatting 175 and deadlifting 225 the other day. My daughter, aged 9, goes with us. I gave her an old phone, installed FitNotes, and developed a bodyweight and light weight program that she does 3 times per week.

Over the past months, my alpha-ing has become second nature. And people treat me differently, at work, at home, everywhere. Upgraded my wardrobe and wear better fitting clothes. It doesn't hurt that its warm here now and short sleeves show off my arms.

Haven't mentioned MRP to my wife, and I think my change was gradual enough that she never had an abrupt change. Just a slow transition to regular sex. I went from maybe twice-a-week duty sex to 6 nights/week awesome sex. The main difference I think is that sex is a habit, much like going to the gym or cooking dinner. Its just something we do regularly.

I'd post more, but not sure what I have to offer that's not in the sidebar. I mean, there's lots more I could learn, but I'm quite comfortable with who I currently am. Read SGM a few times; still haven't mastered the timing of when to use "my little whore." But I'll keep trying.

Shit tests don't happen much anymore. If they do, I can spot them instantly and usually raise an eyebrow with a smile, and they disappear. As my wife gets in better and more awesome shape, she doesn't throw comfort tests at me much, either. I suspect she's comfortable with our relationship and knows that she can score another dude whenever she wants or if I ever walk. She's got her girl OI thing going, I guess.

We share long kisses every day while we're cooking dinner, much to the chagrin of our daughter. And our daughter has taken to my change very well; I'm sure she likes the leadership and the setting of boundaries. She comfort tests me still, however, but maintaining frame, followed by a kiss to the head just about always settles her down.

As my nutrition and lifting have gotten more on point, I'm below 9% bodyfat percentage some days (other days, I've got water retention issues) and I get flirted with by other women regularly now. An interesting aside is that I get hit on by gay dudes at least once a week now. As I told the last one, "I'm flattered and confused." Must be giving off some new vibe, but whatever ....

Don't really flirt with other women in front of the wife much anymore. But the wife will tell me later that some chick was checking me out, so I guess that has the same effect. Maybe better. On the flip side, wife loves to tell me about some dude flirting with her, and I'll give her "that's cute, you should get his number."

Guys, if you haven't worked on your body language, do so. I've adopted the contrapposto as my default stance, and I regularly sit in meetings and consciously try to get my knees wider than my feet. And I find people defer to me. Plus, its fun.

There will likely come a time when you realize that this stuff is second nature and that you're never going back to whatever you were before. I've arrived there, and its hard not to go through life without observing all the misery, pain, and unhappiness that surrounds you, in the form of other married folks.

I don't talk about MRP stuff with anyone, because I don't know how it would be received or just how strange it would sound to an average person. But I do throw nuggets out to friends sometimes. For example, a friend was complaining that he was trying to hint to his wife to take a walk on the beach with him for some sex. And she said "No." He lamented, "Its just not like it used to be." And I explained that his mistake was asking, instead of leading. He seemed genuinely confused and uncomfortable, so I stopped right there.

This post is getting long, so I'll wrap it up. Just wanted some of you experienced MRPers to know that I appreciate your advice when I started this journey. And want the new folks to know that it works wonders, and "fake it 'til you make it". Then you'll wake up one day and realize you made it.