I was having a conversation with a client and it's one I've had many times before, so I thought I'd translate it into a post. For those that want the full expanded post, you can see it here: https://alphajedi.com/2017/05/25/rroi-relationship-return-on-investment/

RRIO 101

Every relationship, and particularly romantic or sexual relationship you have is like a stock on the stock market. If you have $1,000 your plan and objective should be to grow that investment and make it more valuable.

Your goal when starting out is to diversify. Putting all your eggs in one basket is impractical and super risky. If that stock falls flat, all your funds sink with it. Blue Pill men and those suffering from Oneitis do this all the time. They invest everything into one “special” girl right off the bat and then are absolutely devastated and crushed when their investment tanks and she leaves. They’re left emotionally (and sometimes financially) broke. So diversifying is key.

Instead of focusing everything on one girl, it’s best to make small investments with several to see which ones start giving you returns. As you make these small and diverse investments, you can invest a little more in to that particular stock if it starts showing you some returns, or if others show no returns or fall flat, you can take a small loss on investment. It’s not a big deal because you have other investments giving you positive returns. Don’t throw away more funds investing in a stock that isn’t going anywhere and certainly don’t invest in a falling stock in an attempt to save it. The Red Pill idea I just laid out is called Spinning Plates.

Every person in your life falls into one of two categories: Assets or Liabilities. Assets are people you trust, people that encourage and inspire you to achieve in life, and people you that are a source of positivity in your life. Liabilities are the opposite. These are people that cause stress, drama, are a constant source of negativity, and detract from your goals and ambitions. Assets should be guarded, protected and treasured while liabilities should be either completely cut from your life or kept in minimized.

Note that these aren’t necessarily judgements on people’s character; there are plenty of tough and non-PC people that are assets and plenty of nice, well meaning people that are liabilities. Invest in Assets, withdraw from Liabilities.