Examples of powertalk between man and woman? (man uses powertalk)

failingtheturingtest · 2018-11-26T02:33:44+00:00

Power talk is a secret meaning behind a statement that those in "the know" get, and everyone else only hears the statement.

An example of the type of hidden message, but not so well hidden, would be comments on reddit when someone asks for advice on a relationship and lists every red flag known. A comment saying "she sounds like she's just misunderstood, you definitely give her a chance and stop being so judgemental" to anyone with the slightest knowledge of red flags has a clear meaning of "you're not going to listen anyway, but it's obvious you should have run away". This is NOT power talk because it's too obvious, but it's a similar type of "two meanings, one statement".

Powertalk gets its power from being completely indecipherable to the oblivious listener, while sending a clear message to those who "just know".

Powertalk requires a shared understanding and perspective on a topic, often one that is not commonly held, and the social aptitude to recognise that in others. The most recent example of me recognising this in another person was a discussion among a group of friends on dating. I was being quizzed again on my endeavours, to which my answers remained broad enough to not upset the uneasy and interesting enough to show that I'm enjoying myself. A new bloke in the group expanded on a comment I made that fits perfectly in blue pilled mindset and societal norms. His comment added no value, just reiterated what I just said. It did not require reiterating. That was Powertalk. He was making it clear we were on the same page. To the table, that page was of two men who do well with women but are just trying to find the right one and dating is hard. To him and I, we knew what was up.

Women with whom I can share power talk are few and far between. It requires a shared perspective. Generally it is women who are very attractive, know how the dating game works, find it easy to fuck fake alphas, and are bored of it. They use power talk because it is against their strategy to be seen as promiscuous. They want to find people with whom they can have a good time, but not risk exposure. People with a similar experience (can get laid easy, prefer it to be of a certain calibre, dont want the baggage of being labelled promiscuous) will pick up on said cues and make it work.

MYMOUTHISNUMmn · 2018-11-26T00:04:35+00:00

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Title	Examples of powertalk between man and woman? (man uses powertalk)
Author	EvanPetersDouble
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Date	November 25, 2018 11:44 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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