"The Rules": How to control and abuse men while maintaining plausible deniability

marauding-lunatic · 2013-01-28T14:36:32+00:00

The funny part is this is pretty much exactly what guys are told to do by PUAs.

kempff · 2013-01-28T13:36:56+00:00

There's a fine line between "How to control and abuse men" and "How not to be used and manipulated in the name of romance".

friestogo · 2013-01-28T18:49:42+00:00

Author of 'The Rules' on P&T's Bullshit.

chavelah · 2013-01-28T22:27:04+00:00

I read The Rules many years ago (AFTER getting married, thank God) and I think John is wrong on this one - or at least, that there are two equally reasonable interpretations. What I took away from the book was that men despise women who are enthusiastic about their attentions. That a woman who is eager to have sex, eager to become emotionally entangled, eager to cohabitate, etc., risks being categorized as a slut and dismissed by high-value potential spouses. I don't know if that is true or not. I think it might be.

CertusAT · 2013-01-28T17:34:36+00:00

Honestly, this is not a MR issue. Sure, we have woman here behaving in a manipulative manner, but so what? Like just ignore them. They can only harm you as much as you let them, they are not trying to force something on to you or reduce your rights. I met a few woman like that back when i was still dating and i just ignored them and moved on to woman socially more acceptable.

They only hold as much power as you give them so just don't give them any. NOT a MRM issue, MRM is not about policing personal behavior of woman.

Pharmakoza · 2013-01-29T01:21:06+00:00

Posts like these remind me that most people are oblivious to the fact that literally everybody manipulates others in some form and that a good portion of human interaction is composed of manipulation. The tactics described in The Rules can be used for good or bad purposes. Such is the way of power.

elebrin · 2013-01-28T17:32:32+00:00

The thing is, the point of these rules isn't to find a long term relationship. These are the rules to be a successful serial dater, for men or women. You get some action for a few weeks, then switch it up for someone else.

And they seem to work really well for that.

JudDredd · 2013-01-28T23:38:49+00:00

Men like to chase and we instinctively value things less that come easily. We're just cave people living in condos and our cave people instincts are still our biggest driving force.

Title	"The Rules": How to control and abuse men while maintaining plausible deniability
Author	marauding-lunatic
Upvotes	45
Comments	45
Date	January 28, 2013 12:49 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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