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[–]mjornir 74 points75 points76 points 4 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
remove all expectation and attachment to any particular outcome. just go chat with anyone you find interesting without an agenda. and if anyone rejects you bluntly like the Snapchat thing, just internalize that they’re not for you & it’s their loss and move on
[–]yobro_2521 14 points15 points16 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Emotional Detachment 101
[–]Maleficent_Story_156 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
How do you stop doing that? If you like someone and are single from a long time and want some affection? how can women present them without being needy?
And still get some attention/love or a small relationship?
[–]mjornir 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
You find things outside of relationships that bring you happiness and you pursue them relentlessly. The goal of a relationship is to find lasting happiness, but ironically enough you won’t find a good one if you aren’t happy.
Luckily, there are other avenues to happiness and fulfillment that can supplement a relationship to the point where it no longer feels like a need, but just an added luxury
[–]Maleficent_Story_156 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Thats so true! Thats how I think that its an added luxury or a benefit. But when you haven’t been in one relationship for long time, maybe you throw vibes which are needy. And you cannot control It sometimes it just comes
[–]mjornir 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
No, you can control it, over time, by becoming not needy. You only come off as needy if you feel that way and project it.
[–]Maleficent_Story_156 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thank you 😊
[–]rhofire 19 points20 points21 points 4 years ago (9 children) | Copy Link
You have to address in on two levels.
One, you have to approach more women. Inevitably, you'll become more confident and you'll attract some women.
Then, address the emotional roots of what you're going through. Try the exercise I have pinned on my profile.
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I see, I need to try this. Thanks for the advice
[–]ResponsibilityKey427 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
What if he gets rejected even more lol
[–]rhofire 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
He’ll get over it. Rejection affects you more when you hardly approach the women you find attractive.
[–]NoDatabase15522 points 4 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link
Rejection affects you more when you hardly approach the women you find attractive.
Do you bulk up on alpha male RP videos and run over to reddit to give advice?
[–]ResponsibilityKey427 -1 points0 points1 point 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Lol I feel like that would be bigger blow to him.
Unattractive women rejecting him?
[–]rhofire 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Are you taking about yourself?
[–]ResponsibilityKey427 -2 points-1 points0 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
We can compare tinder matches if you want….
Idk why you are coming at me.
You projecting bro? You seem frustrated lol
[–]Swimming_Map_952 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Man, it looks like he is just giving good advices and you seem frustrated...
Do you have any advice for women? How can they approach men? Men approach girls they like its a great chase, girls approach or if show they are sweet or just be normal guys dont want it as its no chase and no good?
[–]SDdude81 36 points37 points38 points 4 years ago (9 children) | Copy Link
You stop being needy when your needs are being met.
[–]kyrensolo 9 points10 points11 points 4 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
So how does OP get his needs met?
[–]SDdude81 10 points11 points12 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
Find one or more women to date or play with.
[–]consiliac 4 years ago [recovered] (4 children) | Copy Link
This is definitely the quickest way, just got to struggle till you succeed. Maybe OP should target women he's not as attracted to to rack up some early successes and build that confidence.
[–]SDdude81 8 points9 points10 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
I'm thinking about doing that myself. I'm probably too picky for my own good.
Get the confidence snowball to start moving.
[–]ResponsibilityKey427 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Lower them standards
[–]SDdude81 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Like many thing in life, easier to say then do.
What really gets me is that I'm a bit of a gym rat and I love fit girls.
But they probably have really high standards, and no reason to lower them.
[–]ResponsibilityKey427 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Ya they are the most desired thus are extremely picky.
I’m gonna assume you jacked and that’s great but only ticks like 1/10 of their boxes.
[–]Lon4reddit 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
This. And then you need to remember that your needs are still met even after having met an attractive girl
[–]EmbarrassedApricot96 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Perfect answer
[–]thermopilyateee 15 points16 points17 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I've been in the same spot as you.
It all shifted when I simply stopped playing the game. You win the game when you stop playing it.
Realize you don't have to try. Just be. Enjoy life.
I really like this Alan Watts quote :
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves."
And this
"Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun."
And
"Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to."
[–]vardarac 11 points12 points13 points 4 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
Hit rock bottom.
Have your friends and a licensed therapist clinical psychologist ready to catch you.
Go out, have almost a taste of what you want deep down, and fail to get it. Do this consistently, every night or day that you can. Approach. Fear. Stumble over your words, get rejected. Perhaps begin to be fear less, or more, and not know what you're doing; still get rejected. Do this countless times.
Eventually you will come to one of two conclusions. First you will believe that you are not good enough, that you will never be good enough. This conclusion may crush your will to continue, perhaps dangerously so. This is why I say to make sure you have a strong support network before you do this.
The second conclusion you will eventually reach is the important one, which is that rejection does not matter. But this needs to be from a healthy mindset; not:
"I will fail no matter what, therefore I can do anything";
But rather,
"Not everyone will like me. Most people may not like me. That's okay. The best I can do is try to have fun with the person I am interested in talking to. If she is not interested in me, there is someone else to talk to, either tonight or the next night or the next night. Maybe it will go somewhere, maybe it won't."
Learn to live in the moment and the real connection you make with this person rather than fixating on what you could be doing later with her. This manages your expectations and frees you of feeling the immediate need for acceptance.
[–]CompetitionFair7686 11 points12 points13 points 4 years ago* (3 children) | Copy Link
You need to stop focusing on getting sex or a relationship, or something from them, and instead focus more on playing like a kid with the girl for fun, without seeking any result…
Treat this thing like a game that you are playing because indeed it is, it’s literally about teasing each other, roasting her, messing with her, !being playful, provoking them, getting reactions from them, flirting, and to rejoice in the spontaneity and the sexual tension.
It’s not about the outcome. It’s not even about you. It’s about having fun, and taking your inner child out, so you and the woman can escape from the stress of your lives, and just enjoy life and live in the present like kids again.
You come off as desperate because you want something from them and because you want something from them you act formal and logical which is boring.
Girls hate boring guys. You know this because as soon as you speak even if the girl is initially interested your boring talk pretty much turns her off and her smile slowly fades away, you can feel it just by looking at her and her expression.
Play dude, play like a kid, be kind of a troll with them, mess with them, tease them, joke around be unpredictable in your answers, incite the girls to imagine,…
Skip the formalities (introductions, small talk…) and get to the game immediately.
[–]zackit 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
girls hate boring guys
That's extremely depressing.
[–]ResponsibilityKey427 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
They hate unattractive guys lol
[–]Everyman1000 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
👏👏👏🔥
[–]elpatelio 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
This sounds so familiar….
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Oh No!
[–]MK0A 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Is every post here automatically deleted after a period of time? This happened twice out of the couple posts I've seen on here already.
I'm not sure about that, I don't use reddit much
[–]blunt_eastwood 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Read the book Models by Mark Manson and follow what it says.
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Okay let me buy this on Kindle, thanks Buddy for your advice
[–]blunt_eastwood 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
No problem. Let me know if you want to discuss more.
[–]greatlifeahead 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
By having options. If you have two choices you don't feel like you have to choose one no matter what.
[–]koheam 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Don't look at women as something you want to win, look at them as if they were your everyday friends. Drop any expectations and you'll feel better generally.
Just do your thing, focus on your daily life and if the situation gives it away, you can end up talking to anyone.
Just don't force the situation.
And you don't need to check them everyday, talking once in a while is good. If someone talks to you more over text or whatsoever, reciprocate.
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
This is something that's helpful 😸
[–]Maleficent_Story_156 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
How to drop that? Also sometimes and many times we feel we are less. I am a woman and many times I feel the guy is better and we send off a different vibe even when we are totally fine. How to drop the thing/focus or the expectation. Its a good advice, but how can one practice?
[–]driller20 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (9 children) | Copy Link
Dont fap
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 6 points7 points8 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
It's been 2 years since I fapped
[–]MrWolffman 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Wow really? How do you feel
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 7 points8 points9 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Stopped since the start of pandemic, feels great with energy and vigour
[–]MrWolffman 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I'm on day 91 and I still struggle. Constantly horny and sexually frustrated.
[–]laukev7 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I think that would explain the neediness
[–]enormousgiganticDICK -2 points-1 points0 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
The thing with not doing something is ,you tend to do it more. Not eat this you want to eat more,donot play video game you want to play video game more. So keeping reverse psychology in mind ,my dear friend fap as much as you like.
[–]NoDatabase15521 point 4 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link
That only happens immediately after and lasts a while, not forever.
[–]Billieclide -4 points-3 points-2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Cause men are dumb and petty. Tell them its none of their business
[–]katmed89 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Please also keep in mind that women often are afraid of men in general and will keep distance. That's why that woman on a bus didn't sit with you. Also cold approaches like that on Snapchat are unlikely to work.
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thanks for the Advice, didn't knew this bus thing.. I guess I was overthinking about it
[–]TheUnsecure 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
"women often are afraid of men in general and will keep distance"
A pinch of paranoia or social fobia and you have a disaster basically. That would be a case of not worth the try.
[–]sarge4567 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I think being needy/desperate comes from within. Need to fix the problem within first.
Build some confidence, get more girls (its a numbers game), you will be much less needy when a girl is just another number.
[–]aerosmith760 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Do the exact opposite of no nut November, and remember women are human beings just like you
[–]NarwhalNips 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Try to be just friends first. See them as someone you wouldn't have sex with. Really connect with them without dedicating all your emotion to it and you won't come off desperate
[–]Remote_District_3942 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
Go to therapy, seems like there is an undercurrent going on here. Women(emotionally healthy women) love men who know themselves, can articulate their needs and are working on themselves.
And patience in finding someone, a large portion of women won’t be willing to meet whatever needs you have(for whatever reason, I.e. compatibility, chemistry, they have different needs). Half of it is just letting them weed themselves out. It’s a marathon not a sprint. Be patient with yourself.
[–]ArmoredAncient 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
It takes time and maturing. There’s not so much you can do today to fix the problem, it takes time
[–]Italianguy340 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Low self esteem and few/no options are the sole causes
[–]WagerGoat 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
That’s where self confidence and loves comes in at. You realize your worth when you don’t try and find validation from someone else.
[–]hagakurejunkie 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
You're putting too much stress on the outcome and not trusting your skills. It's like saying "I'm gonna bench 315 today" when you've never put up more than 225.
Work up slowly. Stop acting as if not sleeping with every woman you casually talk to is somehow a failure.
I do pretty good but my meeting to lay ration is like 10%. Meaning that if I want to sleep with 10 girls, I need to talk to 100 girls.
The more you talk to women and just people in general, the better you'll get. It's just reps man.
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Wow, you just made it easy for me🌝
[–]hagakurejunkie 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
The marines have a saying called “March or die motherfucker”
You can get up and move your ass or you can get run over. The hard truth young men can’t handle is that absolutely nobody will care if you die a virgin, or a miserable man married to the wrong woman. As a man, you must seize your own destiny, it cannot be handed to you.
[–]stanthemilkman88 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
You are fucked up in the head. You see a girl on a bus who is standing and there is a seat next to you and you think she should sit there because you decided.
Look up what a covert contract is because eim sure your life is full of them
[–]TeaRevolutionary8512 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Convert contract is something I need to get rid of. Any ideas how to tackle it?
[–]stanthemilkman88 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Read no more Mr nice guy. Rian stone sidebar series is a good sublimation to it. Also when I say no I feel guilty.
They will destroy your life if you keep using them.
Bruh, you just gave me one of the best resources out there
[–]stanthemilkman88 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Glad you put in the effort to read up on it. Read only 1st step. Need to practically improve.
[–]Zealousideal6669 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Its kinda an inner game problem so usually have an outer game solution.
Some ways to overcome it:
It's kind of an inner game problem so usually has an outer game solution. r game too. you can do those things harder and harder when you got better at them and it leads to more and more girls then you have multiply options and then you are not needy anymore for example. It's also useful if you go a bit deeper with it, what do you're thinking about if you gonna start to approach someone? how do you feel? what do you think? what do you assume? if you define those it can also bring you closer to whats the inner problem that might have to have a specific solution
[–]djangountamed13 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
You're interpreting rejections as "this must mean I'm needy and desperate". Who said that? How does one lead you to conclude the other? Rejections are part of the game as a man. Read Mike Mehlman. He's the rejection king.
Mike Mehlman? Can you suggest material of his that's recommended for me?
[–]djangountamed13 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
https://mikemehlman.net/2018/12/29/why-getting-rejected-is-so-important/
https://mikemehlman.net/2018/06/23/the-sexual-game-doesnt-give-a-fuck/
https://mikemehlman.net/2018/07/12/you-cant-fake-your-lack-of-care/
http://mikemehlman.net/2018/01/20/living-true-to-yourself/
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[–]realistfake12 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I know that doesn't really address the neediness, but thought it could help with the framing of your openings.
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