David D'Angelo and his dating methods

[Shell B]

Aaah, Mr Darcy is a good example. He was arrogant, wasn't he? Elizabeth, although she would never have admitted it, was attracted to that. Women are not always willing to admit to what attracts them. Me, the cocky humour thing comes naturally, and I suppose you have to play it differently depending on who you're dealing with. Some girls get it straight away and play along, and others seem a bit confused until I give them a slight hint of what's going on, and then they get it. Some, even if they get it, don't respond well but that's because everyone's different. It's great fun when the girl in question understands my intentions and doesn't take it the wrong way. And I like it when they give as good as they get. It shows that they understand.

He was arrogant, but not funny. You see? Different strokes (or jokes in this case) for different folks. One size doesn't fit all, etc.

That's right, Void. Any man who hopes to maintain a relationship must learn obedience.

[Facejacker]

Ok yes he was just arrogant, Shell. And yes, different strokes. But the arrogance infuriated (attracted) her. Arrogance, and by that I don't mean sinister arrogance, just cheekiness, is attractive. On its own it's enough to attract women, but most likely insecure women (especially if it's the only approach), but combined with humour, it's great. Messing with women in a playful way shows that you aren't afraid of them, and that you have confidence, and the humour shows another side to you. Attraction isn't a matter of what's right, it's just an emotion. But some guys get it wrong and don't realise that it's all about bringing out the best of yourself, rather than just making fun of them all the time. It's a subtle art.

[Shell B]

No, the arrogance simply infuriated her until she realized that he was quite minimally arrogant and very generous. It was his lack of self-importance that attracted her in the end. She had misunderstood him. It was the moral of the whole damn story.

Messing with a significant other in a playful manner is something that I believe requires familiarity. I would find it strange if someone I had just met behaved with me in such a manner.

[Minimalist]

His philosophy is that a man should always, always (well, nearly always) tease women.

I hope for his sake he's queer because from what I've seen women have almost no sense of humor about teasing. And once they get pissed they stay pissed.

[Facejacker]

The arrogance interested her. It made her curious about him. I know what you mean about familiarity and that's why it's important to do it right. I've had my fair share of failures as well as successes, either because the girl didn't get it, or I wasn't on form that day and maybe overdid it with the arrogance. But I can assure you that it is possible to approach a girl for the first time and mess with her in a friendly way, and get a good response. I'll give you an example, perhaps not the best but just to show what I mean. Once in a bar I was observing a girl being chatted up by one guy after another. It was embarassing to witness. She was polite enough to them but none of them got anywhere. Then, I walked up to her and got her phone number without saying anything at all. I'll tell you all about it in my next post.

[Shell B]

The arrogance interested her. It made her curious about him.

Did you read Pride and Prejudice? Elizabeth wasn't even slightly interested in him romantically until she had realized she was the arrogant one. She hated his guts. That's the problem with some guys (you may well be one of them). They think that when a woman is mean to you, she likes you. That's playground rules. If a grown woman is mean to you, she wants you to fuck off.

Then, I walked up to her and got her phone number without saying anything at all. I'll tell you all about it in my next post.

Not to be rude or anything, but why are you going on about your romantic conquests and how to "get girls?"

[Facejacker]

I'm getting the feeling that you just "hate" me, Shell. Was it something I said? I can change, I promise.

[Shell B]

Ummm. . . this conversation is weird. Just saying.

I don't hate you. That's absurd. I believe this may be the first or second time I have ever interacted with you. I just don't agree with you and the whole "schmoozing the ladies" thing creeps me out. Why can't you just be yourself?

[Facejacker]

Shell, I think we need relationship counselling. There you are, trying to change me, and here I am, saying things that are going right over your head. But we can work this out, what do you say?

[Shell B]

You are the second person who has come in here after I disagreed with them and then jokingly acted as if we were in a relationship. Weird.