[vidarh]

The funny thing is that a while after having spent time reading up on it but not really tried many of those techniques, I ran into a woman in a club who started running "textbook game" on me, and in that context reciprocating and trying out even techniques I'd never feel comfortable with on someone who didn't know what was going on was fun because I could tell she also immediately recognised it. It ended up being a fun dance of back and forth. The biggest problem with a lot of those techniques is when one side isn't aware - and of course that is often why they were being thought. But, yeah, the part you list are all definitely interchangeable.

[mettamage]

Textbook? So the whole status dance?

The whole status dance was never my thing.

Or more like playful banter? Those vibes are super fun, even though I am not much of a banter guy.

> The biggest problem with a lot of those techniques is when one side isn't aware - and of course that is often why they were being thought.

Seducing someone on pure technique, while possible, screws with many things. One of them is one’s self worth, as someone like that is now dependent on being a certain way that isn’t them.

> But, yeah, the part you list are all definitely interchangeable.

95% of my whole game is listed there, haha.

[vidarh]

She started off with a lot of push-pull and trying to move me around the venue, and it was very blatant. Like taking me along to talk to her friend, and then brusquely dismissing me only to come to dance with me minutes later. If I'd not immediately recognised what was going on it would've messed with my head. Because I did, it was fun. It was also a very good demonstration of how fucked up those techniques can be - she was good at it.

[mettamage]

Sounds like a whirlwind of an experience! It really becomes a game when you’re both doing it.

Push pull came up naturally through playfulness so I never consciously thought about it. Sometimes it came through spontaneous ballroom dancing. There were a few times where I taught a woman the latin swing. It feels as push pull but as a dance.

> It was also a very good demonstration of how fucked up those techniques can be - she was good at it.

Yea, can relate. I’m still a fan of women that have a similar style to my game. My game is wholesome. Women have mentioned as much. My wife’s style is similar. The first exchange on Tinder was awesome, I immediately yelled “she gets it!” in front of my computer screen :’)