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Emotion Regulation in Your Friendships and Relationships

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The other day, on the article on men who seem to be naturally good with women, a reader wrote in to ask about emotion regulation in relationships, and annoyance at always having to be "the rock" for women he's dating and others when they vent emotionally, when meanwhile they begin distancing themselves or just decline to give support as soon as he turns the tables and he needs to vent.

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Here's his comment:

Is it recommended to keep your emotional problems/issues separate from seduction?

Some girls (that I've known for more than couple months) seemed to have been of the stock where if I ever talked about my personal emotional issues (like the deep shit that you become aware of as you gain emotional IQ/mastery) with them, they gave me a look like how dare I speak about myself more than they talked about themselves...that's not how it's supposed to go!! Men, including lovers are people too, and have emotional moments (maybe a overbearing boss or a horrible relationship with parents or frustration from not being able to start a business or whatever). What I really wanted was for them to provide me with the value (same empathy/support) that I provided them, but they didn't really seem to care all that much...(it was more of a fake care, but not a real genuine OMG I feel your pain). Obviously they couldn't (nor volunteered) to really help me out and provide me with advice (even when asked), just an awkward silence then they turned the conversation back on them.

Have you ever seen this? What are your thoughts? Do you advise to keep have a support system separate and apart from seduction, and to not clue women into what you're feeling?

I am clueless on this. But maybe it's not women. Thing is I've seen a similar thing from my family too. Growing up, they weren't really equipped to deal with my emotional needs. Perhaps I presented them wrong? Conversation is part presentation...anyways the result was that I just kept shit bottled up inside, becoming aloof and not even recognizing it until much later. Now I'm more of a fixer, but it's really good to have someone around that says "i understand how you feel...try this." Never had that, not even from family.

I replied; the original commenter replied to my reply to further clarify; Franco, the moderator of our discussion boards, weighed in; and the original commenter returned once more to contribute to the discussion again. All-in-all, it turned into a pretty thoughtful conversation, though clearly from parties who were coming at the problem all from rather different angles.

So, the question raised, I wanted to dive into it much further: what's the right way to go about handling emotion regulation in your interpersonal relationships? Or, is there even a right way - is there an ideal path? Or simply different shades of gray?

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Royce's picture

Chase, great article. My question is that I talked to a girl for a couple of minutes who is in my campus once because it was a educational event(etc) then we parted our own ways and I only see her walking around sometimes but we have no classes and she's usually with her friend, so how should I start talking to her? I'd really appreciate the advice and thanks!

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Royce-

See my response here: "Re: Girl."

Chase

Anonymous's picture

Hey Chase, i`ve been reading your site quite some while now.

I got a few short, puzzling questions as of late.

First one:

What / how do you answer if a girl says the following: "Whoa, what do i look like, an easy girl" ?
Basically, what opinion do you share to a girl about easy/hard won girls ??

Second one:

Is it a good idea to ask a girl for a 2nd date, while you are already on the first ??

For example, i am planning on making a one short, fun, informational date just to get us started and knowing.
And than i want to set up a 2nd date ASAP, for the next day if possible, without the fear of her interest levels going down.
And to proceed all the way on the 2nd date.

And third question:

I use facebook when i can`t find the girl anywhere in town. I often communicate via facebook ONLY with girls i have never seen in my life.
I use this technique: I add the girls, i chat them up 10 minutes the first day, than after two days i chat them up again and try to set up a date.

Now that has been a bugger as of late, but what came to mind is this:

Is it a good idea to chat them up 10 minutes the first day and than after two days to chat them up again Just to get her phone number and proceed over the phone ?

I know the rule is, ask the date first and than the number, but that has gone backwards for me recently.. But i am wandering what do you think her reactions will be for that proposal,
and if you have any help to share with me, please do.

Thanks for everything Chase.
Regards.

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Anon-

When a girl asks you a weird question, just ask her to explain it. Like:

Her: Whoa, what do I look like - an easy girl?

You: Well, what does that mean?

Her: What, an easy girl?

You: Yeah... what's the difference between a hard girl and an easy girl? How about a medium girl...? I'm not really sure what those words mean exactly or how you're using them.

Her: Well... [explanation]

You: Oh, that sounds really complicated. Well, I don't know about any of that stuff, but you just sound like a girl to me.

If you want more examples of addressing things like this, see these articles:

On second dates - see this article: "3 Second Date Strategies to Make Her Flirt and Swoon."

As for using chat on Facebook - I quit using chat in 2006 because I found there are just too many drawbacks to it... being on chat just makes you look too available, and it's too easy to get a rejection if she's busy, which stacks up negative compliance (and makes her less likely to see you), or be intrusive (you have no idea what she's doing - the last thing you want to her to see you as is annoying) - I'd recommend messages if at all possible. At the end of this (mostly against using Facebook) article, I outlined how you can best use Facebook with women here: "Why to NOT Meet Girls on Facebook." Typically you want to aim to have a phone number by the fourth message or so... I went more into writing messages specifically in these two articles:

Chase

Troy's picture

Hey Chase! just a quick question. persons keep laughing everytime i talk and its just a mixture of my personality with how i talk. persons have told me that i talk too fast/ weird/ stupid. its just my body language that needs fixing up. how do i stop stammering ( when nervous), speaking too fast without sounding boring/ weird and like a fool? how do i correct my voice to sound NORMAL or like everyone that is around me?
Also, persons keep asking me questions that i dont want to answer such as: Are you a virgin, have you ever sucked a girls vagina, do you have a girlfriend, and they quiz me on things like these no matter what my answer. how do i difflect questions that i dont want to answer without always offending/ looking weird/ secretive? Ther are some personal things that i would rather not talk about nor answer. for example
Person: are you a virgin?
Me: Yes! (or no it doesnt matter what i say but they always quiz me)
Person: thats weird thats why you are so stupid.

i think you get the idea. also for me to insult everyone that insuls me takes a lot of time and is tiresome. when it comes my fake friends/ acquaintances/ even my good friends who insult me sometime, i dont think its a good idea to insult them back because it tends to backfire when they start ignoring me and even team up with my enemies. how do i shut someones insults down without causing future relationship breakdown and how do i get things back to normal after putting moral superiority to them in all kinds of situations? Thanks
Troy

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Troy-

Check out my response to the comment just above yours for what to do when addressing weird questions / social challenges.

On voice, all you can do is train yourself - record yourself speaking on your computer, listen to how it sounds; pick someone whose voice you like (e.g., an actor with clips on YouTube) and work to emulate it. Make a conscious effort to speak s-l-o-w-e-r... fast speakers always sound mousey, nervous, and funny. Slow speakers are dominant - and your speaking speed is 100% learnable, as is much of the rest of your voice. Also see this article: "Book Excerpts: Get a Sexy Voice" and, if you really need help, get a voice coach - the right one can work wonders.

Chase

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“Would appear science is telling us that you aren't caught forever in a cycle of being emotional and needing to burden others with those emotions to feel better, damaging your relationships in the process - to the contrary.” I agree with your assessment that this the superior way of dealing with emotional issues…taking responsibility to solve problems and thus regulate emotional issues/behavior, instead of waiting (for who knows how long) for a savior to come along.
This advice seems to be all about independence, and having the ability to figure things out on your own (or ask pointed questions of those around you without necessarily revealing the emotional needs behind why you’re asking for their help). In the end, I agree that this is the most effective way of dealing with things and not waiting. Plus you grow when you have a challenge to overcome. If you take your advice to its logical conclusion then what you are really saying is: if you fix own damn problems then you won’t have anything to vent about which would avoid ruining relationships (at least not from venting). This is what independence is all about and I’m for that.

However, I think it would be interesting to also look at this situation from the point of view of interdependence. Doing so (and I know this goes beyond the topic of the seduction of Western women), we can ask the more interesting question, which is why does venting sometimes ruin relationships here in the parts of the West at all? Is it because society here in the USA places more focus on the individual’s ability/status over the community? In other words do people’s subconscious minds roughly say (in response to a venter, esp one they haven’t known all their life): “If I, the superior independent machine, can figure out how to regulate my emotions, then why is this more inferior fool complaining to me? He’s not interesting, so let’s dump him and move on?” Like what is going on?

You have to realize that my mental model revolves around how people move where I am from, (which is not the USA). In general, people there are friendlier to strangers and aren't afraid to say hi/good morning, etc to perfect strangers and make new acquaintances/friends fast. Most (not all) people would be friendly to you with you having to first impress them/seduce them. And people there routinely (when necessary) vent their most extreme frustrations, concerns, problems, etc to their close friends/loved ones all the time. For the most part, doing so doesn’t ruin relationships there (unless you’re a frequent complainer); instead people take interest in all the weird and strange situations that others they care about would encounter, and would chime in when they could. People there used the venting experiences for learning about and/or teaching how they would handle similar situations. In the end the point was “if we’re all strong, then the community is stronger, so do not be afraid to speak up.”

This type of behavior doesn't seem to happen in my USA city, and I suspect it’s simply a matter of a difference in culture/mental models, and that’s fine. Independence/status vs interdependence. I’m not saying one is right or wrong, it’s just that you need a mindset reboot when you relocate.

But as you can see from the various comments that people register on this site…people have a lot of hidden emotional issues that they probably never share with anyone. I suspect it's in part due to fear of being rejected (dismissed for being weaker or an emotional vampire). Some write in about thoughts of suicide, depression, etc… and have probably never really told anyone in their lives about it. Alot of people just don’t deal with emotions well here at all in my opinion, leading to anxiety and worse. Many hide, and I suspect this part of the reason why enthusiasm fades in relationships. People hide their flaws/weaknesses in the beginning until long into the relationship for fear of being rejected…and then when they finally do feel comfortable/or cannot consciously avoid revealing more of themselves, the significant other’s mental model (which was based on the initial façade) is shattered. Thus, enthusiasm fades (at least this is why mine fades).

Plus you, a deep-diving seducer, have probably met enough women who've vented things to you that they probably never ever tell most of their friends at all…it’s just that you were curious enough to ask while empowering them to open up. And these girls can truly say in a short amount of time “you know me better than anyone else in my life does…” You form that emotional connection with them fast because the more they talk about themselves and their emotions, the more they feel connected to you. Kinda like those same bonds people like to share with each other where I am from.

The observation that drove the comment on your naturals vs pua (very nicely written piece I might add) was simply that I was pondering on the subway one day recently and had an observation that whole bonding/venting thing with women is sometimes not a two way street for me here in my city. And in response, you and Franco (naturals) seem like you’re telling me that that is the way the world works here in parts of the USA…If so, that's fine, I can adapt!

Thanks for taking the time to dive deeper into this, I really like the 7-step process about reappraisal. Very important stuff. I do this stuff now myself, and I teach it to others who I come in contact with.

Once again great article!

Hum's picture

Anonymous,

This is really wonderful stuff you've written in response here. I grew up in the West so I have been surrounded by the mother culture that promotes this individualistic mentality that you have highlighted underpins chase's model for emotional regulation.

You've raised an issue that is concerning, that these venting incidents of heavy emotional issues facilitates learning about the world around you. In my experience this is absolutely true, because these heated emotional issues can reveal much about the meat of human existence because professionalism/personal promotion has been shoved to the side. If we reduce emotional venting do we also limit the range of perspectives we get exposed to? One of the obvious issues is that if you always deal with the really heavy stuff yourself you can insulate your conclusions about the correct interpretations/paths to take from any outside feedback that maybe quite enlightening. Essentially you would experience suboptimal growth.

I just hit a breaking point with a quasi girlfriend who is in love with me, and I love her too in my own way, a way that flows from the style of emotional control chase espouses. I had been seeing her but have also been open about my need to fuck other people while I figure things out. Interestingly I came to pretty much the same process of coping with emotion that is outlined here on my own. I do feel that for my personality it is the way forward, undoubtedly. Unfortunately it has had some side effects that appear to be destructive to serious intimate relationships. My calm in heavy emotional situations didn't play well where my former lover was bearing her soul and expressing concern over our relationship's future. She perceived my emotional control as a detached indifference, which led to all kinds of nasty speculation on her end. In reality I was just sitting calmly and trying to understand and give good counsel, as opposed to feeding into my emotional pool. For really emotionally intense people like my girl (and these can be wonderful people to be around) it can be quite frustrating. I have found that when you start handling your emotions on your own you start relaying only the information you think is needed for the other person, which leaves out all the emotional gobblygook that would come out normally and affirm the person you are with that you are engaged beyond a calculating level.

Chase, any thoughts on this state of things Anonymous has brought up, or on potential causes and solutions to what I've experienced? The only thing I could think of to do is remain focused on the calculative emotional control and simply express verbally all the emotional concerns underlying the outcome weighing I am doing. I still wonder if I'll come across too detached though...

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Anon / Hum-

Really interesting perspectives - glad you brought this to my attention. I hadn't much thought about it, but you're right - girlfriends, friends, and acquaintances I've had from South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa have their emotional faucets pretty much always turned on - men and women alike are constantly pouring out emotions to one another, back and forth, around and around.

Contrast that with North America, Europe, or East Asia, where people are staid and keep their emotions to themselves, and pouring out your emotions to someone else is, rather than a bonding thing, something burdening.

And there are exceptions - you'll meet the reserved older guy from South America who doesn't show much emotion, and you'll meet the really emotional person from America or Europe who's a waterfall of feeling. But these are outliers.

I don't know if it has to do with the climate, or it might be a time orientation thing - you'll notice that most of the people who are feeling-based are past- or present-oriented, while the people who are not so feeling-focused are future-oriented. In the RSA animate video about time orientation, Zimbardo discusses how orientations evolve out of climate, with seasons never changing in warmer climes and less necessity to plan for the future, or even much note the passage of time.

If I had to venture a tentative guess, my suspicion would be that present-oriented (and maybe past-oriented?) people bond by sharing about what they're feeling right now, in the moment, and this is how they connect. This sharing is not a burden, because once the emotion has been shared, it's gone, and it's no longer thought about by either party.

Future-oriented people are taking all the stimuli they receive into account and trying to plan around it and figure out where to take it in the future. So when a present-oriented person comes up and hands all his feelings off to a future-oriented person, the future-oriented person's mind sets to work on the problems he's been handed, examining how to resolve them, trying to figure out all the different angles, and taking as his task the resolution of his friend's woes.

Meanwhile, the present-oriented person now feels happy that he's bonded and connected with someone, and has since moved on from what he was feeling a few moments ago and is now feeling something new.

So, my guess would be that these are fundamentally different styles of thinking about, interpreting, and relating to the world clashing, with what feels like bonding to one person becoming a burden to another. I've personally had to greatly reduce over time much of my interaction with present-oriented friends because of exactly this - they're very emotional people, and when people come and put their emotions on me, it instantly forces me into "problem resolution mode" (outside of my control - I can't stop it), and now instead of working on whatever I was working on before, I'm sucked into working on their problems for them… quite distracting and annoying.

I suspect though, for another present-oriented person, one present-oriented person sharing a bunch of emotions with another present-oriented person is just a momentary emotion spike, and then it's on with each other's days.

That's another difference I've noticed - the permanence or not of emotions. Present-oriented people have very fleeting emotions; one moment, they're really upset, and the next, they're laughing and having a great time. When you're future-oriented, your emotions are much slower to change, but once they HAVE changed, they're stuck that way, until some other big thing comes along to shift gears.

When present-oriented people vent to one another, it's no big deal, because if they make each other feel bad, well, they'll just go do something fun and be feeling better again in a minute. When a present-oriented person vents to a future-oriented person, the future-oriented person takes all those emotions on, and now his entire day is ruined. Thanks, present-oriented person! he thinks.

Anyway, that'd be my rough analysis - different mental setups among different cultures leading to different reactions to others conducting emotion-sharing with them - for one mental setup, this is fun and bonding and good, while for another, it's burdensome and draining and something to be gotten away from.

So then - assuming I'm not talking completely out of my ass here - if you're someone with a great need to share, what you'll want to look for is women who similarly are emotional shareaholics, rather than women who are the more reserved future-oriented people who don't deal so well with others' emotions. There's probably more nuance to how you select an appropriate or compatible partner for emotion-sharing, but this isn't something I can comment on personally, since it isn't something I do.

Chase

Anonymous's picture

Can you male an article on attracting english women from the uk like what age group women like, preferences, manners vs confidence etc.

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Anon-

It's already on the list!

Chase

SlowHand's picture

...Ever since I started reading this site, coming to terms with my 'newb' status with women and finally beginning to tackle the problem head on, I've begun to naturally adopt the reappraisal mentality. I think as you begin making progress with a problem as daunting as women, a lot of your other emotional problems become clarified as well, and don't really seem like that big of a deal (ie put in perspective).

But until I read this post, I had no idea that is actually what is happening ... enlightening! I love the fact that you take the time to include academic research in your articles. Not only does it give a huge credibility boost (not that your original content doesn't indicate it already) but it is inspiring and shows the type of work/research you have to put in to get a quality product. BRAVO!

My question is this: how can you let the emotional dumpers that you already have in your life know that they aren't really welcome. I've always been the kind of person who wanted to be liked by everyone, not make waves ... very much the normal identity in your previous article. So, that meant that I didnt want to be rude when others came to me for help (ie take an emotional dump). After a while, the relationship kind of solidifies based on that dynamic ... so, how can I politely tell them to take their shit somewhere else?

Looking forward
SH

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SH-

Absolutely true - one of the reasons I prefer technique to talking about too much mind stuff is that you'll usually find most internal issues will sort themselves out as you correct external problems (not all, though… there are certainly plenty of people who have great lives externally, but are broken internally).

People who are over sharers are dealt with easily enough: give them something to do, then tell them you don't want to hear any more complaining from them until they've done it. They do not like this, because it's not why they're coming to you - they don't want to fix their problems, they just want to unload about them.

So, one of these people will come to you, and go into moaning about something, and you'll say, "Stop. Okay. You know what you have to do? Go do X, and when you've done it, come back to me and tell me if the problem is better." And they'll whine about it, and say it won't work or they don't want to, and you'll say, "I don't care - you're burdening me with your problems, so since you're making your problems my problems, you're now going to take my solution - it's obvious you can't come up with one on your own. Go do it and report back," and then get rid of them. Keep telling them, "Go do it and report back," and, "I don't care, go do it," and, "I don't want to hear about it - go do it." Make the point of the conversation not listening, but insisting that they do what you're telling them to do, and refuse to listen to any more griping until they do it. Be firm - don't give them 5 more minutes to vent. When you tell them go do it, mean it, and don't waver.

They'll come back a little later to unload more emotions on you again, and you'll say, "Wait, hold up a second. Before we get into more complaining - did you do what I told you to last time?" and they'll say no, and you'll say, "All right, well I do NOT want to hear another WORD about this until you do it. Okay? You're suffering - I don't care. I already told you what to do. Go do it, and the suffering will stop. If you're not going to do it, don't keep wasting my time with a problem that's easily fixable if you'll just sit down and fix it."

Occasionally you'll actually snap them to attention, and then they'll go get their lives in order.

Usually though, they'll just start feeling like they're hitting an iron wall of "don't care" whenever they come talk to you, and someone who doesn't "get it" - they don't want to FIX it, they want to COMPLAIN about it!

Then, they'll go find someone else to unload to instead… since you obviously aren't a very good listener anymore.

Chase

Anonymous's picture

why do girls like to cuddle so much and I don't just mean after sex? I have career milestones to complete.

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Skin contact releases oxytocin, a feel good / bonding / trust hormone. Happens in both men and women, but it's especially true in women.

Chase

Craig's picture

Hi Chase,

If it's a social circle situation, how is it better to ask a girl out on a date/future hangout or push things forward the night of and get sexual? If it's asking for a date, how much sexual attraction do you build before cutting it off or do you stop at friendly banter?

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Craig-

Whether you push for a future meetup or for something then and there is going to depend a good deal on the social circle (how tightknit is it, or how loose? How well do you know this girl? How often do you see her? What's your reputation in the circle, and what's hers? etc.) and on the context (e.g., a midday picnic vs. a dark, drunken party late at night).

These articles will help clarify most of the details:

As for asking on a date, you generally don't want too much sexual tension... just a little enough for her to be intrigued is good. If you build too much, then don't release it, there's a hard come down, and quite often some missed escalation windows to deal with.

Chase

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Chase, I read your guide on how to get a girl back but need more specific direction. Im not completely sure why she chose this guy over me, it might be because she thought I wasn't interested. He also seems far from her type which is strange. Anyway she was hostile at first but seems to show more interest and warmess towards me now (I catch her glancing at me and trying to get my attention). Problem is, she is in a fresh relationship. Do I slow play this or does/ would she want me to lead and steal her from the new guy? Should i expect her to leave him on her own because I definitely don't want to put her in a cheating position or want her to think I'm unethical like that. What should I focus on and how would this be different from picking up a new girl? Thanks! Can you also elaborate on what the sensei programs are about?

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Aldon-

Girls will tend to convert guys who've been pursuing them a while into friend zone friends by acting a little flirty and making the guy feel like he still has a bit of a shot, but never really letting him get in shooting range. To get a better idea where you stand, see this article:

Preselection / jealousy plotlines are always your best bets for restoring lost attraction... though a better bet usually is simply cutting contact and moving on.

As for Sensei - it was an audio interview product where I'd either interview a guy who was talented with women about his methods and how he learned what he knows about girls, or I'd walk through a coaching session with a student and answer a variety of different questions about game. Sensei's been discontinued for almost 2 years now, though we do still have the last four released editions available in a packaged set here: Seduction Sensei Vol. #2 - 5.

Chase

Anonymous's picture

i gotta say, this is the best article as of date for me.. since i am currently mentoring middle schoolers with outside problems and the example from Reappraisal vs. Suppression gave me some insight and will find a way to lead them to lead them to think more reappraisal...and the tennis explanation helped me understand this concept... because in a way im like that at the moment being a newb in a new sport and the feeling everyone's shaking their head while i struggle is spot on to your perspective.
hence, now being aware of this will give me less stress and share this strategy with kids who wants to try something new and feel less pressure about it.

thanks chase!

i accidently found your site with Can't Stop Thinking of Her a long time ago... and that article helped me a lot...haha

Anonymous's picture

Hey Chase!

Got a quick question for you regarding girls who go into auto-rejection and the psychology of bringing her back.

There is a girl in my graduate program who went into autorejection due to me not moving fast enough.

Now, I come off to girls as smooth and very high value when I hit the escalation windows, but have issues with not moving fast enough sometimes.

I've had almost an exact scenario occur last year with another girl.... she's the one who got me into PUA and what not.

With that girl, I persisted for 3 more times, then cut contact.

She later came back with interest and chased me a bit.

My question is:

If I have only gotten one rejection from this girl, and she doesnt know/hasnt seen that I am very popular with women and people, would it be advisable to just get a few more so that she gets used to the attention from me and so the effect when I "leave" and "cut contact" is greater than that of if I had only racked "one rejection".

I am very curious because it seems in many cases that the harder you chase a girl, the more pronounced the thoughts of "why isnt he texting me anymore" become.

In other words, would this scenario ever work out?

1) generate 1 or 2 more rejections

2) cut contact

3) have her seeing you with other girls

4) if she starts to be interested again, reengage?

thanks chase!

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Anon-

You're better off just disappearing and coming back later sans extra rejections.

When a girl doesn't much remember you, it's easier to come back later and hit the reset button and have her intrigued again... "Oh wait, who was Anon again? How do I know him? How come I didn't want to go out with him the first time around again? Hmm, I can't really remember... what if he's cute!"

If there are more rejections and you've solidified yourself as someone she's turned down repeatedly in her mind, even if you come back in a better position later, she's going to assume it's easier for her to get a handle on you again - she just needs to get that handle, and once she has it, she'll be back in command of the dynamic between you and her once more. So, you end up walking a tightrope in which she needs to be chasing non-stop the entire time, or else you fairly easily fall back into her playing coy all over again.

Chase

J's picture

I have an interesting question about emotions with women. I'm dating a girl who on one day is very submissive and coy like a good girl nympho behind closed doors but on the next is confident, challenging and dominant like a cougar looking for her next prey. I've lived in big cities all my life and I've never met a single girl who fluctuates to both extremes before. Anything you can tell me about these types of women if you have any experience with this? Is this something I have any control over and which side of her should I be encouraging; which side does she want me to lead her to?

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J-

Wildly fluctuating emotions are usually an indication of an underlying personality disorder - the wildest swings come with borderline personality disorder (BPD), which is essentially an emotional stunting that occurs due to rough childhood experiences (emotionally, she never progresses beyond pre-puberty).

If you want an idea of what this looks like, and to read through the characteristics and see if this might be her, I'd suggest having a read through this article:

Symptoms of BPD

Crazy girls can be a lot of fun in bed and in relationships for a while, but make no mistake - they will burn you in the end.

Chase

J's picture

Sorry Chase can you clarify? What do you mean by "burn you in the end?"

Does it sound like this girl has bpsd? I remember you saying somewhere how you make lionesses turn into kittens but is that like a temporary thing in the moment and then they revert back to lionesses until you tame them over and over for the rest of the relationship when they're in that mood?

Anonymous's picture

Hey Chase,

I had a question about how to deal with problems that are REALLY out of your power to fix. Like, being hated for being another race/color in your community, loved ones that died, the problems of other people close to you (like them wanting/trying to commit suicide), Police trying to make your life as miserable as possible, trying to be a better person but things keep coming up that makes you either suck it up and let injustice be done or take action and justice for yourself and people around you etc.

Some things really are out of your power and you can never change that no matter how hard you try.

Do you just accept the fact that some things cannot be changed?(bottling up your frustrations)

Some things make you feel so weak and powerless. How do you deal with these things?

Sorry for my bad english, tried to explain it as good as possible

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Anon-

You can't control everything, this is true. You can control how you respond to the things you can't control, and you can also change environments / circles to minimize negative influences, and get enough good things going on that bad things are tremendously offset.

If there's a LOT of racism, I'd move, for instance. I'd just get out. There are enough places that don't have this that there's no point staying somewhere you aren't welcome.

You can also improve your likability to the extent that you effectively become "bigger than race". e.g., I've had girlfriends of several races who usually don't like black people and have a lot of negative stereotypes in their minds about them, but then they meet one of my really cool, extremely likable black friends, and have nothing but gushing compliments for him. Or, I've been in very conservative small towns in Asia where girlfriends have told me about how distastefully the locals think about foreigners, but they meet me and are super intrigued and all genuine smiles and kind gestures and think I'm charming and wonderful and tell my girlfriend that, okay, HE is charming and nice and attractive, but they still think all other foreigners are rude and ugly. This is actually kind of a cool thing to experience, when you are so beyond racial stereotypes that people say or think things like, "I don't usually like his race / nationality, but he's not like all those OTHER ones - he's super cool!"

Police is another one that solves itself when you upgrade yourself - I used to get stopped by the police on the street, and had a running joke with friends and family that I couldn't go through airport screening without being "randomly selected" to have my belongings searched and get a pat-down - sometimes even after I was already past security. As I started dressing better and changed my facial expressions from "intimidating" to "cool and sexy", this pretty much vanished altogether.

People dying comes down to your philosophy on life; I had one of my favorite relatives die, and when everyone else was sobbing and upset, I thought, well, I'm certainly sad and going to miss him, but really that's just my own selfishness; he lived a full life, did everything he wanted to do, and came into death as we all eventually must do. Whether he has some kind of after life or his consciousness was just here one moment, gone the next, he doesn't care (or is happy); the only sad ones are us still breathing. The family members I know who fear death or can't accept it are also the ones who dealt with that loss the least well, I noticed.

You also need to build a lot of empowerment and success and take-charge into your life to ensure a positive control-to-not-in-control ratio in. The more in-control of your life you feel (e.g., the freer and more autonomous), the better you feel, and the less any individual control-taking event impacts you; the less in-control you feel, the more restrained and restricted you feel, and the more depressed. Hobbies, pastimes, skills you're learning, business you're starting, plans you're making, goals you're working to achieve - all of these are things you can use to introduce varying measures of control into your life. Fill your life up with things you can control, and get away from things you can't, or advance yourself to the point that the things outside your control that previously targeted you no longer feel the need or desire to do so.

Chase

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Chase,

I love these types of articles. I really do think that to be a successful seducer, one must be a complete, whole person who is aware of and a good manager of his emotions.

Have you written any or plan on writing articles about achieving specific goals that require time and commitment?

As a graduate student, I have a major exam to take in about four months from now and I'm just starting to study now for it. It seems like a mountain to climb but I know it's doable with keeping away from distractions and maximizing study time. However, I easily get distracted and lose motivation from time to time.

Can you please offer some insight?

Thanks,
Vincent

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Vincent-

I know the feeling... I think losing focus is a huge problem for well nigh everybody. The brain just wasn't built to obsessively focus on something without breaks for prolonged periods of time. It likes rewards, but it wants easy rewards.

My solution for this is tapping the brain's natural penchant for seeking quick rewards that are challenging to get but not impossible; I call it the "100 hour rule", and it might be just what you're looking for:

The 100 Hour Rule

Chase

Anonymous's picture

Chase,
what is a good thing to say or do when people create intentionally or not intentionally create awkward tension when you are in a group; the person or people say things like "you two would make a good couple", "do you like [girls name]", stuff like that when me and her are standing right next to eachother?

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Anon-

See this article: "The 5 Ways to Answer a Challenge in Social Situations" - will answer this question for you, and then some.

Chase

Anonymous's picture

Hi Chase!

I am currently a graduate student and recently I met an freshman-sophomore undergrad at a party who is like 5 years younger than me. I was very drunk and ended up taking her home but didn't have sex with her because she told me she had daddy issues and seemed pretty messed up emotionally. I made out with her in bed, and being drunk, I started to tell her about all the other girls I was dating and even showed her texts. She claimed that I was a player and probably wouldnt even text her again.

I wanted to show her I wasn't a player and didnt want her feelings hurt so I texted her for a lunch date after she left in the morning.

During the lunch date, she really seemed defensive and trying to hold her emotions back since she didn't want to get hurt as she kept thinking I was this player.

Right before I left the date, I asked if she wanted to get dinner sometime (me trying to assuage her fears), which she cautiously said yes. Now, its been a few days and I haven't called her, but I really dont want to go since being a born again Christian, I told myself I wouldnt pursue girls like that again.

I have no idea if she really wanted to go on a dinner date or not but would like to leave her off better than I found her. Would you just not text her, or would you text her something of the sort:

"Hey, I got sick (I am really sick) and dont think I can do dinner since finals are almost here. I think you're a great girl though and I've never met someone like you before. Hope to see you around and be friends with you, lemme know if you ever need anything!"

or is there something else which you would text to not leave a girl hurt and feeling rejected?

Thank you Chase!

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Anon-

With something like this, I'd probably just text her that I'm really sick, and going crazy trying to stuff prepping for finals in between blowing my nose and moaning in bed, and would she be okay postponing dinner to next semester?

She'll say "okay", or if she wasn't interested at all (or is super emotional and goes into auto-rejection) simply won't respond, and then you can just let things be there - she'll only half expect to hear back from you next semester (and if she ends up contacting you, you'll know she's pretty interested, at least in seeing you again).

Chase

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Ok chase, imma make everything I asked into 3 questions, I know you have a lot of comments on here. So ill make it brief.

1. Why is it when a girl who gives me her number goes cold on me after I send her a pic she asks for? What should I do if a girl asks me again? The pics look good, i know they do, i even do the sedy smile, and other tips that you posted on taking pics for pof. I only do it when they ask because we have brief convo and I doubt im the only dude they talked to.

2. Should I try to sleep with all girls? Meaning every girl i interact with, e.g. waitresses, social circle, cold approach, work, cashiers, etc. Should I try to sleep with them all?

3. The person that posted this video wanted to show how girls act towards a black guy approaching them,

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yLa7LPdDbzw

please tell me it isn't that bad for black guys doing cold approach and can you point out what's wrong with his fundamentals ?

Thank you chase.

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Wolf-

On pictures - don't send women your pictures. It's a weird request for someone they aren't close with / sleeping with yet, and if you comply, you're firmly into "chasing her" territory. How do you think most women would respond to you if you asked them for pictures after you'd talked to them for just a little bit and traded phone numbers? They'd probably think you were some kind of a weirdo. When you get these requests, say, "Yeah, sure, I'll send that to you," then don't send anything. Focus on getting girls on dates - they can see what you look like again in person.

On sleeping with all women - well, if you're trying to sleep with EVERY woman you interact with, you're probably going to have difficulty interacting with women normally. I've known a handful of guys who were constantly sizing up every single woman they met for sex... one of those guys was prolific with women, though often with some real bottom-of-the-barrel types of girls, but the rest were just creepy and not good with girls at all. I probably wouldn't advise this route.

And as for that guy in those videos... his approaches are TERRIBLE. He's lurching around the sidewalk, just creeping, and then as soon as an attractive girl comes by he POUNCES on her, like a lion who's been sitting in the grasses waiting for an oblivious gazelle to come wandering nearby. His walk is a shuffle - not sexy at all; he's coming at women from bad angles; he's holding his hand out like a salesman and telling them to wait (for what? Why should they wait?); and his clothes make him look like a big, saggy candy cane - they're way too big for him (especially the pants), and are most definitely NOT sexy or fashionable.

To be honest, I'm surprised he's not getting blown out even harder... notice in the description he's complaining about coming at women "respectfully", too - women don't want a man who's respectful. They want one who's attractive, alluring, and sexually exciting... very big difference.

Chase

Anonymous's picture

Hey Chase
I have a stupid question for you. Do women like big rough hands with rough callouses or soft hands?

Thank you,
Anon

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Anon-

I think this is one of those things that comes down to the woman herself, and what her past experiences have been like. If she had a great past lover with soft, delicate hands, she probably finds these quite alluring.

If, conversely, she had a fantastic relationship with her father, and her father had rough, callused hands, she probably prefers her men with hands like this too.

Chase

V's picture

Hey Chase, I read one of your comment replies to flattery and saying that people want to get something from you so they complement you.

I just want to tell you I give you compliments because I feel you really do deserve them and you really help me out in life and made me a better man, so whenever I give you compliments and thanks, I really mean it, because you really helped me out.

I do have a few questions, because I don't understand this fully.

I really don't know how to day time approach chase, all I can mostly do Is just cat call n yell out a complement. Its very hard to do this for me, from the street, to the mall, it's just extremely difficult.

One of the most difficult things about it is I don't see too many girls looking at me, which would make it 10x easier to approach but since they're not looking my way I feel like they're not interested.

This shit sucks so much, I read all the articles about aa and I know you say to just push threw it and do it, but it is extremely difficult for me. I fear rejection so much and I fear of being awkward and feeling awkward. My body feels like it's going to explode just thinking about it.

The only way I can really approach is by cat calling, which is what I've seen growing up and it feels easier to do, and I feel less fear of rejection.

I do go out chase and try to push threw, but my mind is like she's not even looking your way so she does not want you, or I might think she doesn't like the type of guy you are, or what ever.

This shit is hard foreal, but I want you to know I try and do it as much as I can, just very difficult for me.

All I can ask is,

1. What do I have to put in my head to calm me down? I feel like this is life or death.

2. If girls aren't looking at you does that mean theyre not interested?

3. What baby steps can I take in approaching women sexually, im not talking about asking for time or some ultra indirect questions.

4. seeing girls walking to their destination doesn't seem like it would be easy to use any type of indirect game, but I dont feel comfortable enough to go direct without it coming off too hood and catcalling, what should I do?

5. How do I lessen my fear of rejection?

6. How do I stop all this reading and finally do something?

Thank You!!!!

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V-

Yeah, no worries. But that is the basic gist of how most people use comments, 90% of the time!

There's nothing else I can say on the internal side of things aside from what I've already said on here a thousand times about getting your mind right - it's all in the articles, and ultimately it's all in just going out and doing it.

I've only ever seen catcalling kind of work, once, and every other time I've seen it (and I used to see it a LOT back in DC) it's been a waste of breath, and makes the guy look more like a bully to girls than someone interesting - I actually had a girl (a very pretty girl, in fact!) assault me because she thought I was one of the people catcalling her (I wasn't... never catcalled in my life).

If you're worried about not being attractive to women, I'd suggest working on your fundamentals - there are articles all over the site that cover the various aspects of these, and there's even more content on the forum. Getting these polished does wonders for the receptions you get from women... trust me.

For starting out, I'd suggest you either get the eBook, and follow all the steps (it's laid out so you can start from scratch and go on up), and do ALL the homework. I have rafts of testimonials from guys about how big a change in their sex lives they've seen from just reading the book and doing what I tell you to do in there. If you can't afford $40, then at least get on the Newbie Assignment over on the forums, and start journaling. The guys who've stuck with it and gone through the full assignment have seen some pretty impressive transitions.

Chase

V's picture

Hey chase I was wondering how do I get girls to be my orbiters and get girls for pre selection?

You know how you see all these guys comment on girls pics and everything else on social media?

How can I do that?

How can I make girls suck up to me like these guys do?

I want to use them for pre selection but I dont know how to do it.

How can I get many girls to like all my comments and pictures?

How do I get orbiters?

Another question I have is about girls at work, alot of girls like me at work and I want to sleep with them, should I go for it?

Thank you!!!

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I'm not going to go into getting orbiters, because I think that's an unethical abuse of power (whether you're a male or a female... I can understand women, a little bit, needing some security... but even then, not that much), but you might want to check this article out for getting girls who will come out with you when you're meeting new women:

On girls from work - Drex just got an article up on this here:

Chase

Anonymous's picture

Chase, I have a question regarding asian women, I had noticed a post by a poster in the previous article where he talked about a Chinese girl who liked him at first but later became uninterested in him. A chinese girl had commented that it was a bad idea to use jealousy plotlines.

I am a chinese american guy, and I come off pretty attractive to most asian girls. However, it seems that from what you wrote, if you were to go after more than one girl girl or be seen in public with any girls at all, all the other girls will think you are a player. However, a lot of asian girls I see love to be flirtatious and have a bunch of guys around them but the moment a guy is seen with many girls, they label him a player, etc....

Would this be hypocrisy? How would you be able to date asian women at all?

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Also, would it help if he brought a few guys along with the girl instead of just the attractive girl herself? Meaning, would jealousy work if instead of just one girl by herself, a group of mixed genders came in? Would that be the way to conduct "social proof" by women for asian girls?

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Anon-

It very much depends on the woman, but the Asian women I've seen doing this in the States (have lots of men around them, but can't handle men with lots of women around them) are typically highly narcissistic, and prefer going for men they can have a certain measure of control over. You can still get these women, but you have to execute things nearly perfectly, and be impressive enough that you override their usual aversion to people with strong personalities (assuming that's you), or alternately be the quieter, harder-to-get male, and just hope you pique their interest enough that they'll chase you down and take you for a relationship. I talked about narcissistic women a good bit more in this article: "Dating Narcissistic and Egotistical Women."

As for the mixing of genders deal… yes, that might be a good alternate solution, actually. Bring along some guy friends and a cute girlfriend, and that might be ambiguous enough that she's intrigued but not auto-rejecting.

Chase

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