Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with going out
to meet men and I have personally written a couple of articles about
women
taking the initiative to approach men and ask them out but there is a
difference between “trying too hard" and “making it happen" naturally.
REAL men -- the kind that strong successful independent women want -- are
innately programmed to be hunters; they
love the thrill of the chase (real
or imagined) and are put off by women who are acting desperate or "trying
too hard". Unfortunately, most women never learn, so they keep making the
same mistakes over and over again.
1.
Approaching a man to see if there is some chemistry
there is making it happen. (You may want to read my article: Why Women Who
Wait For A Man To Make The First Move Lose The Man. Article can be found
in the Articles Section of my website, under Assertive Dating category).
Being sexually aggressive and trying to sexually entice
a man you hardly know is “trying too hard". It turns decent men off and
attracts those who just want sex. Sexually healthy
women are aggressive
from libido (and with men they know well), not from a twisted outlook on
sexuality, men or power trips. Decent men are intrigued by a woman who is
willing and able to talk about sex in a subtle and meaningful way, not one
who is coming onto them like you-know-what on heat.
2. Giving him your telephone number/email address and
telling him, “call me" or “email me" is making it happen. Contacting him
after you’ve given him your number and told him “call me" or “email me" is
“trying too hard".
See, if a guy really likes you, he'll still remember to
call you even after his mother’s funeral. If he is really into you and for
some reason he lost your number, he will call your company receptionist
and ask for your extension. If he doesn’t know where you work, he’ll
contact all the people he thinks know you (the people you were with at the
party when he met you) and if that fails he’ll go through all the listings
on the Yellow Pages that have your last name on it. If that fails too,
he’ll hang around places he thinks he’ll meet you again. That’s just how a
man who really is interested in a woman is - the process of "chasing" you
down is part of the hunting game. But PLEASE do not think that you just
chanced upon one more "technique" for playing- hard- to- get and refuse to
give the man you are really into your contact. What if everything fails
and he really can't find you?
3. Calling him for a first date is making it happen.
Calling him to thank him for the date or just to see how he is doing, just
once, is common courtesy. Calling him for the second date is “trying too
hard". If you are doing all asking and arranging of dates, if you are
making more phone calls and if you are emailing more emails than you
receive, or if you are the one traveling distances to meet guys you meet
online, you are “trying too hard". If you have to pursue a guy who you’ve
already had a first date with or feel that you’ve given him enough reason
to come after you (which he hasn't), you are “trying too hard".
4. Seducing a man with experiences that show him
glimpses of what a life with you is like, experiences that make him think
of you in the shower, on the way to work, during office hours, days, weeks
and even years later is making it happen. Sitting by the telephone you
don’t pick up when it rings, and playing coy games like pretending to be
busy to make yourself “scarce" in the hope that he’ll be more interested
is “trying too hard". If a man is not inspired enough to chase you, making
yourself “scarce" only makes you “forgettable" (too quickly) and
interchangeable (for someone more inspiring). But if you've created very
strong “emotions" in him (excitement, arousal, deep sense peace or
self-growth), those emotions keep the pleasant feelings he associates with
you alive in his memory, and he can revive or relive the pleasant feelings
whenever he wants it - and mostly when you are not around. The stronger
the emotion, the more lasting the memory, and the more lasting the memory
the stronger the attraction towards you.
5. Speaking up and asking for more, in say, a casual
dating relationship or asking to meet in person if you’ve been chatting
with him online is making it happen. Demanding for more than he can give
or is prepared to give, or threatening to break up with him hoping that
you'll scare him to action, or actually breaking up with him when a
‘relationship’ has barely started and pretending to have a hard time
letting go is “trying too hard".
He may be initially startled because no one enjoys the
feeling of rejection, but not even the fear of rejection will make a man
already NOT interested to suddenly become so interested that he'll be all
over you. After the feeling of rejection settles in, he will be the one to
break up with you - for good. A majority of men (emotionally stable or
otherwise) can not handle the pressures that comes with
"we're-on-and-we're-off-again" stupid games.
I could go on and on about the differences between
“trying too hard" and “making it happen" naturally. The bottom line is
that if after the first date or couple of first dates, he has doubts about
you/relationship, he says he needs to take some time for himself, he wants
to try things out with an ex or just doesn't ever return your phone call,
LEAVE HIM ALONE. If you have to fight to break down his resistance, the
mere fact that there is resistance in the first place is a red flag
signal. If you feel that you are THE ONLY ONE working too hard (and he is
not doing much) to make the relationship work you’ve already seen what the
future looks like.
A woman operating from personal power and self-love
does not need to force or manipulate a man to be
with her or love her. She
inspires men with WHO SHE IS! And once they've tested the "honey" that she
is, they'll come looking for it. That's just the way men are!
About the Author: Christine Akiteng is an internationally renowned
Sexual Confidence/Dating Coach and author of eBook: The Art Of Seducing Out
Of Fullness™. Her unique approach to dating has helped hundreds create
positive, constructive, honest and fulfilling relationships.