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		<title>Dodger Clemons T21C 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Dream Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This speech by Dodger is titled &#8220;Choosing Monogamy or Not&#8220;. Dodger Clemons is a social skills and dating coach, and a college student from Tennessee. He helps his clients achieve the success with women that has previously eluded them. He is one of the youngest coaches in this industry at the age of 21. Last [...]]]></description>
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<p>This speech by Dodger is titled &#8220;<strong>Choosing Monogamy or Not</strong>&#8220;.</p>
<p><strong>Dodger Clemons</strong> is a social skills and dating coach, and a college student from Tennessee. He helps his clients achieve the success with women that has previously eluded them. He is one of the youngest coaches in this industry at the age of 21. Last year at <em>The 21 Convention</em> he was named the <strong>World&#8217;s Greatest Under 21 Pick Up Artist</strong>. Despite the pen name and title, &#8216;Hshudo&#8217; would never call himself a pick up artist, having seen seen first hand the often creepy, strange, or plain bad advice dispensed by men using the title “Pick up Artist.” Dodger is a strong proponent of using a simpler methods for dealing with women, that work without manipulation and trickery.</p>
<p>Though he is proficient in all forms of  &#8221;game,&#8221; Dodger is a “day game” and “college game” expert. This appeals to many because he teaches skills that don&#8217;t require going to the club every night. He also can empathize better with certain clients. Hshudo advocates approaching and speaking to women that we find attractive during our daily lives rather than slotting a specific time at night to try and be social. By being comfortable enough with ourselves to do this, he believes you can meet a better and more diverse number girls rather than having to pay cover to hang out in bars and clubs night after night. However he recognizes that clubs and bars provide a great place for men to become comfortable speaking to women since it offers a large amount of people for practice.</p>
<p>He has coached men in the past to their first kiss, their first girl friend, and sometimes having sex for the first time. Having at one time been considerably bad with women, Dodger understands the kind of mistakes most men make, and the obstacles that stand in the way of their success.</p>
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<div align="center">~~~</div>
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<li>View <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/2009/09/08/hshudo-t21c-2009/" target="blank">Dodger Clemons T21C 2009</a></li>
<li>Visit Dodger at <a href="http://hshudo.com/" target="_blank">Hshudo.com</a></li>
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		<title>An In Depth Review of “Sex God Method” by Daniel Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.the21convention.com/2010/07/10/review-daniel-rose-sex-god-method/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dodger</dc:creator>
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<p>Today, I am <strong>reviewing</strong> a book called <em><strong>Sex God Method</strong> </em>by <strong>Daniel Rose</strong>. If that names sounds familiar it may be because Dan is speaking at the Orlando convention this year.</p>
<p>This is not a book about picking up girls. This is also not a book about seducing women. This book assumes you can get into the bedroom on your own. This book is about sex. For those of you who don&#8217;t know or don&#8217;t yet realize, sex is one of the most important parts of any relationship. If you look at top complaints of people in relationships, then sex will always appear in some form on the list. Either they aren&#8217;t getting enough, or they don&#8217;t like what they are getting. If you aren&#8217;t sexually satisfying your partner, then he/she will find someone that can get the job done. That is just the unfortunate and cold fact of it. Bad sex is an infection that will always eventually destroy any relationship. Simply put, if the sex is bad, then why would she be anything other than just a friend?</p>
<blockquote><div align="center">Editor&#8217;s Note: <a href="http://bit.ly/cwmcQs" target="_blank">Click here to buy Sex God Method</a></div>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>That said, being good in bed is an incredible asset. Part of the reason I have so much confidence when I approach girls is because I know I can make her toes curl while tumbling between my sheets later. If I didn&#8217;t know that I could satisfy her it would make me doubt myself and what I was able to bring to the table.</p>
<p>I am a big fan of the approach this book takes to sex. Many books on sex are filled out with charts of sex positions and/or precise detail about hand position. This often just makes sex worse. You end up inside you head turning sex into something like a doctors visit. If you need to consult a diagram mid thrust, then its a bad book. <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/cwmcQs" target="_blank">Sex God Method</a></strong> isn&#8217;t that kind of book. It focuses mostly on the mental aspects of sex, and how women react to our actions in the bedroom. This book focuses on the psychological arousal of women.</p>
<p>Daniel&#8217;s approach to sex breaks down into four essential components: Dominance, Emotion, Variation, and Immersion. I won&#8217;t ruin the book by going into detail here, but what he puts into each section is a well thought out explanation of how each of these elements can be evoked in the bedroom. When in harmony they lead to great sex.</p>
<p>The book goes much farther than that though. It is fairly comprehensive. It has solid advice from anal sex to helping a girl through her first time. It covers fantasies also. For those of you who haven&#8217;t read Nancy Friday&#8217;s <em><a href="http://amzn.to/uiMt1A" target="_blank">My</a></em><em><a href="http://amzn.to/uiMt1A" target="_blank"> Secret Garden</a>, </em>women fantasize more often and in far more complex ways then men do. This is an essential section that covers bringing these up with your girl. Daniel also has explanations about setting up open relationships. He discusses stagnation in long-term relationships, and suggests a myriad of ways to keep things fresh. He even has a section about losing your virginity, and in retrospect, most of us could have used the advice then even more.</p>
<p>This book really hits the nail on the head. There is a lot of solid advice to be taken away purely from a practical perspective. However, the underlying message of this book is really the part that I like the most. Firstly sex is not something a woman gives you as a reward. In &#8220;the community&#8221;, we often treat it that way, and that&#8217;s a mistake.</p>
<p>Secondly, women enjoy sex way more than men. This is precisely the opposite of a lot of the garbage that we are fed growing up. Finally, you should never at any point be judgmental of your girlfriend in the bed room. If she starts to believe that her sexuality is causing you to have a negative view of her, then you aren&#8217;t going to get her to open up to you sexually.</p>
<p>The advice is correct, and effective. If you are looking to improve your skills in bed, this is the best book you can buy. There is no substitute for practice, but this book will tell you everything you need to know about sex. Maybe not everything you want to know, but everything necessary to make the next girl you sleep with a definite repeat visitor.</p>
<p>If you aren&#8217;t satisfying your girl, you should <a href="http://bit.ly/cwmcQs" target="_blank">buy this book</a>. Plain and simple. Its some of the best sex advice I have ever read. Its not hard to be a great lover. Its takes practice though, but that&#8217;s really the best part.</p>
<p>Let me mention the VIP bonus content. There is a ton of it. Dozens of videos and articles that go into even further detail. I wish I had time to go over the entire site, but there is just far to much information. The site has some of the more technical sides of sex, which is fine as long as you keep in mind the lessons from the book. I did sit down and watch and read several of the articles, and Dan&#8217;s advice remains as consistently spot on as the book. The content is also updated regularly with new information. Joining the VIP program will also net you access to monthly tele-seminars where you can talk to Dan directly and ask whatever questions that might still plague you. This really adds a great deal of long term value to the product. If I had another couple weeks and a lot of free time, then I could probably finish it all.</p>
<blockquote><div align="center">Editor&#8217;s Note: <a href="http://bit.ly/cwmcQs" target="_blank">Click here to buy Sex God Method</a></div>
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<p>Overall, I endorse this product. The price of the e-book is only about $40, which is a fairly reasonable price compared to some similar products. The VIP access costs another 8 dollars a month. The ability to get ask Dan questions directly is worth the cost alone. You are enrolled in it automatically, but it can be canceled at anytime. Give it a shot for at least the first month, because you are going to want to access to all the bonus material, which may even be more information than the book itself.</p>
<blockquote><p>RATING 4 out of 5 Stars</p></blockquote>
<p>If you like the book, then make sure to come see Dan and the rest of us at The 21 Convention of Orlando Florida this July. To find out more and purchase the book click the image below.</p>
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		<title>The 21 Convention News Letter /w Dream &amp; Dodger</title>
		<link>http://www.the21convention.com/2010/06/27/the-21-convention-news-letter-w-dream-dodger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Dream Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most of you have noticed by this point, I prefer to communicate and keep in touch &#8211; both personally and for The 21 Convention &#8211; through social media, and this website. Blog, forum, Facebook, Twitter, in that order. It wasn&#8217;t always like this however. We used to be solely focused on e-mail, before I realized that attaching [...]]]></description>
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<p>As most of you have noticed by this point, I prefer to communicate and keep in touch &#8211; both personally and for <em>The 21 Convention</em> &#8211; through social media, and this website.</p>
<p>Blog, <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/forum/" target="_blank">forum</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/the21convention" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/beachmuscles" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, in that order.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t always like this however. We used to be solely focused on e-mail, before I realized that attaching <a href="http://www.facebook.com/beachmuscles" target="_blank">my name</a> to this convention was not only &#8220;okay&#8221;, but highly beneficial, in the sense of the transparency and authenticity it adds to the whole che bang.</p>
<blockquote><p>That is my real Facebook account with real activity on it, created over 4 years ago. Paradoxically the convention takes up most of my time now a days, but never the less there it is, and all corresponding activity.</p>
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<p>Anyway, social media is all well and good, but I have been keeping a tally of requests I get for an official &#8220;news letter&#8221; or e-mail list from and for <em>The 21 Convention </em>ever since we abruptly stopped sending e-mails en mass &#8211; and it&#8217;s broken my personal threshold.</p>
<p>Actually, what really tipped the scales were the in person requests I got while I was on my speaking tour of Europe to promote <em>T21C</em> Europe. Stockholm, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Munich, and Vienna.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.thedreamlounge.net/2010/05/27/dream-tour-updates-from-europe-t21c-news/" target="_blank">Read about it here on my blog</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2583040&amp;id=5140013" target="_blank">see pics here</a>.</p>
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<p>In Munich and Vienna for example, I got close to half a dozen &#8211; in each city.</p>
<p>This to me, was an omen. Time to start the news letter back up, and do it right this time. How are we going to do that?</p>
<p><strong>1. Make it voluntary</strong></p>
<p>No forced &#8220;opt ins&#8221; for our content. When I say &#8220;free&#8221;, I actually mean it, and mark my word, our event and documentary footage will never demand your e-mail address or any other contact or personal information. Free means free, not &#8220;fair&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>2. Structure the $hit out of it</strong></p>
<p>Rather than send out randomly organized blocks of text, thoughts, and links, the T21C news letter will stick to a structure &#8211; ever evolving as it is.</p>
<p>Dodger and I need to work on this a bit more, but I&#8217;m currently thinking of including the following in each news letter, in the listed order.</p>
<ul>
<li>A. Important announcements</li>
<li>B. Favorite article or video of the week (on site, from all time)</li>
<li>C. Favorite article or video of the week (from T21C speakers, their sites, current)</li>
<li>D. My answer to a reader&#8217;s question</li>
<li>E. Dodger&#8217;s answer to a separate reader question</li>
<li>F. Repeat of important announcements</li>
</ul>
<blockquote><p>Want your question answered on the very first news letter? E-mail your question to info@the21convention.com</p>
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<p><strong>3. Bring on Dodger for the news letter</strong></p>
<p>My responsibilities and duties with <em>The 21 Convention</em> are constantly growing, expanding, and changing &#8211; rapidly. As such, I am going to bring Dodger aka &#8220;Hshudo&#8221; on board for the news letter. Long term there&#8217;s no telling what will happen, but potentially Dodger could one day run the news letter completely and I would only be there to answer a reader question each e-mail.</p>
<p>Why Dodger you ask?</p>
<p>Because he&#8217;s awesome, brings a lot of value to the table, and is a guy I trust (aka he&#8217;s responsible) to do something as important as this news letter &#8211; and do it right no less.</p>
<p>He may not be the only one of course, but for now it&#8217;s Dodger and I that will be doing this.</p>
<p><strong>4. Create one main news letter, and two smaller announcement only lists.</strong></p>
<p>For now there will only be one main news letter for <em>The 21 Convention</em>, however after <em>The 21 Convention </em>2010 of Orlando Florida we will create two more, dedicated to announcements only. One for all things T21C in <strong>North America</strong>, and one for all things T21C in <strong>Europe</strong>. People on those lists will be contacted less frequently.</p>
<p>So if the main newsletter is a twice per month mail out, the geographically focused lists will be once per month, or even bi-monthly depending on the time of the year, what&#8217;s going on, etc.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s it. You now know what&#8217;s in store for our news letter, and I encourage everyone and their grandma to hop on board for the main one starting TODAY. Your information is safe and secure with <em>Aweber</em>, and I promise never to spam your inbox with useless products or services, or even too many e-mails for that matter pimping our own awesome, relentless stream of free content.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re doing it right, and that means quality, not quantity.</p>
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		<title>Adam Lyons: “Instant Attraction Training” Review</title>
		<link>http://www.the21convention.com/2010/04/09/adam-lyons-instant-attraction-training-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Dream Johnson</dc:creator>
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<p>Another product has launched into &#8220;the Pickup Community&#8221;. This one comes from Adam Lyons, one of the best known speakers from <em>The 21 Convention</em>. Adam has been called the worlds best pick up artist, and the worlds because pick up coach. So he is a great source for this kind of information.</p>
<p><strong> Instant Attraction Training</strong> is an interesting product, and provides a different experience than many of the other products out there. It is made up an 18 part audio course, and a workbook. The workbook is the same as the one used in personal workshops. This product attempts to teach in a different way. It covers all the topics a competent man needs to know about for pick up. However, it doesn&#8217;t go into the same depth that other products do. Each audio section is only 5-15 minutes long. It just hits the high points. Because of this approach, the product isn&#8217;t going to teach most community guys anything new. <em>This isn&#8217;t actually a bad thing though</em>.</p>
<p>Rather than bombard his students with endless jargon and theoretical explanation, Adam gives the bare bones. The rest is to be learned by experience in field. I could not agree more that field experience is the most necessary part of the journey to success with women. This is absolutely true. Let me make one thing clear. <strong>No product will ever save you from time actually speaking to women.</strong> This bare bones approach means that the student has clearer goals in mind. You can easily remember what you are supposed to do.  This doesn&#8217;t mean you are going to know everything, but you will know the necessary parts.</p>
<p>I feel like this product is useful for two groups. Anyone that is new will benefit from starting with this product. Because of how broad yet simple it is, it won&#8217;t over load you. This may sound counter intuitive, but a lot of theoretical knowledge will just make most guys freeze up. This product gives you just enough to get started. The other group would be keyboard jockeys. Any person that has been in &#8216;the community&#8217; a long time, but has no success may want to have a look at this product. It will highlight the important parts for you right before you start your all important field work. It will also provide a handy refresher.</p>
<p>The workbook offers some interesting exercises, that I recommend doing. It also provides some additional explanation in certain cases. There is an optional VIP extension. This makes your account update monthly with new study courses. The first two are already available. The first is on Metagame, and comes in the form of one of Adam&#8217;s <a href="http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3176618" target="_blank">PUA Summit</a> speeches. The second covers qualification. It isn&#8217;t a bad add on already considering the current bonus material, but there is more to come. I don&#8217;t have any word on it yet, but if the VIP expansions stay at this level it will be a strong addition.</p>
<p>Finally, lets talk cost. The <a href="http://tinyurl.com/instantAdam21" target="_blank">Instant Attraction Training</a> product costs 147 dollars. I personally think that is a bit steep. However, that said, there is a lot of bad advice out there. This product is solid, and doing what it says will never make you look like a creepy loser. So that makes it better than many. In addition, for 20 dollars when you buy the product, you can sign up for the VIP courses. (This goes up to 30 dollars later if you decide you want to buy it separately.)</p>
<p>I think at the end of the day, this is a good starting place for some one new. If coupled with time in the field, this product will be very useful. If there is anything in the field that you find insurmountable, then find a forum like Adam&#8217;s or <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/forum/" target="_blank">ours</a> and someone will be glad to help you.</p>
<p>Learn more and purchase Instant Attraction Training by <a href="http://tinyurl.com/instantAdam21" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</p>
<p>-Dodger/Hshudo</p>
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		<title>Dates are Awesome</title>
		<link>http://www.the21convention.com/2010/02/06/dates-are-awesome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Dream Johnson</dc:creator>
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<p>Just recently I was reading the forum here on The 21 Convention website. Someone there asked about dates.</p>
<p>This worried query came from Noodles, or Mikey B as he is known on the forum. “I have no idea how to date. I mean I have some sort of an idea like do shit that i find fun, and shit that doesn&#8217;t have to be expensive. But otherwise I don&#8217;t know.”</p>
<blockquote><p>*<a href="http://www.the21convention.com/forum/index.php" target="_blank">The forum</a> is by far the best way to get in contact with me, and every now and then a really good question makes me want to put together a thorough answer. This is one of those cases.</p></blockquote>
<p>A lot of us don&#8217;t have a clue about dates. At one time, I certainly didn&#8217;t. Despite most of the communities obsession with same night lays, I have always been fond of the date. The date is the place I have always excelled most. This might be because my day game has tended to lead to them more. It could simply be because dates are easier. I would agree with that assertion. Either way, dates are a necessary part of the courtship process. Any player worth his salt can convert a date into sex or a relationship. Getting laid on 90% of your dates is not hard. With practice the novice can get a lot of success this way.</p>
<p>For the purposes of this explanation, I am not going to discuss setting up a date. That would require a long explanation of phone game, logistics, and seeding during the initial interaction. I reviewed a <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/2010/01/24/review-the-ultimate-guide-to-text-and-phone-game/" target="_blank">164 page book</a> on the subject by Braddock not long ago, that is pretty kick ass if that is the information you are interested in.</p>
<p>The most important part of any date does take place before the date begins. The plans agreed upon are the single <strong>LARGEST</strong> determining factor in whether or not you get laid. Obviously, if you don&#8217;t want to have sex, (for whatever reason) this is going to matter less. However, I enjoy sex, and therefore plan on making it an option at all times.</p>
<p>In order for sex to truly be on the table, the date must be set up accordingly. The most critical factor is that the date ends at a place where sex can happen. This may be her place, but on most occasions you want to make it your own. In your own home, you can control every part of the environment. You can make sure your roommates don&#8217;t interrupt. Her roommates would almost certainly interfere. Remember, the date should end at your place. I will talk more about specifically how to do this later.</p>
<p>Oddly, another thing that seems to help, is having her meet you. I prefer to have women meet me at my place. Picking a girl up before a date, implies inherently that you will take her back. Having her meet you makes it easier for her to spend the night. Seeing your place and then leaving also will make her more comfortable there. She still won&#8217;t feel right at home, but it is better than trying to talk her into coming back after you have had drinks at a bar that night. Its much better if your plans lead there. Her car is waiting for her. It isn&#8217;t hard to get her to come inside at that point.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s talk about my house for a moment. I live in a dump. It is largely know that armed robberies occur on a regular basis nearby. Thus are the ways of cheap student housing. This doesn&#8217;t mean that my entire house is a disaster area or completely unclean. Well, not when women are over anyway. I have a small apartment with two roommates. If a girl is coming over, then I clean a few things.</p>
<p>This is the order of priority for cleaning.</p>
<p>1. Dishes</p>
<blockquote><p>Just get them out of the sink. Almost nothing is more disgusting than a sink full of dishes.</p></blockquote>
<p>2. The ring in your toilet.</p>
<blockquote><p>Also nasty, this could be a quick deal breaker for any girls. So knock it out. A little toilet bowl cleaner will knock this out in seconds.</p></blockquote>
<p>3. Dirty cloths/ Crap on your floor.</p>
<blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t care if you stuff them in a closet or in a room she won&#8217;t see, just get it all out of the way. It&#8217;s just not cool if she has stuff to step over to get around in your place.</p></blockquote>
<p>After those things, any more is really unnecessary. My house is pretty messy, but grooming your living space is every bit as important as the clothes your wear. Keep in mind that cleaning everything could make you look like a crazy person. I usually take less than an hour to do all my cleaning, so its worth it.</p>
<p>Finally, never choose a date that will stifle conversation. If you do this, it will cause a ton of problems. She simply won&#8217;t feel like she knows you that well. This is what makes movie theaters bad. It also rules out pretty much any performance, such as a play, musical, or concert. (I take girls to plays anyway. I like plays, and can plan around it. It does make sex more difficult though. Any rule can be broken. It is simply a matter of having the experience to know how.). Sporting events tend to be a little better, because it is quiet enough to talk sometimes. At my school though, its obscenely loud.</p>
<p>Lets talk a little bit more about making plans. A date is like a gift from the pick up gods. Some of the biggest obstacles in a good pick up are logistical. A date allows us the opportunity to completely control the logistics. Ahead of time, you should take care of most hurdles that you might face.</p>
<p>Lets look at my favorite date ideas. These should give you some simple ideas for taking girls out. Also, you can see the hurdles I am attempting to avoid.</p>
<p><strong>Dinner and a movie at my place. </strong>Some people may think this idea is boring and uninspired. However, if you can get a girl to come over for this, then everything is easy. This is the best date ever. My date usually consists of cooking a meal together, and then watching a movie while we eat. Some times alcohol is imbibed, but not always or even usually.</p>
<p>In the interest of truth, this is actually how I ended up with my current GF. Meal was fajitas. Then a couple hours at my buddies having beer. Then the first fifteen minutes of fight club.</p>
<p>Making dinner together is a fun experience. It gives you time to talk, and get to know one another. Its a nice playing house moment. Feel free to throw in all those little role play jokes. They work great here. Afterward, while watching a movie, you can escalate very easily. Also, most women don&#8217;t get cooked for very often, so it is a little special to some of them. Some people would point at the movie as a problem. By the time the movie comes on, you should be in deep rapport. Sometimes I even play drinking games. Don&#8217;t turn the movie on if you aren&#8217;t already physically intimate. Otherwise sitting in silence will be awkward. Once you have escalated a little, you will soon be snuggling on the couch.</p>
<p>Also, this fulfills the key of ending at you place. Once the snuggling on the couch turns into something more, take her back to your room. If that is too much effort, just watch the movie in your room to begin with. I share the living room with other people at my place, so I take girls to my room at the beginning.</p>
<p>If you can&#8217;t cook, ask your mom to show you how to cook your favorite meal. My go to meal is red beans and rice. If you can only cook one thing, it is enough. That meal can work for every single girl. Often times, I get them to buy the ingredients because I am going to cook. All in all, cook some real food, microwaves don&#8217;t count.</p>
<p>The reason why this date is so good is that it creates a large window of opportunity. Logistically speaking, sex is possible at any time after she walks in my door. This means I don&#8217;t have to worry about extracting at any point, and obstacles should be null and void. She also has to stay there for a least three hours, so escalation becomes fairly easy.</p>
<p>All my other dates typically end with plans to do these two things later. Some times we might ice skate, swim, go shopping, look at art galleries, or go stargazing. However almost all of those can be followed up with dinner and a movie at my place.</p>
<p>Often the only thing I do outside of my house, is make a combined run to the grocery store. Walking around picking out fruits and meat counts as a date.</p>
<p>Now that you understand the logistics, I want to write about how to handle yourself.</p>
<p>Never run attraction game on a date. Sure, its nice to pump yourself up a little every now and then, but its not necessary. Go to far, and you will end up qualifying the entire evening. She is already attracted, or she wouldn&#8217;t have shown up in the first place.</p>
<p>In addition she is also going to be a little comfortable with you. Obviously, she won&#8217;t be extremely comfortable, but this is easily handled by all the time left for rapport game. You can use that early comfort to skip a great deal of work.</p>
<p>Most women will accept the tempo given to them. They will also accept the frame when you set it early on. Greet her with a hug. This will beat the hell out of a handshake. It also sets a certain level of physical familiarity as normal. When she shows up, she will be unsure of exactly what is going to happen. That is fine. You want to slip into escalation early and smoothly. She will accept this lead.</p>
<p>Since she is already attracted, you can begin to escalate a little and build some comfort. If you followed my advice, then you will meet her at your home. Give her the five minute or less tour. If you are leaving go ahead and leave. Just make sure to show her your bed room. There is no reason to stay there now.</p>
<p>What ever your second location is, you should escalate here. The method I use for my escalation is to treat her exactly as I would after we had sex. I put my arms around her, hug her, lay my head on her shoulder, lead her by the hand. The only thing I don&#8217;t do is kiss her. I skip it. But when she walks arm and arm with me out of the store, the kiss is a technicality. I may go as far as smacking her playfully on the ass. I just don&#8217;t kiss her.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t neglect your comfort game here. This is a fine time to have an interview if you must. I tend to throw out my grounding routine here. As long as you fill in some of the blanks for her, then she will feel more comfortable with you.</p>
<p>I use a pretty standard grounding routine Other than that, we just talk about random things. Credit to Doc Holiday, because I stole the format from <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/2009/05/17/el-topo-2008-day-3-2-of-2/" target="_blank">his speech</a> with El Topo. Typically, I try to get this in before hand, but it doesn&#8217;t always happen.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>She asks my major, because they always do. “Well, I&#8217;ve had four Majors, but now I am Creative Writing. I want to write books or novels, because when I was young and socially awkward, I used them to escape. I just want to bring the same thing that helped me to a new generation of readers.”</p>
<p>Now she knows something about me as a child, what my dreams are, what I am currently studying. I typically follow it up with, “So what are you passionate about?” Then I just ride the vibe.</p>
<p>All of this should take place away from your home. She will be more comfortable with these first advances there, because the ever looming presence of sex isn&#8217;t present. When you are alone with this girl at home, than it will makes things a little difficult sometimes. Since sex could legitimately take place in your home, she will throw up more barriers early.</p>
<p>By the time you get home, she should be very comfortable with the idea of cuddling up before the movie. If you need to feel where you are at, here is a decent line.</p>
<p>“Just so you know, We can only cuddle during the movie. No, kissing, no sex. I mean it. I don&#8217;t want you to distract me.” My tone makes it a joke. If she doesn&#8217;t blatantly shoot down the cuddling, then she is accepting that you are planning to do that. It is like permission.</p>
<p>Oh and since I gave you that, here is another good one. After ward, if she goes with it, you can follow up with, “We can have sex later if you behave. I just don&#8217;t want to be distracted from (insert male lead of movie here.”</p>
<p>After you make it home, it becomes hard core seduction time. I typically cuddle up with the girl after dinner. This where I make all my big moves.</p>
<p>The TV is turned on, but I don&#8217;t put it on too loud. I always make a point to position girls to make them easy to kiss. So once we are cuddled I typically put her head on my chest or something similar. I wait until I feel her relax. Maybe fifteen minutes or longer into the movie. Then I cup her chin so she looks at me. The general idea is I just want eye contact while we are cuddling.</p>
<p>If she holds that eye contact for more than about two seconds while we are silent, she is ready to be kissed. This rule holds true at all times, and is the single reason I no longer use kiss close routines.</p>
<p>Anyway, kiss her, then make out. Then sex. I got you to the kiss, the rest I am going to save for another article. I have at least a dozen LR&#8217;s up where I use this exact strategy. In fact for a while I stopped writing them simply because it was so repetitive.</p>
<p>Comments always welcome and appreciated.</p>
<p>Also, I realize my escalation explanation was a bit sparse. I plan to write an article on this before long.</p>
<p>-Dodger/Hshudo</p>
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<p>A few nights ago, my girlfriend and I were sitting on my bed <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/2009/09/08/hshudo-t21c-2009/" target="_blank">watching my speech</a>. It occurred to me that I messed up. There were several points in my speech that went awry. A couple times I said something I didn&#8217;t mean or at least implied it. So, I am taking this opportunity to fill out something I spoke about, and clarify my ambiguity.</p>
<p>When I talked about rejection, I <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;">didn&#8217;t communicate what I meant clearly. In fact I almost sound like I am encouraging guys to force themselves on </span>a girl. This is not what I meant, and far from anything I intended. So I am elaborating here to clear up some of the confusion I feel like I created.</p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">REJECTION</h2>
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<p>I think this single word has caused me personally more problems than anything else. When I was younger my fear of rejection kept me from talking to girls. It was the source of my AA when I originally joined the community. I was paralyzed by my fear of rejection.   My own inability to handle rejection lost me many girls early on. However after my initial struggle with the dreaded “R” word, I have gotten a handle on it. Rejection in this case needs a definition. Just to keep us all on the same page.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rejection: noun. <em>Anytime a girl gives you a negative response of almost any kind.</em></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Throughout an entire courtship, women have an infinite number of chances to reject us. She could do the back turn when we introduce ourselves. She could give us the head turn when we go for the kiss. She could flake on the dinner plans. She could not even answer when I call. The ways it can happen are varied to say the least. Guys often eject from set for no reason at all. They just ran out of things to say.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rejection, despite all its power, really is never a big deal. I have been shot down many times. We all have. Yet I still sit writing this. So what is the problem? Why do we allow women to have so much power over us?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">We all take rejection personally. We allow what her opinion is to effect how we think about ourselves. The opinion of a random girl should never matter that much. She doesn&#8217;t know you well enough to make any kind of judgment. We are all familiar with this idea, but still we have a problem. We allow other people reactions to change how we feel about ourselves. However, rejection in my experience, is rarely a comment about me. It is far more likely a comment about her.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">This is the key guys. Nine times our of ten, when a girl rejects you, it is completely fixable. A girl can always be recovered. Also, she is rarely rejecting you based on something you did. It is far more likely to be caused by an external factor. Understand, a rejection doesn&#8217;t end the game, it just changes it a little.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">For instance, if a girl gives you the head turn, it doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean she isn&#8217;t ready to kiss you. I have gotten head turns from girls for other reasons. After I &#8220;closed&#8221; these girls, they told me why they initially rejected me. One was afraid her breath was bad. (We did just eat onions on some fajitas I made.) Another was against kissing in public.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I was actually dating a Japanese girl for a little while that wouldn&#8217;t even let me touch her in public. Yet alone, she would practically tear my cloths off. Rejection happens, and it is not usually you.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Instead of getting upset, get a handle on the situation. When she pushes you away, or gives you the back turn don&#8217;t take it personally. That is the old way. If you want to get better, then step back and analyze. Understand the exact reason that she rejected you. Depending on the situation it could be anything.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Maybe you were talking quietly and she didn&#8217;t hear you. Maybe you moved too fast and didn&#8217;t escalate smoothly. Maybe she is embarrassed in front of her friends. Maybe she is at work and can&#8217;t answer her phone.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Anytime this sort of thing happens, step back and figure it out. Don&#8217;t take it as a comment against you as a person. Understand that you made a small mistake, and that it is time to fix it. If she gave you the head turn figure out why, then fix it. Typically all you need to do is let her get to know you better, or simply wait for a more private moment.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Understanding these mistakes is the key to better game. I get rejected a lot, but I use them as opportunities. Rejection tells me a mistake I made. I also get to instantly fix it. It lets me know I was moving faster than the tension or attraction could keep up with. It lets me know she still thinks of me as a stranger or that I haven&#8217;t built enough attraction. It lets me know if I need to remember to seed, or make plans before I get a number. It lets me know if I need to smooth out my escalation. The key to rejection is using it for improvement.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Most of you reading this, will know nearly as much theory as me. All you need to do is apply it. Anytime you get rejected, simply smile and shrug it off. Then apply all the theory locked inside your head, and figure out your mistake.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I routinely bed women that rejected me at one point or another. Almost every PUA gets some sort of negative feedback from a girl eventually. If he never does, then he is not pushing his boundaries. If you can learn to fix your mistakes rather than getting upset, then your game will skyrocket.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">-Dodger/Hshudo</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Find me on the forum at <a href="http://www.the21convention.com/forum" target="_blank">http://www.the21convention.com/forum</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">E-mail me at Pua321 at Gmail.com</p>
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