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How to Build Trust
Men and women alike find trust to be a vital quality in any relationship. At the start of a relationship rules are set, boundaries of behavior are decided on. These are different from couple to couple, but breaking the established rules (also known as cheating) is the most common reason relationships fail. While examining [...]
Upcoming Podcast – Commitment Lessons from Performance
Commitment makes the difference in how people perceive you. If you introduce yourself to someone – anyone – with uncertainty, indecision, or timidity, they are going to instinctively respond with the exact same energy they just saw in you. It is part of our human nature to reflect each other like that, and [...]
TDD Dating Skill Success Story
An old friend and occasional commenter on the forum, who goes by descartes, recently emailed me the following success story, proving yet again the power of each and every dating skill that TDD teaches so well: Subject: Values WOW Hey mate, After our talk I consciously applied my values to an online convo with a girl and WOW. [...]
Dating Theory and Groundhog Day
Well everyone, another Groundhog Day has come and gone. If you’re unfamiliar, this is a USA mini-holiday where tradition says that, if a groundhog in Pennsylvania sees his shadow we’re going to have 6 more weeks of winter. Otherwise, it’s going to be an early spring. More importantly for this article, however, Groundhog Day [...]
Acting and Conveyance
*Lessons from the Stage* will be a series of articles discussing acting and improvisation, and is aimed at teaching how my passion for performance has applied to my social life. As many of you know, I am trained as both an actor and improviser, and perform regularly in the Chicago improv scene. The art of [...]
Dating and Relationships
As we often say, TDD is a lifestyle program, not a “club game / night game / whatever game” kind of PUA company. I like this, because it answers the obvious but ignored question that PUA companies have had for years: “What do I do when I want to date someone?” It always amazed me that [...]
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