Thursday 5 April 2007

Persistence - A man's greatest weapon



There is no doubt that a man's greatest weapon when wooing a woman is persistence  This magical quality can work at any level of the relationship, but it is especially important at the very beginning.

The graph above shows the chances of scoring with a woman that a guy meets on a typical night out**. After initial contact (assuming he makes the first move), the woman will be somewhat wary and chances of success are generally quite low. If the man proves himself/fools her sufficiently and manages to wrangle an invitation to join/meet the woman in a night club, his chances are significantly improved.

If he persists in the club, even if she disappears for long stretches e.g. dancing with her friends, then he has a great chance come the end of the night. Often it will be harder for the woman at this stage to escape the man's evil clutches without succumbing in some manner. In addition, she is more likely to have a significant amount of alcohol on board at this point, lowering any inhibitions she might have.

If the group makes the next traditional pit stop on the night out (the fast food outlet) and the persistent man is still in tow, he stands an excellent chance of scoring. It is vital that he stays the distance in this phase however. At the end of the chip shop sojourn, the woman will subconsciously be thinking that he has seen her under the glaring lights, all sweaty and with running make up etc. and he still likes her. The man might be best advised to have the beer goggles on at this juncture.

Finally, if he still hasn't scored at this stage, then his final chance is to inveigle himself into the taxi home (even if he lives in the completely opposite direction). If he's allowed to do so, he's bound to be in there as almost all uninterested women would not allow that scenario to develop!

Persistence pays - hanging in there until the bitter end does pay off! Patience is a virtue after all!

**A typical night out where I'm from!

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