Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Beware of Sketchy Men's Dating Advice

By Maxwell Durden

Dating advice for men is an interesting subject to write about. It's interesting because dating advice for men is a subject that just about every man on the planet is interested in. We all want to be better with women. So whenever I write to men about this subject, it's like half the entire planet is my audience.

But there's a problem. Men often do all of the wrong things with women, because they are listening to the advice of all the wrong people. When it comes to men's dating advice, you have to be careful who you trust.

There is so much bad advice out there for men that it's not even funny. It seems that there are many people clamoring to be pronounced a "dating expert" who don't have the least bit of real life experience to back it up.

Instead of talking about strategies that they honestly believe in, these "gurus" are trying to take advantage of the sheer volume of men that are interested in improving their success with women.

But let's get off of the negativity and start being a little more constructive. There is a lot of good dating advice out there, but you have to know who to trust.

Let me give you an example of who you shouldn't listen to. Let's say you wanted to be a rock star. Would you rather listen to a rock star's advice on becoming a rock star, or Cindy the stay at home mom? Of course, you'd listen to the rock star. Why, then, do so many people take advice from people who don't practice what they preach?

Don't over complicate the process of learning how to have success with women. Remember, you are an ancestor of years and years of men who succeeded with women and "got the girl." Your existence is proof of that. Still, you have to start following in the footsteps of a real dating expert who has real experience.

The alternative is to keep listening to the same old corny, contrived advice that's fed to the masses on a daily basis. But think about it; if you're following the "average" advice, how do you ever hope to be anything above average when it comes to dating?

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