I'll have to read the whole thing to really decide, so here goes...
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The last 10% was my effort to give women the benefit of the doubt. A common question men ask of women is "Tell me what you want in a man?", which is like asking how many guys she's slept with, an invitation to be lied to. Because she'll almost invariably answer with some combination of
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Ok I have to agree with this one. Women don't' say what they really want in a man and asking that question is silly, the funny part is that most don't know what they really want.
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Competition - I almost titled this section disinterest. The two are closely related. We can only pursue what runs away from us. A man who is devoted to something else besides the woman is autmatically more attractive.
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This is also true.
He is right that if a guy finds a woman attractive he would like to have sex with her as a rule (and a strong rule) I do think hes off on the a guy would have sex with any woman 'friend' no matter the attraction.
I think the problem, besides the obvious misogynistic undertones, is that it gives external reasons for what a really internal problems.
If a guy is 'weak' in some fashion, he will be unattractive to women. The solution to this is to figure out why you seem undesirable and change it yourself.
The feeling I get from this guy is that of a victim, and a victim who blames women for his problems and that there is no way to get ahead in this unless you suddenly become rich or manipulative.
I can see why this appeals to some guys. Had I read this when I was 19, after a bad break up, I'd quite possibly have said 'yes thats it', and his bitter misogynistic tones would have southed my sorrow.
Still wouldn't have made me more attractive to women though and luckily I figured that one out soon after as I was due to meet my future wife the following year.