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People who are indirect are that way because they’re afraid of getting their feelings hurt by women. They’re too worried they’ll say something that might offend the girl and cause her to have a negative reaction towards them. They’re worried that other people will see them get rejected and they’ll be embarrassed and their good guy image will be destroyed and they simply can’t handle that.
i gotta call you out on this one cause i think you are dead wrong.
i'll use myself as an example.
I prefer going indirect because it works better in most situations. most of the time i am totally outcome independent, and i have little to no emotional reaction to rejection or acceptance.
HOWEVER, i, like most PUA's, have a goal in mind of what i consider to be success. my goal of success is consistency. using indirect openers has helped me pull consistently. i can use direct openers if i want, but i won't be as consistent. does that mean i fear rejection? no.
as i said earlier, i have little to no emotional reaction to rejection or acceptance. rejection won't really embarass me or hurt my confidence. I just prefer to have my game work and not waste my time trying to recover after i indicate interest too early.
you assume that people who use a strategy to avoid rejection must also fear rejection. avoiding rejection for logical reasons is different than avoiding it for emotional reasons. i avoid it because that is my goal as a PUA. i want to be successful and consistent. this is very different from fearing rejection and avoiding it because it effects my emotions negatively.
if we didn't do things to avoid rejection, then what the fuck are we all doing here? why even be a PUA?