You have the right conclusion, but the completely wrong thought process brought you to it.

Relationships, especially the kind worth committing to, are not struggles for power, and most of the stuff women do that seems obviously fucked up to us they aren't even aware of on a conscious level.

Not everyone in the world is playing an angle to manipulate you. You can avoid the traps you outlined in your post just as easily by always being 100% true to yourself, something any man worth his salt should be doing all the time anyway. This also saves you from another, more insidious trap: adopting negative limiting beliefs about women.

Your boy,
870

The one thing I have learned about keeping women interested and intrigued by you for as long as you please, is to win the struggle of power! The Struggle of power is something that women do everyday, all the time, with every interaction they have with a man....they manipulate you to gain the power in the relationship you have with her, no matter the type of relationship.

you have to realize that there are different types of relationships and this does NOT cover all of them....if you are looking for a serious long term relationship, then NO, this theory is not really for you.

Part of the problem is that you write this in section 1:
And then you retreat to this position later:

Either you wrote this post to mess with me, or you just don't get it

As much as I agree with all the guys here who choose to believe in love, mutual devotion and sharing etc, (Hobbit, 870 etc) you have to realize that there are different types of relationships and this does NOT cover all of them.

First off to answer Marc, my longest relationship was 5yrs, it was never a struggle of power, we clicked from the first night, moved in together after 5months and our whole relationship was based on love and mutual respect for each other.

However, this post was aimed for a guy wanting to get it on with ANY girl. See, the relationships without any power struggle and without any issues of this sort are rare, it is not something you can "artificially" create, it has to be there.
The "Arm-Length Approach" is made to win over any girl that you meet in any situation, mostly this should be used to get short term sex partners, that's what most guys who seek out forums like this are looking for anyways.
In the end of my post I presented a way to remove the "Arm-Length" in case feeling are evolved and you wish to build a relationship based on mutual devotion instead of just her devotion.

Of course those kind of relationships where things just "click" instantly are better, and if you are looking for a serious long term relationship, then NO, this theory is not really for you.
When/if I meet a girl that I feel I really want a long term relationship with I don't involve my pick up skills, things like that should be natural.

Have faith people, love comes to those who seek it! And plenty of pointless sex comes to those who master the "Arm-Length Approach"!

This is why I clench my fist towards the sky and roar: “Pussy has no power over me” I rather live in celibacy than having bitches toy with me!

An exciting post.

I believe slywalker has posted the best thread yet on here.

And i don't go much on some of the comments from the more enlightened on here.

Firstly, Slywalker is Spot on about you are better of being on your own than being manipulated by a women. PERIOD.

And secondly WOMEN will manipulate you, ALWAYS.

They can't wait to try and tame the wild alpha man that you are.
And when they have succeeded, bye bye. They don't love you anymore. ha ha

I think what Slywalker points this out extremely well here, it is not to give in to womens every need.
1 in 3

Works for me.

However, sometimes you just can't win here.

Why......... Because women want that ALPHA man, but hey also want to control him at the same time.

The more enlightened women know this is the wrong thing to do and end relationships because they would rather see you happy and free out and about banging every women you want driving your sports car than being this sad doormat figure that they have turned you into. Or tried to.

Good post Slywalker.

Geezer point awarded.

Let me reply by making just one point.

I am a bitter 39 year old man who justifies his beliefs by via the fact that he's been bitter for a long time