You really don't understand the meaning of "being yourself"? It's kinda sad that most around here have to get into characters to pull women. "Being yourself" really means knowing what you are strong at and what you can do well. Any person that "knows themselves" and knows what they are good at understands that being who you truly are is not a bad thing. I got "0" girls when I put myself into "character" and tried to "act" tough, cocky and funny. When I started to realize who I was and what I was good at, and what I actually liked to do personally, I became much more successful. More guys would be successful if they understood who they are, what they are good at, and what they liked to do. Sad truth is that most guys don't, they spend time focusing on what they are bad at, trying to improve on things they may hate doing so they get the results that they seek out, weakness, inadequacy, and failure. And if that is what you seek out when you try to improve your life, then that is what you will get.

However, all people are individuals and I certainly won't knock what works for one individual. That just means that it works for that one individual. I am speaking from my personal experience, and not from the vantage point of another individual. I failed miserably when I tried to act like I was someone else, or I spent my time trying to improve weaknesses instead of harnessing strengths.
Lol, you must not have much life experience. I've just seen too many shy and timid guys pull women with the shy attitude to believe this non-sense. Now I will not debate that eye contact and expression are quite attractive qualities for most women, but it is not something to which all men must aspire to. There are other ways than what is being defined here in your own statement. Engaging people the way that is most natural to you will most likely garner the successful an individual seeks. Edward is a charming and respectable individual; however, one thing that Edward is good at is using his body language, because he is an actor, body language comes natural to him. It is his form of expression, his form of speech.

Every man has his own form of speech which he can master. But most men shy away from finding their voice which would truly make them strong. Some men are great orators, debaters, and salesmen. For them, the natural form of communication would be to talk. It could potentially have the same effect over a woman as Edward's body language. Some men's natural language is to listen, some women feel safe telling them things and confiding in them. For other men it may be sight, they may see things about an individual no other man can see. They could potentially be observant and notice things no other man can notice.

The point being, that body language is not some ultimatum, nor it is it required for success with women. Knowing your specific talents and strengths could have the same effect. I have too much life experience to really believe a lot of the stuff spoken here. However, I don't disrespect it, because that is the image that "PUA" pursues. And hell, I'm strong enough to admit that I may have found the wrong community. If the "bad boy strong image" is one that this community pursues then hey, I respect that. I am just telling people here, that it is not required. There are other ways of achieving what you desire to achieve. You just have to be open to knowing your own talents, and most people spend their lives worried about what they aren’t talented in.
But that isn't being yourself at all, that's being someone else in the hopes of impressing a woman. Even I knew that ...

You perceived yourself as having no success so you had no success, don't blame it on "being yourself" because you weren't being yourself at all. Being yourself is knowing who you truly are, trusting yourself, and knowing your talents. If you know these three things then you will be successful in anything you try in life, guaranteed. Developing a fake coffee lounge or football buff personality isn't required for success with women. I am just letting you know this.

I view your approach to “success” to be a fatally flawed one that will leave most men in this community either on the brink of failure or walking through it.

"wine and dine them"

What a waste of money.