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I imagine asking a very specific question in a car forum for example:
How do I achieve a better 0-60 in my new car?
Arch's response: Try shifting at 6,000 rpm.
R.C's response: You have to learn how to shift for a better 0-60.
Jack's response: You can't achieve a better 0-60 unless you know how to do it.
Or a body builing forum:
How do I gain some muscle in a short time?
Arch: Eat protein and lift.
R.C: You can't just build muscle, you have to learn what to eat and what to do to gain muscle.
Jack: You need to learn how to gain muscle.
I'm not saying who's wrong or right, but when someone asks a very specific question they're expecting a specific answer, regardless of the situation.
If I have a headache and ask a friend how to relieve it I want to hear something like: Take a pill. Now the pill may or may not help, but that's the specific answer. Not something like: Well, you should not have stayed up for 2 days without eating... or something like: You have to learn how a headache happens. (Those are valid responses and will help in the future, but won't really help with the headache right now!)
Sometimes the short and spot on answer works best for a given situation, and sometimes it doesn't.
While I agree it's best to learn the fundamentals and basics, this thread was about dealing with this particular situation and not about learning the best approach with women in general.
Thank you all for posting under this, and I will continue to learn from all 3 of you gentlemen.
If you're looking for analogies, then at the car dealership Arch is telling you this:
"She's in the dealership. Obviously wants a car. So proceed as follows
- Hi.
- What's your name?
- Here's the car, here's the price, buy it now.
"
Most guys have a tendency of overdoing it but underdoing it doesn't yield much better results either.
Anyway, pickup is very rarely about handling one particular woman just like poker is very rarely about handling one particular hand.
You're not a good player unless you consistently win. You will lose hands due to bad luck. And sometimes you'll win even if you made a bad play. But as long as you have a fundamental understanding of the game, at the end of the day you will
always be on the winning side and will never find yourself scrambling for money.