Fortunately, the same general rules of attraction apply not only to romance but to success in all areas of life, which means two things for you:
If you know and have experience applying these rules already in other parts of your life, you should have no trouble applying them to your love life.
If you’re just learning to develop these characteristics for the purpose of improving your love life, as a bonus you can also enthusiastically look forward to these same qualities influencing improvements in other critical areas of your life.
The 5 primary qualities possessed by an attractive person are:
- Self-love – you have to like who you are first, before anybody else is going to like you. Why would they. Hell, why should they? What’s more, you can’t really give love to another person when you don’t have it within yourself to give. To love, put simply, you have to be loving and lovable – both of which start with yourself.
- Confidence – Self-assurance is like a fine cologne; without overpowering, it can be detected from far distances away. Confidence is a peaceful and non-competitive sense that your thoughts, ideas, feelings, and actions are of value.
- Playfulness – We all grow up too fast. And in the process, we lose a lot of the childlike innocence and wonder that are such attractive traits (especially to women). Therefore, most people (and certainly most women) find a person who can retain some of that light-hearted, carefree, fun and frivolous nature into their adulthood an absolute delight to be around. A playful person is like a fountain of youth – they bring out the playfulness in the people around them, and that makes everyone involved feel young again (or younger, at least). And feeling young around someone is a clear and present indication of attraction.
- Openness – Nobody likes a person too set in their ways. Think of that phrase, even – “set in their ways” – and what comes to mind? A grandfather, perhaps. Or an old school marm. Either way, it is the reverse of that, a never-ending penchant for experiencing new things, reexamining old beliefs, and entertaining new ideas and possibilities and points of view that keeps a person forever growing, forever evolving, forever becoming more of the person they can be. Women find many men closed off to new ideas, to ways of thinking that differ from their established, tried, tested, and approved norm. Therefore a man who is open to whatever changes, challenges, and gifts the world has to offer him is a daring and exciting adventure to behold. Most women would kill to be a part of that sort of adventure.
- Curiosity – Similar to open-mindedness but also different enough to merit its own number, curiosity is a quality that ensures a person is always learning. One can be open to new experiences and still shut down to learning anything new from those experiences. Or vice-versa – a person can always be educating themselves, but obstinate in the exclusive veracity of the things they learn (in other words “I’m right and you’re wrong”). Neither a “know-it-all” or a “know-nothing” is very much fun to be around for very long. Neither is particularly attractive to women. But a man who is always expanding on his knowledge and understanding of the world most women find to be a true prize.
Here we explore the various ways a man can outwardly express those inward qualities that make him so attractive to women.
- Body Language – Don’t say it with words. Words are a dime a dozen. And what would you say anyway? “Hey, I’m a confident, fun-loving, and open-minded guy. Can’t you tell?” Well, no. She can’t tell unless you show her. Confidence comes across in your stance; curiosity and open-mindedness in your eyes. Self-love is conveyed through a sense of being relaxed and at peace in one’s body instead of tense and wound up; playfulness through a lively, animated demeanor as opposed to blasé’ and lackadaisical. Basically, a man who women find attractive stands and sits up straight while leaning slightly back. He is comfortable touching others and being touched, though he displays a keen sense of timing and appropriateness. He doesn’t fidget or perform any other chronic, unconscious “nervous” behaviors. And above all, he maintains eye contact in an open and inviting way.
- Attitude – This is a tough one because there is no set “choreography” for it (i.e. stand up straight, make eye contact, etc.). An attitude comes from within and expressed without. And the attitude you’re trying to express is one of being attractive. This is different from cockiness or arrogance (though a lesson can be taken from both, and a little of each isn’t all bad). Because when you know you are attractive, you are attractive. And you don’t have to prove it to anyone. It just is. And when it is like that, it comes across in everything you do. So to start with, notice if there are times when you feel ashamed of yourself around an attractive women, or apologetic for interrupting her good time to talk with you, or sneaky and surreptitious in your “tactics” for attracting her. Attitude is about being yourself, provided that “self” is aware of its inherent attractiveness.
- Presence – Picking up from the last item, no woman is going to find an ashamed, apologetic, or sneaky and surreptitious guy attractive. Nor is she going to find a wallflower, a doormat, or any other deferential character compelling. When you walk into a room, people need to know that you’ve done so. They should be able to feel the energy in the room shift when you enter and exit. Attractive people don’t hide themselves in a crowd, they stand out. They engage people rather than waiting to be engaged. They rally others around them for interesting conversation and activities. They bring people together with their presence, acting as a hub for their ever-expanding network. They are leaders without even necessarily having any directive towards which to lead other than having everyone around them feel comfortable and having a good time. Part of both Attitude and Presence is paying strict attention to your appearance. A slovenly person can’t pull off the right attitude and presence. Only a person who takes care in consistently maintaining a clean, stylish, and attractive appearance can.
- Voice – Now that we’ve gotten the essential non-verbal expressions of attractiveness out of the way – yes, your voice and your words do have something to do with it. Speak up. Don’t swallow your words. Sound sure of yourself when you speak or don’t speak at all. Stuttering and stammering, hemming and hawing, and qualifying everything you say with uncertainty (“I may be wrong, but…”, “…but of course, what do I know?”) are all opportunities for others (especially women you’re trying to pick up) to tune you out.
Lastly, in trying to make yourself more attractive to women, throw all stereotypes out the window. They are a burden to live up to and a hindrance to genuine relating. Be who you are in defiance of the stereotypes you may or may not fit and you’ll be recognized for the unique – and attractive! – man that you are.