This friend of mine sent me this book and I am horrified. It was written by some guy from San Diego and it is sold online as Absolute Power Dating. The guy who authors it is just like the guy that weird dating coach Tom Cruise plays in Magnolia.
It is all about how to get laid without having a relationship. He is like the Dr. Phil of Creeps. He tells men that the thing to do is do the opposite of what they have been doing all along and be mean to women. That way you don’t end up all pussy whipped.
Of course this is not good news for girls who like me who want to have relationships. The funny part of the book is that he tells them to look in the mirror and say the most hilarious affirmations to themselves such as “I’m not the center of the universe! I am the Universe.” This is because he seems to think that women are attracted to men who are really egotistical. I have to admit this is partly true but not completely. Women are more attracted to men who are confident rather than men who are so egostistical that “I am the Universe!” is the positive affirmation. I want to tell him, hey – have fun with our Universe. This planet is finding some other cosmos to spin around in.
Also there is something kind of creepy about men that spend hours looking in the mirror and saying things like “Every woman thinks I am fascinating!” or “Even if I made a lot of money I wouldn’t spend it on a woman.” Other affirmations from this book include “Women hit on me constantly, even when they are with their boyfriends.” OUCH. Somebody is suffering from a case of really low esteem.
Other gems in the affirmations for losers collection include “I have no downside.”, “I only date super-models.”, “Women are obsessed with me.” , “I don’t call women.”, “Women call me all the time.”, “I’m so amusing I should charge admission!”, “Women will stand in line to have a chance to talk with me.” And my favorite “Every woman in here is staring at me.” (I suspect for the wrong reasons at this point.
In this book the author says that the reason the affirmations have to be so grand is because most men are coming from a place of deficit in the first place. He also says that these affirmations have to be spoken every day for twenty-one days to be effective. It makes one wonder. What happens if you miss a day? Does it, ahem, get all limp again? Do you have to start all over again from day one and repeat the 21 days. Or can you just continue and add on the missing day of affirmations.
I am thinking of developing my own affirmations that have everything to do with staying away from men who are so insecure that they have to tell themselves stuff like this every day in the mirror.