Excerpts from my Dating Manual pt.1:

Rejection, It's okay

Now that you find yourself more knowledgeable about how to approach that woman you're interested in, let's take the time to bring ourselves to a reality check.

Rejection.
It happens.
Whether it's your first attempt at conversation with a woman that piques your interest or your 1000+ time, expect rejection.

Dating's like a traffic light.
Green light - yay
Yellow light - take things slow
Red Light - nooooope
Next time you find yourself at an intersection, look around and notice that these light changes are happening constantly and frequently.
Rejection, like red lights & sadly boring twists from recent M. Night Shylaman movies, is a naturally occuring thing.
Some of you nay-sayers will be thinking: not if the power goes out.
Going back to our chapter on confidence, how are you gonna know that traffic light isn't powered if you don't put yourself out there?
At the least, it turns into a stop sign, which doesn't necessarily mean you can't move past it.
Just observe the right of way, wait your turn, then head off to find your next best opportunity.

I haven't seen the future, but I have seen the present.
Mainly alot of guys going in with expectations set too high.
"No."
"Not in this lifetime."
"I've already got a boyfriend."
"I've just decided to become a lesbian."
"I'm a fan of penis, just not yours."
"I think I just vomited a little in my mouth."
They get hit by rejection lines like those and their world just disintegrates.
These are the guys that get caught into thinking that it's a life or death struggle.
The fate of the world depends on whether or not they get her contact info.
That if they don't kiss that woman, the guy playing guitar at their prom'll just disappear into nothing.
That humanity's future is at risk if they don't procreate that night.
That Lost will end abruptly without answering any questions if nothing happens.
Getting too extreme?
Some guys take it that far.
Don't be one of those guys.

Take a different perspective.
Know that the world will still be there the following morning if she rejects you.
Know that there's a strong possibility she'll reject you.
Know that you're not the only one shot down by her.

Which brings me to an important point: you're not the only guy in the world that's been rejected by a woman that's worth your interest.
It's a very rare thing to be that guy that has the looks, money, personality, brains, & mental stability all brought together into a single package.
We all can't be that one Uncle at the family party that drinks too much and starts groping your cousins inappropriately.

Be content with who you are.
If you're gonna sense a running theme throughout these sections, that's what it is.
Be content with who you are.

For this particular section, realize nobody out there can get whatever person they want.
In this aspect, I like to compare dating to baseball.
Specifically, On Base Percentage an' Batters Average.
At best I'm a career .312 hitter.
I've had my share of plenty of misses.
I'm human.
They're human.
Sometimes people/personality/chemistry won't mesh well together.
Best thing you can do is keep stepping into the batter's box an' swing away.
You'll get better at it, you'll see the pitches better, you're more likely to get on base.

Which harkens back to the Confidence section.
Things are more easier and fun once you know what you're doing.
In the realm of dating, the only way to get experience for most people is to put themselves out there.
Others have stupid amounts of money.
I'm not one of 'em.
Personally, I don't feel that any lessons learned through that route would be meaningful/usefull.

Rejection happens.
It's one of the laws of nature.
I want you to be comfortable with that fact so when it does happen to you, you'll be able to recover faster and move along.
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A general snippet from the manual I've been slowly editing over the years.
It's essentially a collection of all my lectures/pep talks/observations surrounding the dating scene I've acquired over the years.
Why people consistently keep turning to me for advice I'm not sure of.
Technically, I'm single.
But my advice has worked for them.
I must be saying something right.