[heartlessthrob]

Ok. This question arise from the fact im in a serious relationship but i still seem to treat my gf like she is like any other girl. Do not get me wrong i tell her how i feel but i always seem to fall back into those old player habits. Anyone got thoughts on this?

[trainwreck]

It's good. You will not be manipulated as easily as another guy with less experience and who doesn't treat her like any other girl.

Funny enough, that's going to make your relationship last longer.

[esperar]

I think once you learn the truth about women, there's pretty much no going back. I wouldn't worry though, because you are happier over all for it.

[BigDaddy]

Knowledge of how women work is a bell that can't be unrung. As stated above, game will improve your relationship with your girl, and probably make it last longer and be more happy and fulfilling for both of you.

Your girl is just like "every other girl" and the minute you start thinking differently and treating her differently, you've already lost. Yeah, a little more beta is required to maintain a relationship, but this isnt the forum for that.

Counterintuitively enough, not giving a fuck (or at least appearing not to) is what will keep her perpetually trying to make you happy. Hypergamy is a bitch...

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

What others said.

But it's not game that jades you, it's bitter experiences with women [whom you approached with "just be yourself"]. Game is simply a natural, adaptive response to those experiences.

[Jevioso]

Well, your anger is often misdirected. A man who swims with sharks, shouldn't get mad when a shark bites him. A lot of the bitterness men feel from women, comes from the fact that women always, and I mean always, take advantage of weak men. It doesn't matter how religious, how good, how morally superior she is, her nature is to take advantage of weak men.

[SVK]

I'm in a similar situation, in LTR with a cute and very nice girl who worships the ground I walk on. I treat her worse than she deserves, not trying to do that, but simply that is my nature now. I actually have to consciously try to do some nice beta things once in a blue moon, which she appreciates a lot.

The disadvantage is that since now I know how easy it is to get girls, I just don't appreciate as much as I would in my beta days. Ironically, this attitude only makes her more attracted and makes the relationship effort-free.

[UgSlayer]

You're framing it wrong. You're not "jaded by the game". You're waking up to reality from society's brainwashing. Getting upset at it is like the Church getting mad at the discovery that the Earth is not the center of the universe. It is what it is and it's a gift, not a curse. Good luck to you brother.

[tenderman100]

(07-13-2012 06:44 PM)UgSlayer Wrote:  

You're framing it wrong. You're not "jaded by the game". You're waking up to reality from society's brainwashing. Getting upset at it is like the Church getting mad at the discovery that the Earth is not the center of the universe. It is what it is and it's a gift, not a curse. Good luck to you brother.

Agreed.

So if you rephrase it,

"Once you UNDERSTAND game, can you ever get it leave your system?"

NO.

To borrow the feminist phrase, this knowledge is in fact empowering.

[soup]

There is death happening inside of you- the death of a fantasy.

When you find out that everything you were brought up to believe about something is a lie, or is obsolete, don't be surprised if you feel anger. It's the fantasy's last stand.

C'est la vie. Now you are a baby again.

Hope you find what you are looking for.

[Aliblahba]

Game is about empowerment and options. If you choose to enter an LTR you know if the girl gets stupid, she can be kicked to the curb expeditiously and new pussy will be had within a few days, or hours.

I follow a few simple rules not to become "jaded". Not banging married women, not cheating on serious girlfriends, nor selling the dream, and keeping flings at a distance.