Lothario under the knife..
Realize it’s difficult for me to do this as I consider myself a newbie to game. On top of that, Lothario has done hundreds of approaches while I’m still at a little less than 100. Furthermore, he has been trained by Roosh and has also spent a lot of time with Giovonny as well as other reputable gamesmen on the forum. So it’s an understatement when I say that I’m analyzing a player that has been analyzed a whole bunch of times already by more experienced players. That being said, I’m still a guy that can provide good analysis as I have followed game for a while and have just now gotten into the phase where I’m observing people and their vibe better. Also, I want to do this with a clear perspective that will lend itself to some improvement for Lothario, if that’s even possible. So what I’m about to say needs to be viewed through that lens.
First of all, Lothario was only in the city for a short period of time. That day I ended up working further away from the city and had a hard time getting in with traffic and distance against me. However, I pushed through almost 2 hours of driving to meet Lothario for 3 hours. The reason I did this was because of who Lothario is as a person. I wouldn’t do this for many people.
I’ll explain. Lothario has always been around to help me. He has been very gracious with his time and advice. I spoke with him many times before we met. Just by speaking with him, I realized that he is a true gentleman. He carries that vibe around everyone, girls and guys. Think James Bond but with a more fun vibe. I’ll get into specifics.
Looks: No need to go into this much more than players already have, but he is a mid 30s brown desi dude that is in good shape. He is on the skinnier side like me but does a lot to make up for any shortcomings it may come with. Let me take a step back when I say this. Lothario’s style is GQ and not Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) type. The A&F types in my opinion would need to be in top shape because those clothes are more exposing to the body especially in the summer. For example, wearing an A&F t-shirt will expose your arms which if they are skinny can hurt confidence and game, whereas wearing a blazer as long as you’re in good shape will minimize any fitness shortcomings while maximizing return on your looks. Lothario has already seemed to figure this out with his style so being extremely buff and cut up is not something that is necessary or hurts his game. Which brings me to style…
Style: Lothario has a subscription to GQ magazine and it shows. He was wearing a double breasted fitted Navy blue blazer with a blue checkered shirt, along with a checkered pocket square that popped out. He was also wearing fitted jeans that were folded at the bottom with some cool brown shoes. I am a bit less into fashion than he is (see analysis of my game) but I think that folding the jeans actually likely helped him stand out from the crowd since it’s more “GQ” to do something like that and draws a bit more attention. Otherwise, I think his pocket square and blazer would have drawn attention anyways. Overall, for his frame (skinny but some muscle on his bones) he was rocking that blazer and jeans. I know the girls noticed and I, in turn, noticed that! Which brings me to game…
Game: This will be the longest section so I ask for patience. I have thought about this for an entire week and want to give Lothario the best my analytical mind can offer. I’ll go with the positives first and then some minor criticisms. After that I will wrap up with how I see him fitting into it all.
Lothario is a very social brown dude. It comes with the territory of being a successful desi/Indian brown guy. I’ve said this before but when we desi dudes are cool, we’re extremely cool. That’s because those of us genuinely want to build connections with people rather than live in our own head and loathe the western world like most other brown dudes do. Lothario embodies this. When he talks with girls, he opens them up and makes them feel as if he is a prince and they are his concubines for those few seconds of the approach. He does this in many ways. First and foremost is his “eye contact to approach” time cycle. The time it takes for him to make eye contact with the girl and approach her seems minimal, very minimal, at least with the few approaches I saw him make in the small window where we hung out. I noticed he may wait a little but when he approaches, most times he will approach as soon as he makes eye contact. I think this is critical in game because the more you wait, the more you hate. He understands this.
His openers that I saw were fairly indirect. For example, one was quite simply asking for a place to hang out that night whereas another one was a Spanish opener noting his goal to improve Spanish speaking skills. Both were effective and the girls were either smiling or engaged, or both.
His body language while doing the approaches is very open. Meaning, he has got a fun vibe to him that comes off in both his speech and how he presents physically. It may be easier for me to describe posture by noting what he doesn’t do. He doesn’t slouch when he walks and walks like a rooster looking for bitches. He doesn’t cross his arms, ever (I fall into this trap sometimes). He doesn’t look nervous and his gaze is always focused. He doesn’t forget to engage people and smile with them.
His voice projection is great. The way he talks has a calming slowness to it. He doesn’t speak fast but says what he says with conviction. In a way, I think being part of the South Asian culture helps him because he appears to combine his confident IDGAF vibe with social openness that is very hospitable and ready to receive people with an open heart. I am the same way and working on my body language to be more congruent with this. So I understand it and see it for all its benefits when a fellow player like Lothario does it well.
Now, for a few criticisms. This is very hard for me to do as Lothario has obviously worked very hard to make improvements in every possible way he can over the years.
Accent: Lothario has learned to not only reduce his accent but mask it with his voice projection and clear manner of speech. However, the accent still exists; BUT it’s not a bad thing which is what I’m going to try to explain. Lothario, I ask you this brother because it’s a question that you may not even have an answer to. I think you worked a lot on your accent but I got the sense that you still continue to see it at least as a minor crutch for you. As a guy that came to the states later in life, it is EXTREMELY difficult to get that accent to go away over like about 70%. I have come across a bunch of Indian guys with this issue and it’s hard to get rid of completely. But the reason they don’t get rid of it is because they are unconfident and see themselves as inferior because of it. My thought is just that DO YOU NEED BE LIKE THEM? And I’m not saying you are but it’s easy to lose focus on ACTUAL improvement if you associate your game ability with something that we south Asians have an inherent disability for over focusing on, thereby framing it as a crutch rather than something unique that could be maxed out and still be kept UNIQUE. You have that ability and I saw it in person. So I would say focus on your conversational ability instead. I think there are certain things you can say and/or ways to say those things which will not only focus the attention on your emotional intelligence but also does it in a way that makes you stand out BECAUSE you have an accent, thereby increasing your exotic factor. It’s a fine line but I think it can be done.
Example: I opened a chick yesterday that was smoking. Now remember, my accent is almost a 100% American; so much that on the phone, I may sound like your normal American white guy. I said “Wow, you smoke; what an amazing way to live longer!” It’s basic American sarcasm. I don’t know if you have used it much and maybe if you know it, cut this part out of the analysis. Anyways, now I imagine you saying the exact same thing. When I imagine it, I realize how much MORE effective you can be with it. Basically, the girl is thinking, wow this guy knows what sarcasm is and he’s not from around here. What else does he have in his bag? Another words, you just increased your EXOTIC factor.
Overall thoughts: Lothario has a lot going for him and his game. He is a good looking guy both because of his style, his aura, IGAF vibe and smooth manner of speech. When I dissect his game for the few hours that we met, I don’t see much that needs to improve, AT ALL. But there is room for improvement. What that means is grow your conversational ability and manner of speech (e.g. sarcasm) and focus less on accent reduction. I don’t see it as much of a crutch as maybe you do. Remember this is coming from a guy with a similar background to you that went through at least some of the same challenges. So please take it for what it’s worth.
Where Lothario can help me is overall smooth vibe, and fearless approach ability, which he seems to have no problem with. As my game improves, I can possibly help him with manner of speech, conversation and things like sarcasm, which while knowing it well, I have a hard time projecting it because of my anxiety. This is why I think I can be a killer by losing my anxiety, the same as Lothario can be a killer with focus on more conversational ability.
Lothario, I have nothing but respect for you. He paid for dinner and I bought him a fucking 2 dollar coffee
. I wasn’t going to keep the analysis subjective and therefore reduce its ability to provide any benefit to him. That’s why I thought long and hard before writing this. I honestly went out and approached with another Indian friend of mine last night and some of the things I did, I later dissected for him which put this analysis into perspective. I really hope to meet him again to approach. I don’t mind going out of my way for someone like Lothario. He is a true gentleman. And, next time, Lothario, I will do most of the approaches. You have my guarantee!