I've rarely seen anything written on this, but I thought it would be interesting.
When I say pretty boy, I mean a guy who looks obviously more feminine, but still is considered attractive. Just not so much "alpha" looking. I put myself in this category. This may seem strange, but the effect is strongest on women in their 18-23 years and 35 and up women.
Women generally 24-34 who aren't married, or divorced are looking for the most "ideal" guy with the most money in my opinion.
The main downfall is unless you live in Los Angeles, Miami, Vegas, NYC - one of those cities, a lot of women will generally assume you are gay. Some will straight up ask you and act surprised when they realize your personality is anything but gay. They may throw girl compliments like "oh, you look so pretty", and it sort of puts them into this instant confusion mode where they want to get to know you better - but you still can't dethrone the real Alpha guy with his "masculine" good looks. If you give both "pretty" guys vs the "good-looking masculine" guys the exact same personality and an above-average income, it would be interesting to see what women choose.
The truth is, some guys look better "pretty" than they would if they tried to look more masculine. Chace Crawford, Zac Efron, Brandon Flowers for example. Then you have guys like Clive Owen or Jon Hamm with their masculine good looks. Brad Pitt would fall somewhere in the middle, and I think that's probably the most "universal" appeal.
I think a lot of it is up to the individual woman, but the paradox about pretty boy game is they are attracted to you, but don't necessarily see you as "masculine" enough to matter in the long-term.
Thought it was interesting and looking for some corroboration, or lack thereof.
Another thing, to those of you who have traveled alot...do you see "pretty boy" game going farther in certain cities like LA/Miami?
When I say pretty boy, I mean a guy who looks obviously more feminine, but still is considered attractive. Just not so much "alpha" looking. I put myself in this category. This may seem strange, but the effect is strongest on women in their 18-23 years and 35 and up women.
Women generally 24-34 who aren't married, or divorced are looking for the most "ideal" guy with the most money in my opinion.
The main downfall is unless you live in Los Angeles, Miami, Vegas, NYC - one of those cities, a lot of women will generally assume you are gay. Some will straight up ask you and act surprised when they realize your personality is anything but gay. They may throw girl compliments like "oh, you look so pretty", and it sort of puts them into this instant confusion mode where they want to get to know you better - but you still can't dethrone the real Alpha guy with his "masculine" good looks. If you give both "pretty" guys vs the "good-looking masculine" guys the exact same personality and an above-average income, it would be interesting to see what women choose.
The truth is, some guys look better "pretty" than they would if they tried to look more masculine. Chace Crawford, Zac Efron, Brandon Flowers for example. Then you have guys like Clive Owen or Jon Hamm with their masculine good looks. Brad Pitt would fall somewhere in the middle, and I think that's probably the most "universal" appeal.
I think a lot of it is up to the individual woman, but the paradox about pretty boy game is they are attracted to you, but don't necessarily see you as "masculine" enough to matter in the long-term.
Thought it was interesting and looking for some corroboration, or lack thereof.
Another thing, to those of you who have traveled alot...do you see "pretty boy" game going farther in certain cities like LA/Miami?