Why Men Love Bitches

Nagging = A woman who is predictable = A feeling of
obligation = Decreased lust
Indifference = Less predictable response = Renewed interest
ATTRACTION PRINCIPLE #56
When you treat him casually as though
he’s a friend, he’ll come your way.
Because he wants things to be romantic,
but he also 
wants
 to be the pursuer.
Envisioning him as just a friend enables you to relate to him
without the heaviness or the intensity of the nagging. Don’t say,
“Hey buddy Hey, pal,” and throw down a cold beer in front of him
with a fake, peppermint-refreshing smile. Don’t offer to girl-watch
with him or chew tobacco. Don’t overdo it.
Again, treat him as you would a friend, which means exude a
demeanor that seems 
unlikely given the circumstances.
If you’ve
been uptight, needy, or clingy, appearing casual, relaxed, and
un
concerned is the unlikely response that he would expect.
For example, if he has excuses for why he isn’t spending time
with you, you need to make excuses for why you can’t spend time
with 
him.
Is it a game? No. If he’s too busy and you’ve already
tried telling him how you feel, it’s time to show him with your
actions that he will no longer be dictating the terms. Because his
terms will most likely continue to drive a wedge between you—and
that’s not the outcome you want.
ATTRACTION PRINCIPLE #57
A little distance combined with the

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appearance of self-control makes him
nervous that he may be losing you.
Here is a classic case in point. You want to see more of him and
you suggest going away for the weekend together. He says, “No, I
can’t because of work.” You’ve typically whined over the issue of
him not spending enough time with you. What will throw him and
get his attention is if you go left when he thinks you’ll go right.
If you 
don’t
cop an attitude or you appear to lose interest in
going away, he’ll immediately be concerned. Most men are used to
women wanting to be around them all the time. He gets concerned
when he’s busy trying to defend something you mysteriously no
longer want. If you don’t bring it up and pretend to forget all about
it, he second-guesses himself: 
“Hmm . . .
why is this okay with her
when I know it’s wrong?” Now his clout or leverage with you will
be called into question, and he no longer knows if he has a 100
percent hold on you. When he 
doesn’t
get the nagging but he
knows
he deserves it, he begins to wonder what’s going on.
Let’s say he likes seeing you two nights a week, but he likes to
do his own thing on the weekends. Some weekends you get
together and other weekends he leaves you hanging when he goes
out with the boys. The last thing you want to let Yogi Bear think is
that you are Boo Boo the fool. “Gee, Yogi what are we going to do
next? Okay!”
You need to alter the pattern that has become convenient for him
with no attitude and no warning.
Use the same type of excuses
that he wanted you to accept. See him half as much as he wants to
see you. “I’d love to see you Thursday, but I can’t. I am really
behind in my work. I want to go to the gym after work, and I’m

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going to be too tired. We’ll get together next week.” In that one
gesture, you’ve done something you could have never accomplished
with all the whining and nagging in the world. You’ve just rekindled
the flame.
The second you take away the security of a predictable routine,
his orientation changes. Instead of worrying about buying time or
making excuses about work, he has to think of something fun to do
so you’ll want to be with him. When you’re not available, 
he’ll go
out of his way to make more time for you.
If you ask any parrot trainer how to train a parrot, he or she will
tell you to raise the perch to about shoulder level. The trainer will
tell you not to raise the bird up higher than you, because the bird
will think he is better than you. No matter how much the bird loves
you, if you put your finger up over your head to touch him, he’ll be
more inclined to bite you. This dynamic with birds is where the term
cocky
originated.
If, on the other hand, you put the bird on the ground, the bird
feels vulnerable. Trainers suggest doing this to keep the bird “in
check.” If you put your finger out, instead of biting you, he’ll crawl
up on your finger and want to get on your arm. When your man
behaves as though he is more worthy than you, recreate the balance
and equality in the relationship by gently taking the “little birdie” and
putting him on the ground.
ATTRACTION PRINCIPLE #58