Your Hook
Are you happy with the type of partner you attract?
Do you like the way members of the opposite sex react and interact with you?
Or, are you perplexed and even bothered by both the type of people you attract
and the way members of the opposite sex treat you?
For example, do you tend to attract people who are
only interested in flirting, or sex, or casual dating -- but never in a relationship?
Do members of the opposite sex have the same reaction to you over and over,
such as being noticeably intimidated, or perhaps on the defensive, or extremely
physically attracted immediately? Do these reactions seem contrary in light
of who you know yourself to be? Or do they simply make you feel uncomfortable?
If any of the above is even remotely true for you,
you need to learn about your hook.
Your hook is a trait or quality you put forth to represent
yourself to potential partners. It is the thing you offer in the dating marketplace
-- your billboard, your advertisement. It is the thing the opposite sex sees
about you first and foremost. It may be a set of behaviors, mannerisms, speech,
dress, or other characteristics that you are completely unaware of. And, it
may very well be getting you the opposite of what you want.
What is your hook? Although you may be unaware of it,
you can still figure out what it is. To do so, answer these questions:
- What is it you think you have to offer that the
opposite sex wants most? Is it sex, money, care-giving, having it all together,
being fun, or something else?
- Who do your friends say you change into when you
are around the opposite sex?
- What personality do you put on when getting ready
for an evening out?
Did you figure out what your hook is?
If you are still puzzled, ask one of your exs what first attracted them to
you.
Now that you know what your hook is, you may want to stop using it to attract
partners. Instead, learn how to be yourself in potential partner situations.
Here is how to stop using your hook and be yourself instead.
- Figure out what your hook is, and de-emphasize
it in your behavior. If your hook is your sexuality, change your dress and
how you carry yourself. If it's money or power, play down these attributes.
- Stop trying to impress potential partners. Have
you ever formed a deep friendship by impressing someone? Relationships start
on the same basis as friendships, and being impressed does not guarantee
a relationship.
- Practice bringing out and emphasizing all sides
of you. Get good at representing all of your different aspects while in
a dating situation.
- Don't turn on your charm to attract and keep potential
partners, but instead turn on to your self. Turn on to how magnificent you
are as a human being - even with all your imperfections, needs and wants.
- As you meet people and spend time with them, come
from yourself. Be honest. Speak your mind.
Your Relationship Coach,
Rinatta Paries
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