Reviews written by DSR Angel

The experience was like going through Internet forums that are badly moderated, where you have to sift through mountains of irrelevant or bad advice to find the gold nuggets. It's challenging. And not what you buy a book for - you buy a book to avoid all of that time wasting and distracting or misleading noise.

Warning: This book has a lot of what I'd call dangerous advice. It is full of advice that is just plain wrong and could potentially lead men to do very silly things. For this reason I've highlighted some of the more ridiculous advice later in this review.

Beware the Misleading Title

I point this out because the title is obviously very effective, and a topic that guys want to read about. You wouldn't believe how many searches we get for this book on our site.

Unfortunately the content inside the book doesn't fit with the expectations the title sets for you.

Useful Part - Introduction into BDSM

As a result, this book will give you some insights and very practical tips on what to do if you want to develop your life sexually in this direction.

It introduces you into many BDSM concepts, vocabulary, mindsets, typical people you find in its community and so on. Enough to make you feel a lot more at ease with the subject if you are new to it.

Many of the BDSM tips are good, practical, and play on the general psychology of sex. Some would be effective in any sexual relationship, not necessarily just between partners that have mutually consented to get involved in BDSM. They would stimulate healthy sexual development in a relationship. It gave me some more perspectives to look at and add to my own knowledge.

There are many many ideas given on what to do with your woman, the majority of them degrading, humiliating, dominant or kinky to some degree to fit with the BDSM theme.

Useful Part - Psychology of Sex

This is all relevant and educational and similar to material contained within the book "My Secret Garden" by Nancy Friday.

It can give you insights into the darker (or less discussed) side of the psychology of the sexes. However, I'd recommend reading the Nancy Friday books, because they are better researched and structured and don't contain...

Fluff... Fluff.. Boast.. Boast.. Blah.. Blah

Amongst the topics passed over are politics, your apartment, plants and cats, skinny vs. chubby women, myspace.com, TV etc. etc.

You have to 'wade' through a lot of irrelevant material that is tedious, and for some people could be misleading (if they take it seriously).

Ok, So Now Let's Move to the Ridiculous

1. You should not wash your bed linen often, because if it has cum stains on it from women, new women will be unknowingly motivated to have sex with you when they get near it.
2. Advice on how to fatten your woman up (because she is skinny which ThornDaddy explains at length is not what you want) including specific dietary and meal recommendations - peanut jelly sandwhiches are a feature.
3. Advice on how to fatten your woman up including specific dietary and meal recommendations - peanut jelly sandwhiches are a feature.

Unhealthy Mindsets

Some of the insights you get into the values of Thorn Daddy include:

1. Don't seek out beautiful or attractive women, seek out chubby or fat women who aren't so attractive because they are easier, more fun and better in bed
2. Attractive or skinny women are bad in bed, no fun and only give you drama.

Remember this: You learn more about a person's success and results through their limiting beliefs than through what they say they have achieved (or boast about, more to the point where this book is concerned).

I highly recommend NOT taking in or accepting the limiting mindsets contained in this book. They will only stop you from building a truly satisfying dating lifestyle and limit your success with women.

The Bottom Line

Overall, it isn't worth investing the time in reading it.

The issue is basically that Thorn Daddy has written a long book and put all of his advice in it, many random bits of life. Thorn Daddy, has obviously spent a lot of time in BDSM and experienced a lot from it. This positions him as someone you can learn from on that - on BDSM.

But the rest of his advice is just kind of amusing and a little retarded, it had me smiling and shaking my head, if not laughing. If he cut all of the non- BDSM material out of this book, it would get a much higher rating from us.

It's a 260 page paradox.

If you are specifically interested in investigating the world of BDSM and kinks, and you are at an advanced experience level (so that you know what to ignore in advice) then you could skim read through this book and get a good practical start into the world of BDSM.

Editor Note We will look out for a better introduction into BDSM which doesn't have all the minuses of this book and update these recommendation later.

This DVD set is a bundle of some of the personal coaching skype video calls David made with clients. So throughout the package you have him going over their profiles and approach to online dating. This gives it a bit of an improvised feel (unlike a preplanned course), but also means it is embedded in reality - the specific cases of some guys who are online dating.

Does the David Wygant Approach to Advice Suit You?

So consider how you like to learn and how much hand holding you feel you need. If you are someone who can take principles, approaches, and mindsets - guidelines on how to approach something and run with it and do it yourself, this is good for you.

On the other hand, if you are someone who likes to have lots of examples of exactly what to say and what to do to follow. Then you may find this frustrating and difficult to implement.

Check out David Wygant's profile to find out more about him and his style.

Experienced and Straight Forward Advice

The advice demonstrates his experience, especially where he gives straight forward pointers and explains where you shouldn't waste time. He offers great advice on where to focus your attention, time and effort to make the most of it. You can see that he sees it very much as a tool to get to the end result - and he pushes you to focus on getting the results.

Advice on Your Profile

His main advice focuses here on how you should communicate, and the style of presentation of the information you put there.

Contacting Women Online

He talks about their realities, and what's going on with them, and how you need to be approaching it as a consequence in order to make the most of it. His points on the effort you need to make with each woman, what to get from their profiles, how to customize to them, the importance of differentiation, how frequently you should communicate with her and how fast you should escalate and take it offline were all right on the money. Good solid effective advice.

The advice on the emails themselves covers some details such as length and style of emails, but as mentioned before don't expect many specific examples. He tells you what you should be aiming to do, and the type of impression you have to make, but doesn't give you the exact words of how you should do that in many examples. A few here and there.

His explanation of how writing email for online dating differs from phone or meeting face to face with women was good, and again as he gives you the context of the women, it's helpful and clear so you know why you have to approach it that way to get results.

Rough Comments But "Gets What Women Need" Approach

In fact, the mysoginist comments seem kind of out of place really, since David's approach towards online dating approaches it from the woman's perspective in a totally non-mysoginist way. Funny little paradox there...

The Bottom Line

Because of this, if you already are quite good with women offline, then this could be a good product for you too.

On the other hand, if you know you are someone who needs specific examples of what to say, and you don't have much experience or results with women offline, then you'll need more than this. You could use it as a first stop, but there are probably better and more detailed products that you should consider first.

Doing takeways and setting boundaries are a form of setting the respect level you will get from women and men alike. In this interview, obviously, it focuses on women, however the skill is also relevant for your life in general, from friendships, social circles to your career.

Takeaways and boundaries are nothing new to dating advice, however the detail, subtleties and and frameworks added in this interview make it a fresh and more powerful subject. They really cover it well.

Needs to Be Practiced, But Relatively Easy to Implement

Braddock and Daxx talk about this quite a bit in the audio, but they obviously don't cover all the situations you will be faced with. So your job with implementing this will be getting a feel for the right situations to apply it and which approach to take from the ones advised by Braddock and Daxx.

Having said that, the many many examples given from the experiences of the coaches really bring this interview alive. It will give you a great start in getting the feel for when you should apply boundaries.

If there are some situations where they discussed less, it is in 'relationships' where boundaries can play a very important role. The audio interview was already longer than usual, but it's a shame that more examples of this topic in relationships weren't given - that would be extremely valuable - we have yet to find and review anything that covers that specific topic very effectively yet.

Who Will This Be Most Helpful For

So - the ideal time for you to study this is when you are getting success with women, but not the best ones - the ones that you really like and see as higher quality. If you find that these types of women are getting disinterested in you after a good early interaction, and maybe even being disrespectful to you - this is really a great product for you. I'd strongly recommend you get it.

Also, if you have relationships where your girlfriends are giving you a hard time, disrespectful even, then this is definitely something you should study also.

Minor Weaknesses

Daxx overall doesn't offer as strong advice as Braddock. Everything that Braddock discusses is very detailed and to the point. Easily understandable. Some of Daxx's explanations are not quite as clear. I'd recommend keeping this in mind as you listen to the interview.

The Bottom Line

It does a very good job of it. It contains a lot of the methods I've learned over the years and combines them all into one system. I didn't think they were related, but it turns out that a lot of the techniques I've been using and picked up over the years through experimentation were part of the Tantric Sex discipline. Makes total sense.

There are elements some of you may have heard of named as the "Deep spot" technique by David Shade and the technique used in the videos "Squirting 101" to make women ejaculate.

In White Tiger Tantra, these are called the "Yin" and the "Yang" positions. Some other variations of these positions and some more complex ones are also explained in the video, although in the demonstrations Steve Piccus uses just the Yin and the Yang for 90% of the time. There is also a helpful PDF report explaining each of the hand positions and how to use them.

Note: These are all hand positions, White Tiger Tantra only shows you how to use hand techniques.

Why Would you Buy this Product?

White Tiger Tantra does two things very well:

• Awakening women sexually: For women that have not previously orgasmed, or rarely do with sex, or would like to be more orgasmic this is the best product I've seen. It is really the focus of the product and what Steve Piccus has been building a reputation for.
• Ejaculatory orgasms: Although it isn't the focus of the DVD, it is also good at teaching men how to get women to have ejaculatory orgasms. It is the best product I have seen that teaches about how to get a women to ejaculate for the first time. It only covers using hand stimulation, so I emphasize the first time.

  Note: Later it is possible to get a woman to ejaculate when you have sex with her - once she has been awoken. The only product that covers that is "Squirting 201".

Some Stuff May Not Be That Relevant to Your Interests

This obviously takes a lot of work on your behalf to get good at it, and also time spent massaging your woman. This may not be something you are interested in and is arguably best for longer term relationships.

Not Necessarily Suitable for All Women

Comparison with Other Sexual Skills Advice

This is a much better and more comprehensive product on ejaculatory orgasms than Squirting 101. However it is also a lot more expensive.

The Bottom Line

A Story - Advice Manual Hybrid

The Philosophy and Mindset of Mystery

When I taught bootcamps many years ago one of the key questions that would come up with students was "Is this for me? Should I be doing this?". Sometimes half of the bootcamp would be conveying my philosophy about it all to the student. And I know that this is something that today, many coaches are doing with their students in field. Because it matters.

If you believe in what you are doing. It makes that difference. If you don't. If you have that hesitation about what you are doing. It can really be very detrimental to what you are trying to achieve with women.

So if you're a guy who likes the Mystery Method approach but feels some of that hesitation inside you, this is something that will help. Mystery is completely happy and content and a believer in what he is doing is right. And he conveys it all very clearly with many anecdotes, examples, metaphors and stories throughout this book. The real mindsets behind what he does are communicated.

In the last chapter, Mystery also admits to his own underlying flaws and how they motivate him. He tooks about his need for women to support his happiness because of his ego and is very authentic about how he thinks and works. In reality, most men work this way - but they don't admit it. Mystery's admittance and explanation of these flaws will help you to connect with your own flaws and use them as he has done - or at least understand them better.

Note: Mystery's team attempted to convey more about the way Mystery thinks in the DVD product "Magnum Opus - Mind of Mystery" (no longer sold). At the time of its release (before we founded Dating Skills Review) I watched some of it and was disappointed. It came across as dry and I managed to watch just two parts of it before I stopped. I wasn't getting anything from it (keep in mind I've been in 'The Game' for 10 years). They had set it up as Mystery sitting around having discussions with women about the pick up arts. It didn't really hit the note. So, this is their second attempt to get a product out that effectively communicates 'The Mind of Mystery').

How Does The New Pick Up Artist Compare to Other Mystery Products?

Now, how to compare it to Venusian Arts' other products.

In the video products where you see Mystery teaching in seminars there is a lot of value in listening and watching him because he is charismatic and a good speaker. He believes in what he is saying, so those videos have always added more than the books about his methods. They show you who he is, his attitude, and in that way you can understand better how he does what is explained in the books.

So what has been done with this book is try to relate some of that value in book form, and in a more complete fashion. The subtleties of how he thinks about women, approaching and so on are communicated. Some great excerpts discuss areas such as how much effort you need to put in to get girls. How successful the best are such as him (no he doesn't get 100% of the women he approaches) and he explains how good you can get and the variables you are dealing with. He explains how he goes through 'dry spells' and how he gets past them.

If you are a guy who is obsessing about not getting every single girl you are after, then this could help you to get some perspective on that too.

I was surprised by this book because I'd been putting off reviewing it. I've read and watched all of the Mystery products and I was looking at it as a chore to just have to do. Surprise. I enjoyed this book (I listened to the audio book).

There was little new to me but I appreciated their efforts and the value of what they were doing with this book. I've heard or read 90% of it from Mystery in fragmented bits of everything I've learned from him over the years (from forum posts, his videos and his books). But having it all packaged up in one book, meant that who Mystery is and how his mind works with respect to women was communicated much more clearly.

Prerequisites to Reading the Book

Random Storylines Interrupt the Flow

Some of it helps to convey the personalities and how they relate to women, and also elements of the social dynamics of the world we live in and other details that are useful about the way they run their lifestyle. For example, how situations and entrance to clubs and bars are socially engineered by the clubs and how some of the Hollyword house parties are run to attract women as well as how a celebrity does it. Interesting anecdotes.

However, some of it also seems to serve more to 'agrandiose' Mystery. You may find yourself thinking where is this going at times. I think the idea is a DHV (Mystery's term) to the readers. Letting them know how great Mystery is. So don't take it in too seriously - it's just scripted dialogue. There isn't that much of it.

It is Mystery's Method - Strong Bar and Club Focus

The Bottom Line

Some clarifications for people thinking of buying this.

First, it doesn't explain his full method like the book "Revelation" does. (Note: not Mystery Method - Mystery Method contains more dated and less complete advice than Revelation, so doesn't fit with this new book as well). AND they want to use this as an 'add on' to improve the details and subtleties of what they are doing after having put into practice the contents of Revelation.

It does give you a lot of insights into techniques and parts of what he does throughout, but I don't think it is the best way to learn about the 'method'. I see this more as an 'add on' for someone who has bought, read and been studying and putting into practice the contents of Revelation. I wouldn't suggest getting this book on its own and trying to implement it.

Second, there is another side of the coin. If you are interested in Mystery and still unsure about this whole pick up artist thing, and what Mystery does. Is it for you? Then I think this is a great book for you. By reading it you'll know whether or not it is for you. Whether you can accept or take on the mindsets and philosophy of life (and women of course) that Mystery adheres to and proposes. So, in that situation I'd say buy this before you buy anything else about Mystery - find out if it's for you before you get more involved with any other of his products.

It's obvious the product was pretty much improvised. It isn't a product that was thought over for a year, with all the details worked out. As a result it remains pretty general and not so concrete and robust in areas. Each point hasn't been thought out in detail.

Basic Texting Advice

What I liked was how he got down to what you should use texting and voicemail for and he lays out some important principles to follow. This was to the point and good advice. Many guys get caught up in using texting and voicemail in other ways that are counter-productive. So he sets things straight, quite repetitively in Wygant style.

He comes back to principles as he takes you through several case studies of text conversations that he and his coach have had after meeting women. While doing this he is constantly talking about where the girl and your relationship with her is at. So, it is an exercise in giving you more insights into how to calibrate your responses to her. All this is pretty useful although there is no specific structure that is given to you to work with - it's more like touchy feely advice and guidelines.

A weakness is that there is little attention given to how the girl may respond differently based on how you got the number, how well you set yourself up for further conversations then, and the first impression you made. Depending on these variables a girl can respond very differently and it requires different approaches - this is discussed only briefly.

Texting While in a Relationship

Texting in this modern age can play a role in developing a relationship and making it more playful and fun, and that is what Wygant talks up.

David Wygant has focused around a third of the material, with one long case study, on texts after the first time you sleep with her. Whilst there isn't a wealth of information, it does give you some broad strokes on how texting can help to smooth the development of a relationship. Good stuff - this kind of practical hands-on material should be added to relationship advice products.

The Underwhelming Explosive Texts

It's really three texts reformatted with different verbs and slightly different themes. Most rely on the same structural principle, so this was disappointing. You couldn't actually text the same woman more than two of the texts easily without her seeing the pattern.

In addition, for a sophisticated woman - I personally wouldn't use most of these texts. They are very transparent in the way in which they attempt to get her interested. A more socially savvy woman will just see these texts for what they are. If you have a playful vibe set up between you already, they'll work, but then... any type of playful behavior would. Bottom Line: The texts are ok, but not explosive. There is much better material out there with a broader range of themes and approaches.

The texts in the other ebook "a guys guide to texting"(walked through by Wygant in the second audio) are reasonable, and pretty good for beginners to learn from. There is nothing like seeing actual examples of texts to see how different the attitude is that you have to communicate.

For guys with more experience, at an advanced level, these texts aren't going to help you improve much. They tend to portray a pretty typical attitude - which isn't calibrated very much to the woman or situation. At an advanced level calibration is what you need to work on.

Bonus Audio 3 - Less Useful

There were some limiting beliefs and not very good advice embedded in it about how you can deal with women that aren't responding to your texts. In fact, there is a lot more to the bigger picture of why this happens, that simply wasn't part of this product so don't expect to learn much about this theme.

The second part of the audio has David's dating coach, Adam, talking a lot about some basic principles of women. I felt that this got completely off subject. If you have read some basic dating advice about women you probably have this covered. It wasn't about texting or even phoning women, as much as broad generalizations about how to interact with women. Nothing original or innovative here - it was what you will hear in any average dating advice product.

Wygant Style - Good for Beginners

The Bottom Line

It stands out from other products by discussing texting after you have slept with a girl and how it can play a role in developing the relationship. This is something not found in other products.

Overall, the product's advice is too basic to provide a full solution to help you with texting. This could be fine if you still don't get a lot of phone numbers and just want some advice to get your feet wet. Also, if you find listening to Wygant helps to get you motivated it could be helpful for you.

What would have taken this from good to great?

If texting is something you are getting really stuck on, you'll want to check out a product which looks at it more comprehensively "The Ultimate Guide to Text and Phone Game".

Sticking to the 80/20 Rule

Which brings me to...

They said it - in a community of men studying to get better with women - no one talks about the biggest reason for men not getting results. They don't put it first, they don't give it the priority it deserves.

Rob and Zack said it. Drive... (another word for stepping up and pushing things forward with women). The 4 Elements of Game dedicates the first quarter of the book to inspiring you to focus on drive before everything else, and telling you how to do it. I salute them - it had to be said like this. And they do it well.

Very. Simple. Very. Practical.

He manages to make most subjects simple to read and understand. At many times he reduces everything down to a simple phrase that helps you to get it all. One of these diamonds is:
"Oversell everything in you life but nothing about yourself."

For those who have read a lot of dating advice, you'll know that this sums up succinctly a lot of what you've learned and read about communication.

Reading through the book it was obvious to me that these guys have spent a lot of time meeting and dating women. They get it, and have been able to translate all their experience into practical - short advice.

An example of the practicality of the book, is the use of 'conversation templates' for you to use. There aren't that many of them, and to be honest it is stuff I and many guys have either known or read about for a long time - but... they have translated that knowledge into a few templates which make it easy to follow.

Easy to Relate to

Many of these are screw ups where Rob and Zack learned their lessons. Many guys will see themselves in these situations. I was glad to see that the traditional barrier that Dating Coaches put up of being semi-perfect wasn't here.

You can get a better feel that these guys are just like you, and they've had, and still have their screw ups. But, that it doesn't stop them from getting the success with women they have searched for.

I liked this authenticity and think it will help guys by making it all more approachable and accessible for the typical guy. They tell it like it is when it comes to mistakes. They happen, and they don't completely disappear one day by a miracle. But it's no big deal.

The writing style is also has a fun vibe. So it isn't a tough read, it's pretty enjoyable.

Customized to Your Needs

The reality is that every student is different, and that he has weaker and stronger parts of himself (naturally) that are effective to attract women.

So when someone learns from dating advice there is a risk that he will over emphasize something that he was actually already ok at. And the truth was he needed to focus on developing another part of his skills.

The 4 elements of game tries to address this through the idea that balance between the 4 elements is what you need to achieve. They explain and give examples of how a guy can be good in one area and need to work on another area to balance it out and get good.

This is an important point, and many students get advised on dating bootcamps about these issues - but this is the first homestudy product I've seen that attempts to address it. Good job.

What Wasn't So Great?

The section on storytelling broke with the mould of the rest of the book and got kind of complicated, with quite a few rules and - basically, it just wasn't something you were going to implement easily and quickly. Unlike a lot of the books content - which kept to that rule.

I also felt they were 'over-reaching' themselves a little in this section - like they didn't 100% know how to teach this particular aspect of their dating system.

Guys Challenged with the Complexity of Dating Advice

I think this book, right here, could be the solution for those in that situation. This book reduces to simplicity a lot of the complexity. It may not be the perfect guide to dating women, but it certainly hits the 80/20 of it. The important stuff is covered and handled.

If you are feeling cluttered by dating advice for men, I recommend you try this one out to clear up the mess.

The Bottom Line

This book differentiates itself from the rest of the dating advice market by being really good at 3 things:
1. Prioritization on only the important
2. Making advice simpler and more practical
3. Advice that takes account of your natural abilities and customizes what you need to do based on that baseline

This book is definitely good value for money.

Which Physical Issues are Covered?

Some that they missed or paid little attention to which I would have addressed were being too skinny and too tall (yes, it does happen - some guys feel incapacitated by being really tall).

A Solid Approach to Mentally Dealing with your Hang Up

When it comes to mindset they communicate both a good approach to dealing with your "hang up" and quite a few mindset tips specific to the conditions throughout. By listening to the discussion you should be able to get a more 'realistic' appreciation of your hang up. In particular, the stories the instructors discuss about students that have overcome their physical obstacles should be inspiring and certainly prove the point - that no matter the obstacle, you can deal with it, and limit its ability to interfere with your dating life.

Suggestions to Control and Improve Could Have been Better

For the most part, from my knowledge, the directions they give are good although it was obvious that the subjects weren't particularly researched and the instructors were basing the guidelines on what they had come across in their experiences with students etc. For the interview they should have done their homework to provide better quality guidelines.

In the area of sexual performance the advice was particularly shallow and not so much on the ball. If this is your particular issue there is much better quality and comprehensive advice in Revolutionary Sex and Sex God Method on this topic.

For acne, there are more solutions available that weren't discussed - the drug they recommend IMHO is pretty dangerous over the long term and should be a last resort once you've looked at other paths.

The Bottom Line

The guidelines for actually controlling and improving on many of the issues weren't as good as they should have been - they needed more research. In particular, if you have a sexual hang up, you should look at the other products I suggest instead - they will deal with it for you (where this product won't do the job).

As with most of these interviews, I feel the price is a little high for the information it contains.

What is a Routine and When to Use?

The purpose of a routine is to take the pressure off you to come up with something to say. The idea is that the routines contained in this manual are tried and tested, and are effective. So you don't have to worry about the content. Which enables you to relax more and focus more on the important things when approaching, attracting and seducing women.

Generally beginners to intermediates use pre-scripted routines the most. After this stage guys will either create their own routines, from natural things they have said that worked well when talking to women in the past or they'll completely drop routines and just improvized naturally.

So using other people's routines, such as the routines in this manual from Love Systems' coaches is usually used for 'training wheel' purposes. To get you up and running until you can do it yourself.

Good Buy on its Own

There is good information at the start of each section that explains how the routines fit into the Love Systems system and how each stage works. These introductions are enough to give you a good idea on how and when to use the routines. The explanatory information on physical progression was particularly useful.

Your understanding would certainly be improved by reading the Magic Bullets Handbook, but it isn't necessary.

A fair number of routines from Routines Manual I are referenced throughout the book. It kind of assumes you bought the first one. But if you haven't it isn't a show stopper. This manual is still completely usable without the first one.

Breathing Reality into The Love Systems Model

By learning and experimenting in the field with these routines you will get a much better feel for what you are doing. The specific objectives of the routines are given to you, which will help you to know when you should apply them.

An example of where Love Systems did this really well is where they worked 'compliance tests' into the routines and calibrating to the woman. Calibration, understanding the signals from the woman, can be a difficult thing to master for some guys. Some of the routines in this manual will make this really concrete and allow guys to understand exactly when a girl is in one state of mind or another.

Once you have got comfortable with these routines, you should be able to create your own routines, having understood to a finer level of detail what you are trying to accomplish. Or better, once you have mastered these, you may be able to improvise more naturally.

In some areas I'd say the routines were actually just good for teaching you what is appropriate. For example, there were many good examples oif qualification. This will help guys to visualize and see exactly what is meant by qualification. It will help you to see what is necessary and think a long the right lines when qualifying. You should be able to come up with your own qualifications easier on the spot as a result.

But Just How Good are the Routines?

The section on Logistical Progression was really really light. There were just two routines. Getting the logistics right is where a lot of guys fail and get a sticking point so I'm surprised it was so light. There was a big opportunity missed here to provide a lot of value with routines to help guys know how to suggest to move places, bounce to a new venue, move the girl back to her place etc.

Some of the best sections were Physical Progression and Indirect Openers. Indirect openers were really well thought out in some cases with subtle indications of positive traits built in to them, so that you would be communicating good things about you and opening the girl at the same time. This is where the sophistication in the routines pays off - because Love Systems has taken the time to embed some subtle positive communication about your character into what are also 'simple' and relatively short routines.

Some guys will find the answers for typical questions routines very helpful. For example, when a girl asks you "Why did you break up?" with your last girlfriend. There could have been much more of this - I'd even say that someone should bring out a "Responses to Typical Questions" routines manual. It would be very useful, particularly since many guys get nervous about some types of questions - so it is a pain spot for them.

Some of the routines in the manual are based off very old lines that have been used in the seduction community for a while. You may have seen some of them before, this is only about 5% of the routines though, and they have innovated on some aspects or improved on them where this is the case.

Criticisms on Relevance of Some Routines

First, many of the routines are 'american culture' based. I've personally spent a fair amount of time in the U.S., had many american flatmates, studied with Americans and have many American friends. Despite this there were many times when I found myself googling something to understand what it meant. And at other times, whilst I got the general meaning, I could see that it wouldn't 'fly' in the field outside of the U.S.

For a routine to work, a girl has to be able to understand it easily. Especially at early stages when you approach her first, or within the first 10 or so minutes before you start getting more comfortable with each other. Some examples are "sweater swaps", "lightning questions", a reference to jeopardy "I'll take irrelevant shit for a thousand, Alex.", "Hazing" (apparently a pretty common term in college fraternities in U.S.).

So, if you approach non-U.S. originating girls or you live outside the U.S. then some of the routines will need modifying to be effective - they'll need to be aculturized to wherever you are. For some of them it will be easy, others not.

Some of the routines were pretty complex and long. Given that routines are really useful as training wheels, I would have put more straightfroward and simple routines in this manual rather than complex ones. The complexity wasn't necessary, and beginners would get more mileage out of them and find them easier to implement.

Finally, some routines are dependent on the situation and the state of mind of the girl. For example, one routine is for girls that go to the gym to workout. So, you wouldn't be able to use them all the time. This final issue isn't that frequent in the manual, just a few times.

The takeaway: With a little more thought Love Systems could have ensured that all the routines in this manual were a lot more broadly applicable for students.

The Bottom Line

This isn't a product for advanced guys, it is for beginners or intermediates who like to use routines and want more ideas. I feel it is a bit pricy, unless you are going to use it to get more 'clarity' in your understanding of pick up and / or the Love Systems approach to meeting women.

The topic "How to dress for your identity" is covered briefly and "When and what to change in your life to be your best self" not in much depth. If you are interested in buying the product for these points in particular, keep that in mind.

Lack of Structure and Informality Waste Time

In some interviews from Love Systems this isn't a problem, but given that it was ambitious to cover the subject well already in a short time, this lack of structure and informality further limits the value delivered in the interview.

The only part which really attempted to introduce some structure for someone to easily follow was a piece on how to develop your 'Grounding Routine'. This is what you communicate to women to establish your identity with them. The "Grounding Routine" is one of Mystery's original innovations, and it was disappointingly not discussed in great detail here.

Good Foundation on What Building an Identity is All About

Coaches Conveying the Right Attitude

The Bottom Line

If you have a serious interest in learning "inner game and confidence" and more about identity, Real Social Dynamic's The Blueprint Decoded is the most comprehensive product. Vin DiCarlo's The Attraction Code gives a good introduction into it for beginners. In the case of The Attraction Code, since it is an ebook, keep in mind that it is has the disadvantage of you reading and not hearing (as with this product) or seeing full video (as with The Blueprint Decoded) to understand the subleties of inner game which are conveyed well by the coaches.

What You Really Get

The content is focused on recovering from mistakes you've made. So they describe the typical mistakes, and how they come about. They do talk a bit about how to pre-empt mistakes so they don't come up in the first place, but primarily the discussion is on how to recover from mistakes.

Good Solid Practical and Effective Advice

A lot of the advice has been well tested and represents popular approaches used by the majority of dating coaches to handle these issues. So it isn't all that innovative. If you've read a lot of dating advice don't expect too much new stuff, except for a few nuggets of gold. The value in this interview is that they've taken the best approaches to 'damage controlling' and packaged them into one short interview for you.

Don't Expect Too Much from Advice on Flaking

For better flaking advice, that covers the important pre-empting part The Ultimate Guide to Text and Phone Game is currently the best product we've looked at.

More Structure Would Have Made it a Better Product

The Bottom Line

It will save you getting frustrated - it is a little pricy, but since it can provide you relief from that frustration - it's really a "no-brainer".

The Attraction Code is Vin DiCarlo's starting product that does a good job of easing beginners into the basics of becoming successful with women. The product reviewed here, Vin DiCarlo's Dominant Sexual Power, builds up on The Attraction Code and contains the complete and more advanced explanation of DiCarlo's method.

Dominant Sexual Power is a general product that helps you to develop your inner game and confidence primarily. This is Vin DiCarlo's "trademark". His approach to dating women is 90% based on 'inner game & confidence'.

The product is suitable for guys wanting to improve their relationships and work on their relationships skills, as a lot of the advice is best applied in this context. Dominant Sexual Power also has lots of tips on attracting women throughout the program.

The Core of the Product

Throughout the 12 weeks that follow, you receive 'video coaching' episodes featuring Vin DiCarlo. Each is of between 30 minutes and 1 hour long. In these he gives you tips on implementing the four concepts and answers some questions from users of the course.

What is New?

Vin DiCarlo has made advice on the concept of "Compliance" a part of most of his products. You'll find some basic material on it in "The Attraction Code". In Dominant Sexual Power he provides you with a lot more depth and details on how to get compliance, and its purpose in relationships with women. For those of you familiar with the concept it will help you to understand it more fully, relate it to practical actions you can take, and apply it more in your life.

"Shaping" contains a lot of new and very useful advice on how to shape your relationships with women and make them more healthy. The principle is to eliminate or minimize negative behaviors and emphasize a woman's positive behaviors in your relationships. This is without a doubt the most useful part of the course and even guys at an advanced level will learn new things. In fact, the section on "Shaping" is not so relevant for beginners, because it is more sophisticated. As with many products, there is also a fair amount of content that you will have seen in other mainstream dating company products if you have used them. The concepts are named differently, or explained differently, but remain the same.

The section on "sexual tension" has a lot of mainstream advice. It contains a lot of the basic principles on attracting women, that have originated from companies such as Venusian Arts, Love Systems and Real Social Dynamics.

The section on "Vision" mostly contains advice that you may have seen in "Become Mr. Right" or "The Blueprint Decoded" and originates from the works written by David Deida with "Way of the Superior Man".

Sophisticated - Not for the Complete Beginner

This won't be easy, and will take thought and 'homework' and practice before it becomes more natural for you.

If you are a beginner, it is not that you won't find a lot of useful tips in this program. You will get a lot of value from applying advice and tips that you find in each section of the program, but to apply the whole method together will be overwhelming for you. If you aren't already doing well with women, then you won't get the full value from the program.

You will have to become proficient with dating skills in general and confident with each of the four concepts before you get the full value.

The upside of this is that applying the advice in the program could keep you busy for a long time. You'll get a lost of mileage out of it, and your 'game' will get better as you implement the concepts into your life in increasingly sophisticated ways.

Strangely enough, the title of the product is "Dominant Sexual Power" implying that it will teach you to become better at sex with women on some level. However, I feel that if you don't already have good sexual skills in particular, you won't get this method to work for you. The requirement of getting the results that the course promises is that you are having good sex with your woman, and because she values this part of the relationship you will get the other benefits the program promises.

Most Valuable in the Context of Relationships

For example, if you are looking to learn something that will help you when you go out to a bar to meet and attract a new girl into your life, this isn't the product best suited to that.

The strength of the product is in consistent use of the advice in your relationships to improve their quality and get them moving in a direction that is supportive of your lifestyle, goals and aspirations for women. In this, I think that it can help you to 'really excel'.

Weaker Points

1. - Section on Sexual Tension: This section was basically about creating tension with women, which is mainstream advice that you'll find in most products. Most of the advice was good, but there was some that I felt was added in to make it sound more 'innovative', but really just made it a little confusing for the listener. There were a couple of points and examples given by one of Vin DiCarlo's trainers in the core audio program that were at best confusing and in my opinion wrong.
2. - Advice on Sex: Whilst "Sex" features in the name "Dominant Sexual Power" and the marketing ("Sex" is the first word on the product home page) there is little to no advice on sex itself. This could be said to be a little misleading. In the course they offer some very brief advice on aspects of sex. Its brevity and the lack of focus makes it not very useful. For example, on the subject of increasing your 'sexual libido and drive' some advice is offered, but it isn't well researched or communicated. Skip over the advice on increasing your testosterone in particular (too brief, some of it wrong).
3. - Complexity Becoming Awkward: This is a very sophisticated product in its aspirations. It aims to take you to a level where you're applying specific patterns and sequences of the skills taught to create more impact. This is great and as said before gives the product more mileage, for you to get value from it. But... at times the complexity is unnecessarily pushed to unbeneficial levels, even for advanced guys. For example, in Week 10 of the video coaching Vin DiCarlo provides advice on creating 'advanced sexual tension' which was just adding details that make it more difficult to implement and really would make no or little difference. You can skip it.

The Bottom Line

The Ideal User: If you are at an advanced level and you want to take your relationships and lifestyle with women to the next level, there is excellent advice in this product to help you do that. I highly recommend it in this case.

If you are a beginner or you have yet to develop reasonable skills in the bedroom (sexual skills), in approaching and attracting women then hold off on getting this product. You won't get most of the value from it unless you have a foundation of these skills. See the rankings of approaching women, attracting women or sexual skills for relevant products to help you with these.

You get a CD audio and an ebook with the program. The CD audio is basically the book being read out by David Shade - which is fine as some people prefer to listen and learn than read. To be clear though, exactly the same content is on the CD and the ebook.

All About Techniques - The Good and The Bad

For 85% or more of guys this is advanced material. You need to focus on getting the basics right, before you start using specific techniques, rather than pure 'love making' and sex in your relationships. If you haven't got those foundations in place and an existing healthy sex life, this course could warp your approach to sex and make it unnatural. That is something to keep in mind.

The techniques do work for the most part. And can be very powerful. There are a few instances of some I've had less success with and found a little awkward personally. But on the whole, these techniques have added a lot to my sexual life and the pleasure and orgasmic experience of my girlfriends. It walks the talk, and the techniques are a lot more practical than any of those in the standard sex books you find in bookstores.

Keep in mind that every girl is different and some of these techniques will be less effective or not at all on some women. It could be pretty confusing for a guy and lead him to get frustrated, thinking he isn't doing it right, and give up entirely if a technique is not working for him. Or think a technique 'doesn't work' when it is just a matter of a bad fit with their current partner. Readers should keep this in mind while learning from this product. David Shade brings this up, but should have discussed the ins and outs of it more to help his readers with the implementation of his advice.

Good Healthy Mental Attitudes to Sex and Your Woman Overall

For example, he explains how women want you to respect them differently outside and inside of the bedroom. He goes into a lot of detail on this point, describing how a woman needs you to respect that she is a sexual creature and respecting her means letting her feel comfortable being sexual, showing that you respect her inner desires and are not judgmental about them. Most importantly 'respecting' her, means giving her the sexual experiences she desires and so on. The content on this reflects basic mindsets that every guy needs if he is to make the most of his sexual relationships.

Later in the book he reinforces excellent guidelines to nurturing your woman's sexuality. He talks about things you shouldn't say or do, you should pay attention to and how to open your woman's mind up to her sexuality step by step. There is some great content here.

Setting Things Straight About Female Orgasms

"Give women wild screaming orgasms" goes into great and well researched detail on the topic. It also contains some visual graphics (in the ebook) that show you where everything is for the woman and the man. It has the best explanation of why women have different types of orgasms I've seen anywhere.

Well Researched

His introduction into Tantric sex and its purpose is great and clear. It cleared up a lot of confusion in what I've read in the past - again he researched to get to the bottom of what it was really about and how it could help you.

Where I Disagree...

This is over the top, and is really stemming from quite a negative mindset if you think about it. The underlying theme is "If you aren't giving her orgasms, then you are a loser." Not true. Girls can enjoy sex without having orgasms, there is a lot more to sexual pleasure for women than just orgasms. If you are overly focused on making sure that the girl orgasms with you I would say that you are thinking about it too much and you're missing out on some of the fun (and you very may end up being perceived as a 'loser' as a result - being too try-hard never is sexy).

If you use this course please keep this in mind when you apply the techniques - that way they'll add a lot of value to your and her sex life.

The Bottom Line

This isn't a course I would recommend to beginners or even intermediates. That's to say, guys that don't already have a good healthy sex life and who are already pretty confident in the bedroom. If this isn't you, I recommend you first check out either Revolutionary Sex by Alex Allman or Sex God Method by Daniel Rose. These will give you a good foundation from which you can then build on with the techniques in Give Women Wild Screaming Orgasms.

Keep in mind, that at nearly $200 this is a much more expensive product compared to the two other two products above.

Despite its shortness, it is of great value - both for its ability to inspire and develop an empowering mindset in long term committed relationships.

There is very little fluff in the book.

Extinguishing Limiting Beliefs

It also pushes back on some of the ideas that have originated from the seduction/ pick up artist community about the need for multiple relationships or sex partners. In my opinion, this book is a 'hidden gem' that many guys who have followed the 'seduction community' should read to give them a new and more empowering mindset about relationships.

I had this book on a backlog to review since many other books are more popular - but I'm really glad I took the time to look into it - it's lack of popularity, does not reflect it's usefulness.

Leveraging other Works

Alex also refers back to his entry product, 'Revolutionary Sex' and its content at various points in the book. This means that you only get the full value from the book if you've already read that.

Pre-Requisites and the Need for Practical Follow Up Advice

The book needed to provide more examples, specific guidelines and more filling content overall to drum the points home for beginners.

As it stands, you will need to have read 'Revolutionary Sex' or other one of the Sex God Method programs to enable you to leverage this fully.

For advanced guys who already have a good understanding and developed of sexual and relationship skills, the advice in this book may provide some 'pointers' to take you to the next level. Personally this is exactly what I intend to do with this advice.

The Bottom Line

The perspectives offered in this book I haven't read anywhere else - if you are serious about making the most of your relationships, this is a must buy - at under $9 it is an absolute 'no brainer'.

Alex Allman is undoubtedly the real deal. He obviously has a lot of experience with women and sex.

Setting Your Sex Reality 'Straight'

Examples include: How long you should be lasting to make it pleasurable for the woman (not what everyone says) and if size matters and what is big or small and how that all works.

Key concerns that most men think far too much about, and for which Alex Allman provides solid benchmarks and tell it how it really is feedback.

Excellent for Beginners

Looking back on my own initiation into sex I only wish I'd had a book like this to settle all the questions I had. It would have set the ground to make it a much more pleasurable experience.

Outstanding Content not to be Found Elsewhere

From the man's perspective his detailed run through of causes and strategies to overcome an inability to get it up, or other mechanical issues are comprehensive.

From the woman's perspective he delves into the many reasons a woman may not be able to achieve orgasm, describes each situation (the woman's experience to date, if she can achieve orgasm other ways but not with vaginal sex etc.), and provides a practical approach to resolve it.

Excellent content - it sounds simple - but since these issues are very common, and they undermine a couple's sexual potential - it is highly valuable advice.

Another area that Alex Allman delves into in a lot of depth is 'Trust' and its role in sex. I haven't seen the subject discussed in as much detail, and it is definitely a very big factor in taking sex from good to great. While I feel the subject still needs someone to write even more in depth about it, Alex Allman's Revolutionary Sex does the best job of covering it that I've seen so far.

Weaker Content

Sex God Method 2nd edition has more advanced knowledge in several areas, and is a more comprehensive work (although higher priced).

Squirting 101 provides better and easier to learn advice on how to make girls squirt.

The Bottom Line

It doesn't just give you some techniques as most sex guides do, it provides real advice on your approach to your sex life that will have a much greater impact than any technique.

The advice Alex Allman brought out in this book contains "Classic" and original material that brought sexual skills advice into the modern age.

It will give any guy the knowledge he needs to make his and his partner's sex life great.

The two main issues with the product are:

1. It does hardly anything more than give you common dating advice for men and tell you to apply it to texting
2. "Blanket advice". It suggests following some blanket principles without taking into account any of the essential context of the situation or the type of girl

Contains Bad Dating Advice

Instead of progressing with the woman you would move closer to rejection.

One example of bad advice was when things are going badly to text "I can see you are still trying to get over your last boyfriend. Good luck with that." That will get you communicating some very negative reactive traits to the girl and drive her away even faster.

"Time Warp": As I read Tyler Tray's Ultimate Texting Guide" I felt like I had been sucked into a time warp and dragged back to dating advice that was being used around 7 years ago.

Advice has improved a lot since then and got much better. Looking at some of what was written made me shudder. I remember when I first learned a few things having applied some similar ideas way back in the day.

Applying Common Dating Advice to Texting

It doesn't introduce anything new. And more importantly, it provides very few specific insights or advice related to texting itself. It is more like a summary of principles that have been established in some of the original dating advice for men products that build dating advice to where it is today. It really came across as though Tyler Tray had read the original products and summarized some of their points in this ebook. That was 75% of the content.

The point is here that as a result 75% of the books content is just a low quality version with lack of depth explanations of better stuff out there. If you want to learn about attraction or connection you should get some dating advice which covers the subject fully like The Attraction Code or the Double Your Dating ebook or more sophisticated products like Revelation or Magic Bullets. Those products will teach you the subject in enough depth for you to learn properly. This product does not.

"Blanket Advice"

An example is in Section 3 where he suggests texting a girl that asks for something: "I would but your face isn't pretty enough to get that from me." Now, this can work with *some* girls. It's true. But those are specific types of girls. Other girls will be completely repelled by this type of remark, especially at the wrong time, at the wrong stage of relationship.

Other examples include advice such as "Never say you miss her" and "Never laugh in a text". All this is likely to do is turn guys into 'social robots' where they aren't being real with women. There is not enough explanation provided with these suggestions to let the reader know why he should use these and they would be good ideas - that at least would've allowed him to make his own decision about where to use them. This essential information isn't given.

Good Bits in Section 4 and Section 6

So Tyler Tray does bring a few of his own ideas into the mix. However there is just too little of it to substantiate the product. It's around 5% of the product.

Surprisingly in section 6 he gives some advice which conflicts with advice given earlier in the book. The advice in this section is better - however a reader will get confused between the two as a result. One good thing is that Tray is a least not trying to rip you off on the price. At 15 bucks, this is among the cheapest products out there and accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, if the advice is so-so at best and sometimes wrong, even 15 bucks can be too much.

The Bottom Line

It's a funny product that packages a lot of generic, and sometimes dated, advice under the theme of texting. However it doesn't really offer much pure advice on texting.

So it ends up being not very good at anything

If you want to learn about general dating advice, buy one of the well rated general dating advice products I linked to above.

If you want to learn about texting specifically, I have recently reviewed another book that really impressed me. This one is very comprehensive and contains a lot of quality AND original content (as of 2010): the ultimate guide to text and phone game by love systems.

It fills a much needed void in the dating advice market. One of the biggest issues for guys once they learn dating advice is that they can get phone numbers but don't seem to be able to meet the girls afterwards to take the relationship further. It's a huge source of frustration, so a book like this has been a long time coming.

To bring out a good product on the subject isn't easy because for one thing there is so much uncertainty involved. When you're texting or phoning a girl you really don't know what is going on in her life at that moment and as a consequence there are a lot of unknowns to deal with.

In short - this product was going to have to really do a good job for it to be good.

So, what's the verdict?

An Excellent Product - a System

It contains a neat system which you can apply to take a lot of the uncertainty out of what you are doing.

Easy to Follow - But No Less Comprehensive

For those who have read Love System's core product the Magic Bullets Handbook, you will also find that the material is supplementary and fits with the rest of their approach to dating. Understanding their 'emotional progression' model and other items properly will undoubtedly reinforce your ability to use this product and apply it effectively, since is built on top of these core concepts.

No Fluff - Real Solid Clarity

This is invaluable. It goes as far as giving 'do - do not' lists to make things really easy for you to follow in more complex sections such as 'sexualisation'.

There are a lot of subtleties that go into calibration of texting, which could very well take years of experience to understand - it was a long process for me. The ebook has captured many of these - again, really essential if you want to get good at this stuff.

This was by far not an easy subject to make clear, and the efforts to do it really come through in the book. This is truly a great product from this point of view and I'm looking forward to hearing how it impacts students results. I'm sure it's going to do well.

Expelling Limiting Beliefs - Persistance

Caveat: Keep in mind that there are also many girls who will simply disappear in those situations, and that the examples in the book show the positive outcomes to demonstrate what is possible.

Many guys give up too early and don't persist enough or in the right way - the book tackles this subject well.

Trying to Find Faults

1. 1. Phone Game: The book is entitled 'the ultimate text and phone game', however in reality 95% of the content relates to texting. There is good reason for that focus, however I would've liked more time spent on discussing the subtleties of being on the phone with women. There is room to add more detail here to the same level of 'capturing subtleties' as has been done with texting in the book. It is covered well, however, not to the superior level of the rest of the book.
   
   
2. 2. Advanced Non-Essential Material Warning: Towards the end of the ebook there is a large section dedicated to 'Sexualization'. It's good material, but for most readers this won't be immediately usable and even 'dangerous' to their results. Braddock and Mr. M give several warnings about this, well done, however I imagine that the emphasis on it will still lead many students to jump on it, especially as it looks exciting. In reality, such content is less important than the rest of the book - only useful for certain dating situations. It was not mentioned in the book but it is actually great for existing relationships (not sure why this wasn't mentioned). If you buy the book don't get overly involved in this section, thinking because it uses up many pages it is an important part to get things working for you. In most situations it really won't make the difference between a bad and good result. In others it will sabotage your efforts. Be mindful of this if you aren't at an advanced level.
   
   
3. 3. Make it More Visual: There are no diagrams or visuals in this ebook. It's pure reading. It's a shame, because just a few diagrams could have captured and communicated the message and advice that much more clearly. I hope to see some in future revisions, because that will make it even easier to use.

If Love Systems tackles these issues, it would turn this from an Excellent to a truly Outstanding product.

Overpriced?

In comparison, this book is much narrower, looking at a small area of the overall skillset. So at first glance you may ask why so much given that it covers less subjects. However, I would say this. If this is an area of your skillset that is not working for you - it will be good value. This isn't an optional add on to meeting women, it is an essential part of the puzzle. And it isn't covered in other products anywhere near as extensively although it may be touched upon. The value is in its ability to change your results.

The one caveat: If you are just looking for a few tips to improve something that you already do well, and $100 is a lot of money for you - it most likely won't be worth you buying it.

I'd personally be happy with the purchase, and I've read a lot and considered that I was already pretty damn good in this area...

The Bottom Line

So, pretty much everyone, no matter who you are will get value from this product. Beginners and even intermediates will get a whole system to follow and guys of an advanced level will find new things to try out and apply to what they are already doing (I know I'll make some tweaks and try some new stuff out). Bonus: You'll possibly spend a lot less time thinking about what to do with numbers, and can put that time to other endeavours...

This is an excellent product. It was high time someone tackled this frustration point for guys - Awesome!

Somewhere between Beginner to Intermediate

On the one hand it's comprehensive. Everything is in there to give a beginner a good foundation in dating science. And it attempts to stick to the most important things to start to get good from scratch. The tone of conversation from Christian Hudson and Nick Sparks throughout is focused on helping the beginner.

On the other hand the fact that it is so comprehensive, means that some aspects are a little rushed through - and could become confusing for a beginner.

Example in hand - in Part 4 of the videos there are ALOT of concepts and terms introduced in particular. It feels like waves and wave of them and gets too much for a beginner IMHO. Newbies may feel they are drowning in concepts and some technical language on that video.

One of the Most "Down to Earth" Products on the Market

They use a lot of common words and terminology for example to explain things. They provide examples throughout about the concepts they are talking to, and use some helpful visual diagrams to get the more complex points across.

So, given how much ground they cover in the product - I'd give it an A+ in terms of how they've tried to simplify it, and keep it as uncomplicated as possible. Really good effort.

Innovation is Not its Strong Point

For those of you who have already consumed a fair bit of dating advice this may help to put this comment into context. "Unbreakable" core is something equal to:

If you've read and watched these products don't expect any huge revelations. You'll notice many concepts from these which have similar names. Examples from many are RSD's Reticular Activation System (Value Filter) and Love Systems' Emotional Progression model (Emotional Continuum).

Caveat. Merging and combining ideas is innovation to an extent. To merge ideas and concepts and make them work together well takes some innovation. So you may get some insights and learn from the way they have pulled this altogether.

I found it to be an elegant way to look at dating science. As I mentioned before, it is a well structured product in its simplicity.

Where I feel the product WAS innovative was with the aforementioned efforts to bring 'dating science' down to earth and more accessible to the masses. This is the value that Christian Hudson and Nick Sparks brought to the dating advice market with this product.

All About Emotions - Not About Technical Tactics

As a result you will find this to be a lot less of a 'technical/ mechancial' product than Revelations or Magic Bullets. It has a lot less tactics and talks a lot more about basic principles.

To build on this they also talk about a lot of subtleties in building connections with people in the last couple of videos. It's these kinds of subtleties that often get students 'brains to click' so they get it. Great to see these here.

Good Advice on How to Learn Game

I was really glad to see this, because often guys get distracted by a lot of the complex and advanced stuff they don't need to get some better results with women.

They cover these in the last video.

The Bottom Line

If you aren't so inclined, other products like the Double Your Dating eBook or the Attraction Code will be better to start off with.

If you've read one or two pieces of dating advice already and feel a bit more at home with terminology, this could also be a good product for you.

Overall - it's a good solid product.

How Relevant is this Product to You?

• 1. It's a product for both men and women. So I was afraid that the lack of focus on the male perspective would detract from its usefulness.
• 2. Each relationship looked at is for couples that have been married for a reasonably long time. The dynamics of these types of relationships are going to be different, given family commitments, children, etc. to relationships with less history and commitment. I was watching from a mindset of improving relationship skills for the average guy, who isn't necessarily married.
• 3. The people that Anthony Robbins coaches are there because they want to make it work. By coming to his seminar they are already making an effort and signalling that they have a will to make it work. This may not be the situation you are trying to deal with as a guy. More likely you are seeking advice because you have trouble keeping your woman.
Despite these, I found the content largely remained relevant to any guy in a relationship. Anthony Robbins' approach sticks to fundamental principles behind a relationship, so are actually more broadly applicable than these specific situations. In addition, the fact that it was a product for both men and women, in my opinion, makes it much more useful - read on to see why.

A Surprising Source of Value

I had thought that the lack of focus on men, with Anthony advising both men and women would detract from its usefulness to guys. It turns out exactly the opposite was true.

Seeing the interactions between women and men in relationships on the videos added a dimension I haven't seen in any other product. You get to see both sides of the equation, you get to see Anthony's coaching of the women which gives you more insights into their perspective, and most importantly you get to see the effects of different male behaviors on the moods of the women with Anthony often pointing out what has happened. This is something I haven't seen in other products. So great to see.

Where this Product Excels

What you see vividly time and time again in this product are women testing their husbands. You see it in multiple ways. You see Anthony Robbins point it out when it happens, telling the guy that she is just testing him and to press on with what he was doing. The beauty of it is, that there are many extreme examples.

I consider that I've been with some extremely dramatic girls in my time, one was bipolar, and I know of only a few senior guys in the dating advice community who have had similarly crazy girls on their hands. I tell you this, because some of these women exceed or parallel that type of behavior.

So if you want to see just how rough tests can get - and know what you should stand up to and have to overcome - there is some really good footage here. Some solid examples of standing strong against a torrent of emotions from a woman.

Anthony Robbins guides the men through passing these tests and coaches them on it. You will find the advice he gives here very similar to that you may have read in The Way of the Superior Man or Become Mr. Right.

Advanced Psychology - Not for Guys Who Want to Fire and Go

Anthony uses some relatively sophisticated tools from the world of psychology for some of this seminar. It gets heavy. In other words, unless you are committed and can get a reasonable grasp of and apply psychological principles rigourously, much of the content may just go over your head and never get used. For guys who want to finetune relationships, you should be up to it. For guys who have more basic issues, there is still content for you to get, but you may get distracted by the 'psychological toolkits' from what you should be focusing on. Definitely not a product for beginners without much relationship experience or know-how.

What You Should Know About This Product

The DVDs and the Audio files are the same footage (you just get to watch or listen to the same thing).

However, you SHOULD watch the video, it will give you far more insight into what Anthony is teaching. If you listen to the audio you would be missing a lot of the value.

You would not see the body language and expressions that the people getting coached communicate, and which Anthony Robbins is continuously calibrating to, and pointing out. To watch the audio, you'll only be getting 10% of the value - literally.

Weaker Material

Looking quickly over the 6 DVDs - They are all good, with something to learn from each with the exception of DVD 6. "You come first - the power of alignment". This DVD was less useful than the others. Funnily enough, the main reason for this is that you only have a guy coached on his own without his wife in it. The focus on just the guy without the girl's interaction with him, took a lot away from the great stuff I'd seen in the other DVDs. To make matters worse, I really felt that the guy looked like he hadn't resolved things when Anthony Robbins came back to interview him 6 months later. I'd be willing to bet that a year down the line things were not looking so bright for him. To be fair though, the guy had not really applied what Anthony Robbins had coached him on - it wasn't due to bad advice. Bad implementation of the advice rather.

The Bottom Line

I'd recommend this product for guys in relationships that aren't working out, or who have a history of relationships that didn't work out and want to make sure they are better prepared the next time around. It will be particularly useful for very difficult and tense relationships with a lot of history.

The caveats to this recommendation are:
- If you haven't read The Way of the Superior Man first, you need to do that. I see a lot of the value of this product as improving your understanding of the most important parts of Way of the Superior Man.

- If you are price conscious - this isn't a good buy. It's pricey for what you get.

I'd add that for guys with a lot of experience this product may be useful to reinforce your view of the world, male-female relationships and how relationships fit in with the rest of your life. This product demonstrates that good dating advice from dating coaches from the self development, spiritual and seduction community worlds has more similarities than differences in it at the end of the day.

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