L1’s Almanac- How to be Attractive (To Somebody Who Is Attracted to You)

I’ve figured out a way to boil down

the means by which people find success in romantically tense situations.

Some call it “game”. Some call it “navigation”.

Some call it “escalating touch”. Some call it “making someone vibe with u”.

I can only call it this: balancing the lust for possibilities you want

with respect for possibilities the other party makes.

You must somehow lust after what someone else wants,

you must respect your own ability to decline your date’s desire.

If you wish for someone to burn with desire for you,

especially if they cannot be simply won over through good looks or nice personalities,

you must figure out how to make them burn with desire!

Show respect. Show defiance. Make their wishes somehow yours. Show that you won’t defile their dreams as they evolve.

Respectful retreat and regret, always an option. Lustful and lovely lewdness, always ready to make the evening.

Desire itself fluctuates, based on the sensations made from unwrapping possibilities.

Respect the weight of your own primal desires. Honor the potential in them seeing you as a mate.

And most importantly, don’t let these burning contradictions turn you into someone who violates someone else’s sovereignty.

Some of us just haven’t unwrapped what we find attractive about others. Don’t use that as a reason to fuck around with someone.

Too many of us get so good at this, and lose all shame, because of how well they get others to admire them.

Too many of us are great at managing our emotional energy, and that of others,
so much so that they become the most savage kinds of hunters.