Articles about Relationships

by Brad Bollenbach

This article talks a lot about my philosophy of success with women in general, so even if you have no interest in meeting girls online, you may still find it helpful.
I’ve already written about the pros and cons of online dating. One of the things I talked about in that article was the myth that [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
– Oscar Wilde
For all the writing I do about social skydiving, the vast majority of my interactions with women don’t go any further than our initial conversation. In fact, sometimes they barely get beyond “Hi”. I’ve talked to hundreds of women in the past year, but I’ve [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

I learned that the richness of life is found in adventure… It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. There is stagnation only in security.
– William Orville Douglas
The vast majority of guys that I’ve ever known–probably at least 90%–will do almost anything to get laid. They’ll sleep with girls they aren’t attracted to, [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition;
if you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.
– Padmasambhava
You are not hard working. You are not lazy. You are not a World Champion. You are not an underdog. You are not a player. You are not hopeless with [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

Any website that allows people to communicate with each other is a dating website. While it may serve other primary functions, and may even include a signup notice indicating that the site is not meant for that purpose, it all comes down to screwing. In fact, I’ll know 30 sleeps has “made it” when members [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

(Warning: Spoilers ahead. :)
Fiction often pays truth a visit. Great stories expand your reality, encourage you to think about the world in new ways, and even provide inspiring role models. Whether you draw your inspiration from real-life strangers or imaginary icons, it all comes down listening to the voices that improve your results.
Rhett Butler is, [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
– Albert Einstein
I’m pretty geeky. I [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
– Howard Thurman
Life is meant to be an adventure. If your life is anything less than interesting and inspiring to other people, you’re doing something [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

You’re out a party one night and you meet this amazing girl. She’s every flavour of feminine you desire: tall, thin, athletic, beautiful, articulate, charismatic. When she smiles, you feel it in your chest. After spending the night ping-ponging the sexual tension, you exchange contact info and a second date is almost assured.
Sure enough, a [...]



by Brad Bollenbach

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
– Billy Joel

You aren’t attractive enough. You aren’t smart enough. You aren’t cool enough. You aren’t man enough. Your idea won’t work. You’re too short. You’re too tall. You’re too chunky. You don’t have enough money. I [...]