Mars and Venus on a Date

Remember, taking a woman out a few times does not mean you are leading her on. It is leading her on only if you are sure she is not the right person for you and you behave as if she could be.

THE FIRST ATTRIBUTE: SELF-ASSURANCE

When a woman expresses her feminine radiance she is generally embodying the three basic characteristics of femininity: she is self-assured, receptive, and responsive. It is these three qualities that make a man most attracted to her

This didn’t make sense to him, and it definitely did not make sense to Susan.

automatic tendency is to be attracted to

to wonder whether you wish to continue dating that person.

THE POWER OF ATTITUDE

A man’s interest in a woman can grow only when he feels actively interested. On the other hand, his interest will tend to decline slowly if he only feels receptively interested in her.

Practically speaking, this means that when a woman is focused more on giving than receiving, when she cares more about pleasing him than about what would please her, a man will not become more interested in her.

When a man is very actively interested in a woman, his active interest will usually generate feelings of receptive interest in her. If a woman is receptively interested in a man, it will generate his active interest in her.

ACTIVE AND RECEPTIVE INTEREST