Review: Too passive for my liking
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
This book is a decent guide to avoiding the s*** test, something every man needs to know. Its author compares and contrasts the six strategies most men use to respond to women’s s*** tests, including the two favorite strategies of members of the seduction community, the agree-and-amplify strategy and the reframe-and-ridicule strategy.I am really surprised that an author who goes by ‘Lothario’ advocates against the use of the two PUA-preferred strategies and instead recommends that men use his respond-indifferently-and-seduce strategy to respond to women’s tests. While I don’t entirely agree with his rationale, I will admit that the strategy he recommends  will probably help most men recognize and deflect or sidestep women’s tests without getting into more trouble.Personally, I think that there are times when use of the two PUA-preferred strategies is required, such as when a woman is being bratty or if she needs to be reminded of the fact that she is not in charge. During these instances, Lothario’s evasive maneuvers simply do not dole out the requisite punishment.Still, I don’t think his generalization about most men not having the presence of mind, machiavellian mindset, and emotional resilience needed to consistently use the two strategies effectively is too much of a stretch. This is why I think his recommendation to avoid using the agree-and-amplify and reframe-and-ridicule strategies is valid for most men.However, I strongly feel that men who are successful with women and masters of ‘verbal jujitsu’ should definitely use the more punishing PUA-preferred strategies when the situation demands it and use Lothario’s preferred strategy only when punishing the s***-tester is not necessary.Despite these complaints, I enjoyed reading this book and think that it is an invaluable resource for the average man, especially since there are no other decent books available on this topic.