The 7 pillars of dating success (you only need 2): 1. Looks 2. Wealth 3. Status 4. Aura 5. Tenacity 6. Scarcity 7. Niche power Out of the 7, niche power is the most underrated and i’ll get to that later, but the most important thing to note is: you only need to rank highly in 2 of the 7 pillars to outperform. 1 pillar is not usually enough on its own People talk about looks, but while looks alone will get a guy pretty far, looks without aura often eventually runs out of steam. Any woman will tell you about the guy where she “was attracted until he started speaking” Likewise wealth usually doesn’t stand alone, and by the time a guy has sufficient money to a level where it actually impresses women, he also has status, therefore he has 2 pillars Indian guys often outperform via very high tenacity, and money once they get established, outworking, out-DMing and out-approaching other guys The typical "passport bro" dating strategy combines scarcity (he's one of the few expats in her city) and wealth, but can also rank him higher in niche power if she's particularly into his country/culture so it's worth considering how his country is perceived in a particular place You need to excel in 2 pillars, so even though you ideally want to maximize as many of the 7 as you can, if you want to improve your situation it’s worth considering which of the 2 you can best amplify and start from there Now all of the categories are pretty self-explanatory. By scarcity I mean how rare your type and qualities are in particular location or context, but let’s take a closer look at #7, because niche power is a highly underrated category imo What is niche power exactly? It’s the skinny emo twink with the goth baddy gf you see at rock concerts, he has anxiety disorder but he met her through mutuals at a house party when they were high. All their friends are into the same music and sub-culture It’s the nerdy neckbeard guy who met his cosplay gamer gf on a Discord gaming server, they bonded for 7 months playing games and talking about random shit before they even met It’s the guy I knew in Australia who banged a steady slew of Swedish and German backpackers because he had a job driving a 4 wheel drive for a camping tour company on Fraser Island Or the guy I knew who was a mechanic in El Salvador, he married a hot Australian girl from a wealthy family that he met at a Latin dance night because she was super into Latin dancing Niche power is in some ways, the antithesis of a dating app strategy. Dating apps are completely generalist and directly pits you against every guy in the city Niche power is any way a guy can access a dating pool that cuts out, or gives him preferential access over other men Niche power combines well with both scarcity and status, because the guy only has to have micro-status and scarcity within his particular arena. She thinks it’s cool he is the best League of Legends player, or best dancer at the dance night, or he’s the only guy capable of pulling the guitar out at the house party at 2am etc There are many possible ways to think about niche power, and you have to be creative within the context that applies to you personally, but in general it’s quite underrated in dating discussions

“You can just like save up 26k bro, buy an apartment building, I’m awesome bro” …Schwarzenegger is truly Boomer hall of famer

Maybe it’s fortunate that Hollywood is dying and making slop. I believe if we still had the oldschool pro-male Hollywood, they would’ve made a few passport bro type films in the vein of Euro Trip/the Hangover, based in LatAm and Asia, & it’d be much worse than it currently is

The absolute state of the American dating market

Agree with you, but I think they are edged out by Venezuelans, however guys have had less exposure to Venezuelans. There’s a reason Venezuela has much lower divorce rates, much higher birth rates, it has been more shielded from some of the toxic influences of modernity

What you were promised: Universal abundance, personal robot slaves, immortality What you got: It’s over

This guy moved to Sydney, and couldn’t believe how well he was doing, he concluded that Sydney is an amazing dating scene Now you can see from his approach, he comes across as awkward, fumbling and no game. How is he having so much so success? Sure he’s ok looking (but so are many people in that location) It’s mostly a result of pillar #6 scarcity, and #7 niche power. He runs around and easily collects numbers because black culture is very popular in Australia, and there are so few blacks there

This is a guy I knew and his gf, he was 5”3 and she over 6”1, how did he get her? They met on an online forum (not sure which but it was some kind of sub-culture forum), niche power

Western baddie tattoo phrases: Sanskrit, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic… Brazil/Argentina baddie tattoo phrases: English Lesson in there

Big difference I notice from dating millenial women vs Gen Z is that Gen Z women really seem to struggle with comprehending subtle flirting, often they only get it when you’re very direct and obvious with your intent I speculate it could be because they are so used to guys coming on very strong in their DM’s and comments, that this has become their baseline for what constitutes male interest

One of the differences between male to male communication in Brazil vs Anglo countries is that in Brazil, there is more of an allowance for aggressive words and posturing without necessarily inviting a fight, so this debate format suits them In Anglo societies especially, displays of aggression is taken as a major disrespect and invite to fight and can escalate quickly unless someone backs down pretty fast to diffuse it It can be a bit of a culture shock in Brazil when you find yourself in an intense exchange of words with some random, and your inclination especially coming from an Anglo country to think it’s more of serious challenge than it maybe is