The Way of The Superior Man by David Deida
The Way of The Superior Man by David Deida
The Way of The Superior Man by David Deida
inner psychology of male and female relationships in a poetic manner filled with
authority (i.e it certainly seems that he knows what he’s talking about).
I first read this book several years ago when I first started looking into the
anatomy of relationships. I have spent some a lot of time observing dating and
relationships using ‘The Superior Man’ to understand what I was seeing. Simple
reality is: The insights in this book explains a lot of behavior and problems that
arise on a date or in a relationship.
For example I often see couples at a restaurant on a date where the girl lets the
guy pick the meal. Sometimes the guy gets angry because he is expecting her to be
decisive. He is expecting her to use her ‘masculine side’. However, by allowing
the man to make the decision she is allowing his to be the decisive man while she
expresses her femininity. By expecting the girl to choose he is forcing her to
access her masculine ‘decision making’ part of her self. Ultimately an opportunity
to enhance intimacy and enjoy expressing of the masculine and feminine in a
relationship is lost. If such an attitude continues then the relationship will
probably lose its romance over time.
When dating, as intimacy increases, a woman will naturally want a man to take on
more and more of the decision making. This doesn’t mean that while dating you strt
to take over and be controlling. This will make a girl uncomfortable.
Simply notice if the girl is being indecisive or saying ‘you decide’ then go ahead
and make the decision. Take control of the direction of the date. She will follow
along and enjoy herself thoroughly.
A woman enjoys her man’s masculinity – his inner strength. To feel this strength a
woman tests her man whether you have just begun dating or have been in a
relationship for a while. Some of it is conscious, some unconscious, but all of it
is to see if she can move you from your center and make you feel frustrated. She
does this so she can feel how confident and strong you are. If you maintain your
sense of humor and your affection then you have shown that your moods can not be
manipulated by her behavior. A feminine woman loves feeling this sort of strength
in her man.
Many men don’t have a clue that women naturally test them. So they assume that the
woman testing them is nuts or just plain not interested. That couldn’t be further
from the truth. The very fact that she’s testing you, by trying to bother you,
shows she cares!
The next thing to be aware of concerning the woman you’re dating, is her moods. A
woman’s main priority is the flow of love in a relationship. When she doesn’t feel
love her moods seem to change quickly. While she is angry or irritated the words
she uses is either designed to hurt or take control. As long as there is no love
flowing. There is not point in paying attention to her words. The words are
important only as far as they reflect her mood.
Your first task whether you are dating or in a relationship is to break her
negative mood with love or humor. When her laughs or smiles and the love and
affection is present in her mood only then do her words have direct meaning.
Most men try to make peace with the woman they are dating by trying to solve the
problems represented by her words this will be ineffective as her words are
essentially designed to express her mood. More often than not her words will have
nothing to do with the actual problem.
What she wants is empathy – i.e. you listening to her and understanding here and
all you have to do to dissolve her mood is to make her laugh.