I did not know I was seduced, except in retrospect. Did you know? He was charming, but I knew it and resisted it. He got to me with purity, though, this psychoGAYguy. Did you know there are many ways to seduce that are not obvious and not always romantic? Seducers aren't always "bad boys". They can also represent themselves as "saints" or "healers" or "helpers"; they can be a man or a woman who is indifferent to your gender, and it doesn't even have to be a romantic relationship. Some are charismatic, some are "wounded", or a melange. All make you feel a singular object of concern and care,so special. And before you know it , you feel all warm and fuzzy (that's the power of charm), full of fire and desire -it doesn't matter what the object is- they give us dreams and for a while, reflect them. Meanwhile, your most cherished beliefs become challenges, and the awful dissonance creeps in and begins to settle. But by then they have hard-wired you to them- as those words of grace and warm gesture and song, all great knowledge and spirit turn to sharp, convoluted sheaths of steel. You have learned to exist in a camp that concentrates only on them, for your heart, psyche, spirit, have become barb-wired. Do you see your reflection? ©2002-2008 Invicta-msn Reproduction, even in part, by permission only The Seductive Process Phase One: Separation Stirring Interest and Desire 1 Choose the Right Victim 2 Create a False Sense of Security-Approach Indirectly 3 Send Mixed Signals.... 6 Master the Art of Insinuation 7 Enter Their Spirit 8 Create Temptation Phase Two: Lead Astray Creating Pleasure and Confusion 9 Keep them in Suspense-What comes next? 10 Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion 13 Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulnerability 14 Isolate the Victim Phase Three: The Precipice Deepening the Effect Through Extreme Measures 16 Prove Yourself 19 Use Spiritual Lures 20 Mix Pleasure with Pain Phase Four: Moving In for the Kill 21 Give Them Space to Fall- The Pursuer is Pursued 22 Use Physical Lures 24 Beware the Aftereffects: .... "If you are to stay in a relationship ....a second seduction is required. Never let the other person take you for granted- use absence, create pain and conflict, to keep the seduced on tenterhooks." This brief but scary excerpt was brought to you by Robert Greene from his new book, "The Art of Seduction". It seems that many people are grateful for all the great tips the book provides. For more tantalising and shocking excerpts, go here: http://seductionbook.com/popup.html I wouldn't mind a commission :) ~Invicta 06/03