An Article from Amy Waterman[1] There’s so much to remember: How to text him How to talk to him How to flirt with him How to make him happy How to make him choose you How to avoid scaring him off We spend SO much time and energy trying to hack the rules of attraction, just to get a decent relationship. It shouldn’t be this hard! Because I don’t see ANYONE who isn’t lovable. I don’t see anyone who needs to fundamentally change who they are in order to be worthy of a dating gold star. But what I do see is how many of us have this low-level anxiety that we’re not good enough . We’re not certain we’re love material. We’re not confident we can do this on our own. So we look for tricks we can use, or strategies to try. We look for ways to build ourselves up, to be more appealing. We try to do all the things—the texts, the flirting, the seduction—hoping we’ll hit on the magic combo that unlocks a man’s heart. We’re so focused on what we need to DO that we forget wh...