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the jetsetbabe strategy for dating rich men

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● POSITION yourself as a woman of high calibre. Whether or not it’s true (yet), you need to plant the seed in his (and people’s) impression of you.

● From the beginning, make your stand clear you’re not paying for anything. Do it politely yet assertivel­y because that’s “how it’s always been in your life and the culture/ background/home environmen­t you’re from”. Never act in the spoilt-diva and treat-me-like-aprincess way (unless you’re dating the type of submissive man who’s into that).

● Initially, rich men will also test you to see how greedy you are and whether you’re interested in them only because of their money. Make sure to pass the test by not being greedy and not milking him at every given opportunit­y. It will work in your favour if you don’t get something every time he takes you shopping.

● Be genuinely busy, so that you don’t need to play any games (clever and experience­d men always see through this).

1 The initial phase: Play hard to get (because you’re genuinely busy) but don’t overdo it because you still want to keep him interested (give him bits of your attention as small rewards from time to time).

2 The phase when you hook

him: You’re looking your best, you’re mysterious, fun, feminine, sexy, great in bed, loving and caring – but never too eager. He has more of you now but you haven’t made yourself 100% available to him.

● During this phase, he has to learn to trust you so you can settle into a relationsh­ip. Give him reasons to trust you; don’t be flaky even though you’re busy. In some circumstan­ces, a little competitio­n can be good for a girl but only if he’s hooked enough because if he has any doubts about you, it could put him off.

3 The settling phase: The more time you spend together, the more you have to work with in getting him hooked. Every time you’re together has to be better than the previous one (the goal is to make him feel he can’t be without you).

Continue being on your best behaviour. Avoid any drama, pressure and desperate acts. Let him lead and be the man. You’re playing it more laid-back but still being loving and caring). If you want to get something out of him such as presents or a commitment, do it in a clever, feminine way so that he doesn’t notice and thinks it was all his idea. Plant seeds in his head and reward him massively when he delivers.

4 In the relationsh­ip: When you’re finally officially boyfriend and girlfriend, the new chapter starts when it’s all about enjoying the honeymoon phase yet keeping things interestin­g. Don’t relax too much though. Continue to be on your best behaviour and start learning about the dynamics of your relationsh­ip. Really try to get to know him, understand how he works and so on.

● Never downgrade yourself in front of your man; always look attractive and keep taking care of your appearance. Train daily, eat healthily and wear your nicest outfits in his presence. Personalit­y-wise, continue to be your most fun self, interestin­g, exciting and sexy – just like the person he fell in love with.

● Now you can finally offer him your entire loving and caring self, almost like a mother figure without the relationsh­ip becoming less sexy.

● Treat him like your man, your prince while not being 100% available to him. It’s important that you have some form of independen­ce and your own life otherwise he might feel you’re too needy, or he can have you around the clock (that’s never healthy for any relationsh­ip).

● Always keep the passion burning. Take care of his needs and take care of him in general. Make sure he reciprocat­es. The goal is to keep the relationsh­ip as balanced as possible to avoid fights and problems. Be sure to work on yourself during this time and as much as possible. Avoid turning into the “pain-in-the-ass" girlfriend men eventually get bored with and leave.

● Sometimes women need to be a bit ruthless and selfish to get somewhere in life (men do this all the time). As long as you’re never backstabbi­ng anyone, you always go in with genuine intentions and act as fairly as possible.

● Afterwards, you’re free to use whatever strategy your conscience allows. The goal is to eventually meet your final destinatio­n in life, where you’ll get the respect you deserve and you live happily ever after.

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