True, they may not have it but those attributes can be tools in your war chest just like NPA or"On the other hand, men
who have a victim mentality, or who appeal to pity, or who plead or beg for favours, or who grovel, or who are
delicate, sensitive, mystical souls like Ayn Rand's “eminent young poet [who] was pale and slender… had a soft,
sensitive mouth, and eyes hurt by the whole universe”, or who seem helpless, or who are endlessly sorry for
themselves, or who have a bad temper that they can't control, or who otherwise appear weak, don't have
it."
a designer shirt. In college I wanted to get laid but didn't want commitment. That meant lots of acting at parties
and bars. So once in a while, for the hell of it mostly, I'd do my broken wing routine. It didn't work well on
younger women but a little older women, especially divorcées returning to shool to start over, often fell for it. We
used to call it a mercy fuck. The victim mentality actually worked pretty good although I couldn't stomach using it
very often. Sometimes it backfired and I had a hard time getting rid of them. Incidentally, the delicate and
sensitive routine works even better, especially on married women or the recently divorced that frequented the places
I performed in. They usually assumed I was delicate and sensitive because of my slight build and musical occupation,
so I played it to the hilt. Inside I'm actually tough as nails. They say "all is fair in love and war." Now that
I'm an old fart I play it straight most of the time.
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