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1. Slide 1: NE W R OMANTIC S TR ATE G Y Ah , wom e n!!
2. Slide 2: Th is pre s e n ta tion is a s e m i-s e rio us e xp lo ra tio n o f th e n e w b a la n c e o f p owe r b e twe e n th e s e xe s . It c o n ta in s s tro ng la ng u a g e , b u t n o t s tro n g e no u g h to re p la c e c a ffe in e . It is in te n d e d fo r a n im m a tu re a u d ie n c e s o th a t th e y m a y b e c om e m a tu re . (Of c o u rs e , we kn o w Y OU a re m a tu re a n d th a t you ’re ju s t b ro ws in g th e s e s lide s fo r th e s a ke a n d e d u c a tio n o f a “frie n d .”)
3. Slide 3: Oka y, le t’s s ta rt with wh a t we KNOW. You’ve le a rne d a bout th e s e two funda me nta l truth s be fore :
4. Slide 4: 1. Th e re will a lwa ys be ta xe s . 2. De a th will e ve ntua lly c ome . Th e th ird truth is th a t …
5. Slide 5: Wo me n lo ve s ho pping !
6. Slide 6: In fa c t, th e re ’s proba bly a Shopping Godde s s be ing s e c re tly wors h ippe d by wome n worldwide (in s e c re t s h opping c e nte rs , of c ours e ).
7. Slide 7: Ye t, wh a t mos t me n don’t know – or c onve nie ntly ig nore – is th e fa c t th a t th e ultima te ite m th a t E VE R Y woma n is s h opping for is …
8. Slide 8: A G OOD HUS B AND.
9. Slide 9: In th e pa s t, wh e re wome n h a d re s tric te d a c c e s s to profe s s iona l work, th e y re lie d on a h us ba nd to provide e c onomic s e c urity.
10. Slide 10: Ye s , s iz e DOE S ma tte r. Th e s iz e of h is wa lle t.
11. Slide 11: In th os e da ys , a ma n wh o h a d a g ood s ta ble job, e ve n if it’s blue -c olla r, wa s c ons ide re d “g ood ma trimonia l ma te ria l.”
12. Slide 12: Th e unive rs a l fe ma le s tra te g y wa s to h a ng on to s ome th ing “g ood” until s ome th ing “g re a t” c ome s a long . If noth ing “g re a t” c ome s up, we ll, “g ood” is g ood e noug h .
13. Slide 13: It’s e ve n be tte r if a woma n c ould “ma rry up” (th a t is , ma rry a ma n wh o c ome s from a h ig h e r s oc ioe c onomic c la s s ).
14. Slide 14: Th e be s t e xa mple of “ma rrying up” (wa y, wa y up!) is Na ta lia Vodia nova , th e R us s ia n s upe rmode l wh o ros e from ra g s to ric h e s by ma rrying th e a ris toc ra tic J us tin P ortma n.
15. Slide 15: We ll, le t’s g e t ba c k to pla ne t E a rth , wh e re mos t of us non-a ris toc ra tic folks h a ve to c ompe te with out th e a dva nta g e of nobility.
16. Slide 16: Toda y, th ing s h a ve c h a ng e d. (Oka y, me n, th is is wh e re you h a ve to s ta rt pa ying a tte ntion. Th e following will g re a tly a ffe c t your roma ntic life !).
17. Slide 17: Wom e n no long e r ne e d to “m a rry up.” If th e y ne e d s om e th ing “up th e re ,” th e y’ll jus t g o up the re a nd g e t it! (Wh ile , of c ours e , looking fabulo us in th e proc e s s of g e tting wh a te ve r it is th a t th e y’re trying to g e t!)
18. Slide 18: In oth e r words , wome n toda y a re s e xua lly, s oc ia lly AND e c onomic a lly libe ra te d.
19. Slide 19: And th e y a re ins pire d, too. Th e y fe e l th a t noth ing c a n s top th e m.
20. Slide 20: P e rs ona lly, I th ink th a t s ome body s h ould te ll Opra h th a t s h e did a g re a t job, a nd invite h e r to re tire be fore s h e doe s more “da ma g e ” to th e ma le s pe c ie s . 
21. Slide 21: Alth oug h it’s true th a t wome n s till e a rn le s s th a n th e ir ma le c ounte rpa rts , th e ir “s toc k va lue ” is ra pidly g rowing .
22. Slide 22: Th e ne w qua litie s me ntione d by Da n P ink in h is la te s t book on th e ne w e c onomy, s uc h a s S tory- te lling , Me a ning , De s ig n, e tc . a re a ll qua litie s th a t a re ma rke dly fe minine .
23. Slide 23: Corpora tions a re a ls o be g inning to pa y a tte ntion to qua litie s a nd tra its th a t wome n in g e ne ra l pos s e s s na tura lly, s uc h a s re la tions h ip-building , s e rvic e orie nta tion, c ommunic a tive a bility, e tc .
24. Slide 24: In c ontra s t, m a ny m e n a re b e g inning to fe e l a m ys te rious b urde n, a ps yc h olog ic a l tire dne s s th a t c om e s from not h a ving c le a r c a re e r a im s . Th is is re fle c te d in th e ph e nom e non doc um e nte d b y Ha rva rd B us ine s s R e vie w a nd known a s “Middle s c e nc e .”
25. Slide 25: S o if m ore a nd m ore wom e n c a n do th e work th a t wa s pre vious ly done b y m e n, a nd if m ore a nd m ore wom e n c a n b e c om e e c onom ic a lly inde pe nde nt on th e ir own, th e n h ow doe s THAT c h a ng e th e b a la nc e of powe r b e twe e n th e s e xe s ?
26. Slide 26: More s pe c ific a lly, wh a t e xa c tly is a woma n looking for in me n th a t s h e is da ting ? Wh a t is s h e th inking ? My a ns we r is …
27. Slide 27: I h a ve a bs olute ly NO CLUE ! (S ome body ple a s e le nd me a c opy of th e movie What Women Want by Me l G ibs on! I only wa tc h e d it five time s a lre a dy, I s till don’t g e t it…)
28. Slide 28: Mos t importa ntly, a s a ma n, h ow doe s a ll th is a ffe c t your romantic s trategy? How s h ould you c h a ng e your da ting s tra te g y? (If you h a d one !).
29. Slide 29: How c a n you s till ma inta in a s ua ve a nd de bona ir c ompos ure wh e n you KNOW th a t you DON’T KNOW what s h e wa nts ? (S o forg e t a bout how s h e wa nts it!).
30. Slide 30: Oka y, me n, le t’s th ink!! Wh o c a n h e lp us h e re ?
31. Slide 31: How a bout Dr. P h il? We ll, I c h e c ke d h is we bs ite a nd it s e e ms h e h a s s witc h e d to th e g irls te a m!
32. Slide 32: Inde e d, h e h a s a wh ole s e c tion full of c h e c klis ts a nd a s s e s s me nt tools wh ic h e na ble wome n to R ATE pote ntia l ma le c a ndida te s ! (I kid you not!).
33. Slide 33: And wh a t a bout th is s ta ndup c omic c a lle d G re g , wh o wrote a be s t-s e lling book title d “He ’s jus t not into you”, urg ing wome n to pre e mptive ly dump me n wh o don’t c ommit fully a nd e a rly in a re la tions h ip.
34. Slide 34: Oh , g re a t. J us t wh a t we ne e de d. Wome n wh o ta ke ma trimonia l a dvic e from a c ome dia n!
35. Slide 35: Of c ours e , th e re ’s noth ing re a lly wrong with Dr P h il g iving wom e n tools with wh ic h to e va lua te m e n. And th e re ’s noth ing funda m e nta lly wrong with urg ing wom e n to drop g uys wh o c a n’t c om m it.
36. Slide 36: Th e m a in is s ue for m e n is : “If m a nh ood is b e s t de fine d b y wh a t wom e n e xpe c t of m e n, th e n WHAT do wom e n e xpe c t of m e n now th a t wom e n s e e m to h a ve m ore fre e dom , m ore a utonom y, m ore e ve ryth ing !
37. Slide 37: “How c a n a m a n s te e r h is m a nly de ve lopm e nt in th e dire c tion th a t will m e e t with fe m a le a pprova l a nd th us e ns ure rom a ntic s uc c e s s ? ”
38. Slide 38: Th ing s a re g e tting s o c omplic a te d… It’s not like in th e old da ys . Wh e n I wa s a te e na g e r -- we ll, oka y, in my e a rly 20s – th e only q ue s tion I h a d to re s olve in my h e a d wh e n da ting a g irl wa s : “At wh a t point in th e proc e e ding s is it a ppropria te to kic k h e r s tuffe d a nima ls off th e b e d a nd c onduc t s e rious le g it bus ine s s ? ”
39. Slide 39: E noug h a b out me a nd my e s c a pa de s … Wh a t s h ould YOU do?
40. Slide 40: F or ins ta nc e , s h ould you try to impre s s th e ne xt woma n you da te by c a s ua lly pulling out of your ve s t poc ke t, during dinne r, a c ris p c opy of your upda te d re s ume ?
41. Slide 41: Would th a t impre s s h e r or would it be a s ig n of ma le ins e c urity?
42. Slide 42: If it’s a s ig n of ma le ins e c urity, th e n I h a ve a n urg e nt me s s a g e for J ulie , Lily, E ric a , S te ph a nie , Mic h a e la , Lina , Ch a nta l, S oph ia a nd J e nny: “G irls , I s h owe d you my re s ume a s a joke ! No, re a lly, it wa s a joke !!”
43. Slide 43: Th e q ue s tion is th is : “If wom e n c a n m a ke it on th e ir own, profe s s iona lly a nd e c onom ic a lly, th e n wh a t th e h e c k do th e y ne e d m e n for? ” (If you’re a m a n a nd you do not fe e l pa nic ky a t th is point in th e pre s e nta tion, you de finite ly ne e d a n urg e nt inje c tion of c a ffe ine !) 
44. Slide 44: And to ma ke ma tte rs wo rs e , c h oc ola te c ompa nie s ke e p c re a ting a ll kinds of fla vors a nd te xture s th a t g ive wome n s uc h a wide ra ng e of s ubtle ye t unmis ta ka b le ple a s ure s ! Ch oc ola te is th e e ne my of ma nh ood. Ch oc ola te is a we a pon of ma s s de s truc tion of ma le utility.
45. Slide 45: How c a n me n c ompe te a g a ins t th e ris ing h e g e mony of c ho c o latis m, a ls o known a s fe ma le ple a s ure on de ma nd! (Anytime , a nywh e re ! Ab s olute ly re lia b le a s a ve h ic le for b lis s de live ry! And it fits s o ne a tly into a s ma ll purs e ! Ah h !)
46. Slide 46: In th e e nd, it is c le a r th a t inte r-g e nde r re la tions will c ontinue to e volve . Wh a t is a ls o c le a r is th a t wome n will c ontinue to a c q uire more powe r in s oc ia l a s we ll a s e c onomic s ph e re s . Wh a t is NOT c le a r is h ow th a t ne wfound powe r for th e c olle c tivity of wome n will a ffe c t a nd impa c t m e n’s c onc e pt of ma nh ood.
47. Slide 47: Th e only th ing th a t me n c a n do is g ra b a b e e r a nd, c a s ua lly, mos t c a s ua lly, c a ll up a fe ma le frie nd a nd try to do wh a t ma n h a s trie d to do s inc e s inc e th e da wn of time : e luc ida te th is g re a t mys te ry c a lle d wo manho o d!
48. Slide 48: P e te r is C E O & c o -founde r of Ta le nte lle , th e c om pa ny for s uc c e s s ful wom e n. He tota lly unde rs ta nds wh y Dr. P h il love s to s e rve wo m e n. Th e y a re g re a t! He h a s b e e n writing a b out b e a utiful, ta le nte d a nd e xc e ptiona l wom e n for 14 ye a rs , a s fe a ture write r for a ne ws pa pe r c a lle d As ia n Le a de r. He s in c e re ly h ope s h is future wife will le t h im c ontinue h is work. To th is da y, h e s till h a s th e b a d h a b it of writing a b out h im s e lf in th e th ird pe rs on. He c a n b e re a c h e d a t om nidig ita lb ra in@ya h oo.c o m