As a result, people come to me asking advice on things like:<\/p>\n
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- How to keep a woman interested in you<\/a>…
\n<\/em><\/li>\n- How to keep wives and girlfriends faithful…<\/em><\/li>\n
- How to get back into an ex-girlfriend\u2019s life and panties….<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
And, of course, they ask about how to navigate that Charybdis of dating: the dreaded Friend Zone<\/span><\/strong>. (cue: horror music)<\/em><\/p>\n
We\u2019ve all heard the tales and truisms. The friend zone is an epic dead end. It\u2019s the dark abyss where romance goes to die. It is an inescapable vortex of fail.<\/p>\n
But does it really have to be?<\/p>\n\n
Brent\u2019s Becky Blues<\/h2>\n
Take, as an example, Brent.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Brent had known Becky since the first day of college. And the entire time he\u2019d known her, Brent had a crush on Becky.<\/p>\n
Mind you, this wasn\u2019t just an \u201cI\u2019d lay her if I got the chance\u201d kind of crush. It was full-on \u201cI can\u2019t die happy unless I can get inside this girl.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maybe it was her country gal flair. Maybe it was her easygoing, tomboyish attitude. Maybe it was her enormous 38F boobs.<\/p>\n
Whatever the reason, Brent had it bad for the busty Becky.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the problem: no matter what Brent did, he could never get any kind of response from her. Well, not the kind he wanted, anyway.<\/p>\n
Sure, they\u2019d hang out. They\u2019d watch movies together. They\u2019d go to parties together. They\u2019d get drunk together.<\/p>\n
Nope. Nothin\u2019.<\/p>\n
Worst of all was camping at the springs. Becky always, always<\/em> wore the teeniest bikini on the market. Brent\u2019s dream was so very, very close at hand\u2014and yet so very far away.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t get me wrong. Brent wasn\u2019t a shy guy, but he also wasn\u2019t very good at being assertive.<\/p>\n
He was afraid of making a false move and ruining everything. He was convinced that it was constantly the wrong time.<\/p>\n
In short, he thought that anything he did would get him nowhere. Worse, it would foreclose on any chances he might get in the future.<\/p>\n
And so they would spend inebriated nights in the same camping tent. And still <\/em>Brent couldn\u2019t get any action.<\/p>\n
To summarize, Brent was more or less dead in the water. He was stuck in the Becky doldrums, population three: Brent and his blue balls.<\/p>\n
Luckily, Brent finally made the right choice. He came to me for guidance.<\/p>\n
READ ALSO: How To Escape The Friend Zone<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\nDear Mr. Rake: HELP!<\/h2>\n
\u201cI\u2019m worried,\u201d Brent told me in an online consultation, \u201cthat she\u2019s never going to see me as more than a friend.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s a reasonable fear to have,\u201d I assured him.<\/p>\n
\u201cDerek, you developed the Shogun Method<\/a>,\u201d he went on. \u201cYou\u2019re an expert at this kind of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
I could have denied it. But that would have been a damned lie.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u201d he asked, \u201cwhat should I do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d I said to him, \u201cif you\u2019re afraid that you\u2019re stuck in the friend zone, the first thing you need to do is verify that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright. How do I do that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d I continued, \u201cthere are certain signs that we can look for. I\u2019m going to run down this list real quick. Tell me if you feel like any of these describe your relationship with Becky\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Friend Zone Signs: How To Know If You’re Friend-Zoned<\/h2>\n
As I told Brent, there are definite signals that you\u2019ve been placed in the friend zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n
If one or more of the following apply, then you have some work ahead of you.<\/p>\n
Friend Zone Signs<\/h3>\n
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- She doesn\u2019t laugh at your jokes. Even if they really are funny, she still barely cracks a smile.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- She refers to you as \u201ca friend.\u201d Even worse, she refers to you as a best friend, \u201cbff,\u201d \u201cbestie,\u201d or some other childish and asinine nickname.<\/li>\n
- Worst of all, she says you\u2019re like a brother to her. No one wants to fuck their own brother. Well, mostly no one. No one you\u2019d want to date, anyway.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- She avoids date situations at key times\u2014like the mall in the evening or brunch on Sundays. She doesn\u2019t want to risk someone she likes more thinking she\u2019s dating you.<\/li>\n
- She tells you about the guys she\u2019s hooking up with, or asks your advice about dating. She isn\u2019t trying to entice you or make you jealous. Your feelings just aren\u2019t even on her radar.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- She asks about you and other women. She even encourages you to date them. That means she\u2019s not even remotely considering dating you herself.<\/li>\n
- She brings tag-alongs on what would otherwise be a date. Nothing ruins dinner and a movie like that four-eyed third wheel. Especially if she\u2019s trying to hook you up with that third wheel.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Even after a few drinks, she\u2019s still not making any passes or showing any signs.<\/li>\n
- She avoids physical contact. No, hugging doesn\u2019t count. Girls will hug just about anyone\/-thing.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- She dresses casually and doesn\u2019t put effort into her hair and makeup when she sees you. She\u2019s obviously not trying to impress you.<\/li>\n
- Nothing happens while you\u2019re watching a movie alone together.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Nothing happens after you watch a movie alone together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Any of those sound familiar?<\/p>\n
Finding the Friend Zone Exit Ramp<\/h2>\n
You keen readers can probably identify which of these applied to Brent. He certainly was able to pick them out. He also noted a few more that we hadn\u2019t previously discussed.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cBrent, my boy,\u201d I commiserated sympathetically, \u201cyou are definitely stuck in the friend zone.\u201d<\/p>\n
He sighed. \u201cWell, fuck. I guess that\u2019s the end of that, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
I shrugged. \u201cIt could be. And with that attitude, it probably is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Needless to say, Brent was intrigued. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, if you want to just give up on her, you can. But the friend zone isn\u2019t a death sentence, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReally? I thought that you said I was \u2018stuck.\u2019 Once you\u2019re a \u2018friend,\u2019 isn\u2019t it pretty much a life sentence?\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed. \u201cFor most people, that\u2019s true. But that\u2019s only because they don\u2019t know how to escape. I can teach you, if it\u2019s something you\u2019re interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Obviously, Brent was interested.<\/p>\n
READ ALSO: How To Know If A Girl Is Playing You<\/a> (Or Is Really Interested)<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\nRapport is Not Enough to Get You Laid<\/h2>\n
Let me pause right here to say something.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Keep in mind that getting out of the friend zone isn\u2019t, on its own, enough. It definitely is a step in the right direction, though.<\/p>\n
You see, evoking romantic interest is only step one. It doesn\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll be able to make that big score.<\/p>\n
What does guarantee it, though, is a special technique called Fractionation<\/a>. It is one of the core tactics inside the Shogun Method.<\/p>\n
And it works.<\/p>\n
Every. Freakin\u2019. Time.<\/em><\/p>\n
Yup, even for Brent.<\/p>\n
But before he could fractionate Becky\u2019s pants off\u2014literally\u2014he had a little setup to take care of.<\/p>\n
Brent\u2019s Big Score<\/h2>\n
Not very long afterward\u2014less than two weeks, actually\u2014my phone pinged. It was a picture message from Brent.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cJust to show my gratitude,\u201d the text said. The picture was of Becky in skimpy lingerie, sprawled on Brent\u2019s bed, legs\u2014and more\u2014spread and waiting.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s good to be the Shogun.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood job, man ;),\u201d I wrote back. \u201cBut why are you wasting time with me? Get in there and put the spurs to her!\u201d<\/p>\n
I set my phone aside. Later, I got another message from Brent. A video message.<\/p>\n
Let me tell you something\u2014Becky is a fucking freak<\/em>. In practically no time at all, Brent had her begging him for things that most pickup artists can only dream of.<\/p>\n
(That, of course, is because they\u2019re lowlife, no-talent con men with no real skill and no clue about hypnosis\u2014but I digress.)<\/p>\n
As Becky groped for a towel, Brent flipped the phone around, gave the camera a wink and a thumbs up. And that was the video\u2019s end.<\/p>\n
Finally, that boy had gotten everything he\u2019d wanted\u2014and then some.<\/p>\n
And, yeah, her tits are just as amazing as Brent described them. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
How To Escape From The Friend Zone<\/h2>\n
Yes, Brent got out of the friend zone and under Becky\u2019s skirt in less time than it takes to earn a paycheck.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Wondering how he did it?<\/p>\n
The first thing Brent had to do was to cut off contact with Becky. He stopped chatting with her on Facebook. He stopped sending her texts. He\u2019d answer her messages, of course, but sporadically and briefly.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s step one.<\/p>\n
Next, step two was getting friendly with other girls. Lots of other girls. Really<\/em> friendly.<\/p>\n
And Brent wasn\u2019t shy about it. He posted pictures of himself with these beautiful ladies every chance he got. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram\u2014anywhere, any time.<\/p>\n
Because he knew that Becky would see all of them. He didn\u2019t go out of his way to show her. And he didn\u2019t have to, either.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, those tactics got the desired result.<\/p>\n
Naturally, Becky wasn\u2019t sure what was up at first. But once she saw Brent at the beach and the club with other girls, she started getting the idea.<\/p>\n
And then her messages got a little more urgent. She was getting jealous. Those skanks were stealing away her<\/em> Brent.<\/p>\n
Hey, maybe he did get lucky with some of them. It\u2019s not my place to say.<\/p>\n
Okay, fine. He totally hooked up with most, if not all, of them.<\/p>\n
And Becky totally knew it.<\/p>\n
As a result, she started posting more aggressively on Brent\u2019s Facebook timeline.<\/p>\n
A lot<\/em> more aggressively.<\/p>\n
The first one was a picture of her and her new swimsuit. It was kind of a stretch to say that she was \u201cwearing\u201d it\u2014but you get the idea.<\/p>\n
From there, things escalated rapidly<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Pretty soon, her pictures\u2014and then videos\u2014couldn\u2019t be posted publicly. She tried one time, and her account almost got suspended.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, Brent was one happy guy.<\/p>\n
READ ALSO: How To Tell If She Is Losing Interest<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\nFractionation: The Key To Her Total Submission To You<\/h2>\n
S<\/span>o how did Brent do it? How did Becky go from calling him a friend to sending him naked pics and provocative videos?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Well, after that first bikini picture is when Brent went to work using Fractionation.<\/p>\n
Quite simply, Fractionation is an uber<\/em> powerful mind control technique<\/a>.<\/p>\n
It involves putting a woman into a trance and then bringing her back out of it again. The quicker and more frequently you do this, the better the result.<\/p>\n
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