{"id":5069,"date":"2017-11-23T10:04:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T02:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/?p=5069"},"modified":"2018-10-10T17:32:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T09:32:47","slug":"how-to-be-more-than-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-be-more-than-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Be More Than Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Hardcore Techniques On How To Be More Than Friends With A Woman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Let me ask you this: have you ever gotten friend-zoned by a woman?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She might have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Called you her \u201cbest friend\u201d while she went off and hooked up with some jerk<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Relied on you for emotional support when her idiot boyfriend hurt her<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Treated you like one of her girlfriends<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/is-she-playing-hard-to-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Played hard to get<\/a> when she knows that you&#8217;re interested in her romantically<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Asked you for advice about seeing and dating other guys<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Told you outright: \u201cI love you, but only as a friend\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not kidding around: Getting friend-zoned <em>HURTS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s discouraging because it makes you feel <em>less <\/em>of a man.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s frustrating because you spent all that time, money, and energy to \u201cwin\u201d her&#8230; only to lose in the end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/unrequited-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unrequited love<\/a> fucking SUCKS.<\/p>\n<p>And you know what?<\/p>\n<p>The reason why so most guys get friend-zoned is that they make <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>ONE DUMB MISTAKE<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever been friend-zoned yourself, then you\u2019ve probably made this Dumb Mistake, too.<\/p>\n<p>And if you simply STOPPED making this Dumb Mistake, you\u2019ll find it MUCH EASIER to get women to like you. Not just as a friend&#8230; but something MORE.<\/p>\n<p>A secret lover. A fuck buddy. A friend-with-benefits. A potential boyfriend. Anything but <strong><em>\u201cjust friends!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This guide will show you how to be more than friends with her. You&#8217;ll learn <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/friendzoned-by-a-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to avoid the friend zone<\/a>. You&#8217;ll find out what that Dumb Mistake is, how to stop making it, and what to do INSTEAD.<\/p>\n<p>That way, you\u2019ll stop falling into women\u2019s friend zones, and start falling into their beds with them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RuG-Q-2vhY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<h2><strong>The Big Dumb Mistake That (Almost) Every Guy Makes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, let me get a glaring misconception out of the way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You don\u2019t \u201cfall\u201d into the friend zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right \u2013 you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you<em> START OUT <\/em>in a woman\u2019s friend-zone.<\/p>\n<p>Makes sense, right? When she first meets you, categorizing you as a \u201cfriend\u201d is the first thing she does.<\/p>\n<p>And as you get to know her better, you make the <strong>Dumb Mistake<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and you end up STAYING \u201cjust her friend.\u201d Often, for LIFE.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll get to what the Dumb Mistake is in a little while. For now, you must know this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So if you like a woman and want to be <em>MORE THAN FRIENDS <\/em>with her&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;then you should do everything you can to GET OUT of the friend zone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stages of Love: The IRAE Model<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are familiar with the <em>Shogun Method, <\/em>you&#8217;ll know that there are &#8220;four&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/stages-of-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stages of love<\/a> &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Intrigue Stage, <\/strong>where she first notices you and meets you;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Rapport Stage, <\/strong>where you get to know each other better;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Attraction Stage, <\/strong>where she feels sexually attracted to you; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Enslavement Stage, <\/strong>where she becomes totally, completely addicted to you for life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the (in)famous <strong>IRAE Model<\/strong>. <em>(Intrigue-Rapport-Attract-Enslave)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3606\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shogun-method-irae-copyright-opt.png\" alt=\"Shogun Method IRAE Model\" width=\"500\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shogun-method-irae-copyright-opt.png 500w, https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shogun-method-irae-copyright-opt-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To be successful with a woman, you&#8217;ve got to go through one stage at a time, starting at <strong>Intrigue<\/strong>. Then, you move on to <strong>Rapport<\/strong>, and then to <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-be-attractive-to-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Attract<\/strong><\/a>, and finally to <strong>Enslave<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And you must do this in order, and without skipping ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And when it comes to getting out of the friend-zone, we\u2019ll need to focus on the second stage: Rapport.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Shogun Method terms, \u201cRapport\u201d means only one thing: <em>the powerful emotional connection she feels for you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Rapport makes her relate to you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Rapport makes her like and trust you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Rapport makes her feel physically and mentally comfortable with you.<\/p>\n<p>Most guys know the importance of Rapport. And most guys know how to build rapport with a woman they like&#8230; more or less.<\/p>\n<p>So why do most guys <em>still <\/em>end up trapped in the friend zone?<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-being-a-nice-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Stop Being A Nice Guy<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The &#8220;Contextual Rapport&#8221; Mistake<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Well, here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s because the DUMB MISTAKE most guys make:<\/p>\n<p><strong>They think all kinds of rapport are the <em>same<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They think that just because they got the girl smiling, laughing, and talking excitedly, they\u2019re on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, they\u2019re <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">dead wrong<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Well, it\u2019s all because they&#8217;ve been building the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WRONG<\/strong><\/span> kind of rapport in the first place!<\/p>\n<p>In Shogun Method terms, we call this<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8220;Contextual Rapport&#8221;<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contextual Rapport is bad news.<\/p>\n<p>Contextual Rapport will make a woman see you as her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Am-I-using-him-as-an-emotional-tampon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emotional tampon<\/a>&#8230; who just happens to be a guy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contextual Rapport will make her see you as a &#8220;friend&#8221;, never as a boyfriend or lover.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what&#8217;s Contextual Rapport?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OK, imagine you\u2019re learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from an expert.<\/p>\n<p>Master Carlos is old, wise, and well-respected. You\u2019ve trained under him for months.<\/p>\n<p>You idolize him and look up to him as a role model. He&#8217;s your hero. A father figure.<\/p>\n<p>Then suddenly, one night, he walks into the bar you\u2019re in. He calls himself Charlie, sits at your table, grabs a beer, and starts talking to you like one of the fellas.<\/p>\n<p>How would you feel?<\/p>\n<p>Stunned? Uncomfortable? Disappointed? And a little turned off?<\/p>\n<p>Of course.<\/p>\n<p>You know why?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s because the &#8220;rapport&#8221; you shared with your Jiu-Jitsu instructor is different from the &#8220;rapport&#8221; you share with the fellas.<\/p>\n<p>In other words:<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>&#8220;rapport&#8221; <\/strong>you built with Mr. Carlos is confined to the <strong>&#8220;context&#8221;<\/strong> of Jiu-Jitsu training. It doesn&#8217;t exist outside the Jiu-Jitsu dojo.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s why you&#8217;d feel uncomfortable with him buddying up with you at the bar. You&#8217;ve built Contextual Rapport with him, but only as a Student to a Master.<\/p>\n<p>Makes sense, right?<\/p>\n<p>And this is exactly why guys fall into the friend zone:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">They wrongly build the kind of Rapport which is confined to the <strong>&#8220;context&#8221;<\/strong> of being <strong>friends<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And that jarring feeling that you feel when Master Carlos hits you up at the bar? <em>It&#8217;s exactly what women feel when they see you as a friend&#8230; and then you suddenly try to be more than friends with her.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve been friend-zoned because the rapport you built with a woman is the kind she has with her female buddies. It\u2019s not the same rapport she feels with a guy she sleeps with.<\/p>\n<p>And when you give her that jarring, uncomfortable feeling&#8230; it\u2019s enough to make her <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>KEEP<\/strong><\/span> you in the friend zone. And then it\u2019s pretty much game over from there.<\/p>\n<p>Or is it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-woman-want-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Make A Woman Want You (As A Boyfriend)<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>How To Be More Than Friends With A Woman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s recap what we&#8217;ve covered so far&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Getting stuck in the friend-zone usually means just one thing:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You spent too much time building the <em>wrong <\/em>kind of Rapport.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the big fat Dumb Mistake that most guys make.<\/p>\n<p>And guess what? As a result, she ended up liking you too much as a friend. And deep inside, she doesn\u2019t want to lose the value she gets by having you as a friend.<\/p>\n<p>And so she TRAPS you in her <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/friend-zone-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">friend zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t make that Dumb Mistake!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, to avoid the friend zone, you&#8217;ll need to make the <strong><em>right <\/em><\/strong>kind of Rapport.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll show you how to do that next, so keep reading!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>VAKSOG Mode Matching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the kicker&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can\u2019t build meaningful rapport with a woman with ordinary, everyday conversation&#8230; even if you\u2019re good at it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are now moving into the area of using <em>Mind Control <\/em>on women. This can get a little technical and jargon-ish &#8211; but do bear with me, alright? It will be very worthwhile to you, I promise.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Mind Control technique that will sidestep the &#8220;friend zone problem&#8221; altogether:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;VAKSOG Mode Matching&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VAKSOG is an acronym which stands for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visual <\/strong>processing <em>(looking)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Auditory <\/strong>processing <em>(hearing)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kinesthetic <\/strong>processing <em>(doing)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Somatosensory <\/strong>processing<em> (feeling\/touching)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Olfactory <\/strong>processing <em>(smelling)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gustatory <\/strong>processing <em>(tasting)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simply, these are the ways women process external information. They are known as &#8220;VAKSOG Modes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that for a woman, there&#8217;s usually one (or two) <strong>dominant <\/strong>VAKSOG Mode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The key is to (1) find out her Dominant VAKSOG Mode is, and then (2) match it when you talk to her.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(We&#8217;ll get into some examples in a minute.)<\/p>\n<p>So, how do you know what&#8217;s her <strong>Dominant VAKSOG Mode<\/strong>? Simple! Just listen to the words she chooses when she talks to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If she frequently uses words like \u201csee,\u201d \u201ccolor,\u201d and \u201cbeautiful\u201d&#8230; she\u2019s probably <strong>Visual<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If she frequently uses words like \u201ceat,\u201d \u201cdrink,\u201d and \u201cdelicious\u201d&#8230; she\u2019s probably <strong>Gustatory<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If she frequently uses words like \u201cgo,\u201d \u201crun,\u201d and \u201cmove\u201d&#8230; she\u2019s probably <strong>Kinesthetic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Next, match her VAKSOG Mode by talking to her with the same keywords.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at an example to see how this works, alright?<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/dating-younger-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dating Younger Women &#8211; How To Attract A Younger Woman<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Example of VAKSOG Mode Matching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s say you ask her:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cWhat is it about The Talented Mr Ripley that you love so much?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She might answer you:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cWow, I absolutely adore that film! The <\/em><strong><em>view <\/em><\/strong><em>of Rome in that movie is simply incredible&#8230; it&#8217;s absolutely <\/em><strong><em>beautiful<\/em><\/strong><em>! I love how the colors just come to life&#8230; they <\/em><strong><em>look <\/em><\/strong><em>so vibrant, so alive. Oh, and Jude Law is absolutely an <\/em><strong><em>eye candy <\/em><\/strong><em>in this movie!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think her Dominant VAKSOG Mode is?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you guessed &#8220;<strong>Visual<\/strong>&#8220;, you&#8217;re correct. Take note of the words she used in her answer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;View&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Beautiful&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Look&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Eye Candy&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next, craft your answer which matches her Dominant VAKSOG Mode like this &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;I remember when the movie came out so many years ago&#8230; not bad. I went to the cinema to <\/em><strong><em>see <\/em><\/strong><em>it with a group of friends, and before that we spent the afternoon at the park&#8230; the day was <\/em><strong><em>bright<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em><strong><em>sunny<\/em><\/strong><em>&#8230; and the sky was <\/em><strong><em>clear <\/em><\/strong><em>and <\/em><strong><em>blue<\/em><\/strong><em>. The movie was great&#8230; and I got to <\/em><strong><em>look <\/em><\/strong><em>at Gwyneth Paltrow for two hours&#8230; she was really pretty in that movie. It was a good day!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See how that works? Simple, right?<\/p>\n<p>When you use the same VAKSOG mode she uses to communicate&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;she forms a much strong, <em>deeper<\/em> emotional rapport with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And more importantly, you&#8217;ll <em>sidestep <\/em>the Contextual Rapport \/ friend zone problem completely.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got to warn you though:<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> the end of the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember the <strong>IRAE Model<\/strong>? To seal the deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/make-girl-fall-in-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you&#8217;ve got to escalate from Rapport stage to Attraction stage as quickly as you can<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Staying too long in the Rapport stage will pretty much make you fall into the friend zone again and again. Be careful!<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#cb3b34;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#e5554e;border-color:#ffffff;color:#fff;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/daddy-issues-dating-psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girls With Daddy Issues<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>How To Turn A Friend Into A Lover: Use Fractionation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a technique you can use to escalate quickly and seal the deal with her:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Fractionation&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a <strong>Mind Control technique<\/strong> which can be used to make any woman emotionally addicted to you.<\/p>\n<p>How does Fractionation work?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5074\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/friend-to-lover-signs-opt.jpg\" alt=\"How to be more than friends with a woman?\" width=\"700\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/friend-to-lover-signs-opt.jpg 700w, https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/friend-to-lover-signs-opt-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Think of something you\u2019re <strong>ADDICTED <\/strong>to \u2013 like a TV show, or a video game, or a brand of beer.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you probably WON\u2019T be watching that TV show all the time, right?<\/p>\n<p>You won\u2019t be playing that video game 24\/7, either.<\/p>\n<p>And you definitely won\u2019t be drinking the beer the whole day.<\/p>\n<p>But still, you find yourself <em>addicted <\/em>to them. After a while, you\u2019ll need your \u201cfix.\u201d And you stay hooked for years&#8230; or <em>decades<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Guess what \u2013 that\u2019s how <em>powerful <\/em>Fractionation is.<\/p>\n<p>TV show producers, video game makers, and beer brewing companies know how it works. And they use it to <em>perfection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s what you need to <strong>KEEP <\/strong>yourself out of the friend zone <strong>FOREVER<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fractionation holds the key.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the kicker&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t spell out everything you\u2019ll need to know about Fractionation in a single article. This guide is already as long as it usually gets.<\/p>\n<p>So, let me teach you how to use Fractionation on a woman this way:<\/p>\n<p><strong>By personally inviting you to join my Online Masterclass today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/masterclass\/\">Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, remember this one important thing:<\/p>\n<p>Unless you mirror her <strong>VAKSOG Modes <\/strong>to build powerful, emotional (and sexualized) rapport&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and unless you use <strong>Fractionation <\/strong>to make her see you as more than just a friend&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;then you\u2019re doomed to stay in the friend zone forever.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t trap yourself like that. Give yourself a chance to be her lover.<\/p>\n<p>And Fractionation is the best chance you\u2019ll ever get.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join my Fractionation Masterclass today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3610\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/derek-rake.png\" alt=\"Derek Rake\" width=\"200\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/masterclass\/\"><strong>Request Invite For Online Mind Control Masterclass<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Talk to you more at the Masterclass,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrake.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/derek-rake-sig-60.png\" alt=\"Derek Rake\" width=\"167\" height=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>PS: Questions or comments? 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