If you're younger and less professionally experienced than her...

[Prehistoric]

Do you really have to make up for your youth and, let's call it, lower professional status?

Let's say you're a 27-year old guy with a college degree and only had a couple of not-very important jobs, while she's 34 and a successful professional with MBA etc..

How would you position yourself?

Would you try to do/say things that make up for your weak points or would you actually be comfortable with it and even cockily tease her about her being so high in the social scale.

In the past I would have tried to really put a lot of energy in showing her I have many other qualities, but nowadays I'd think you'd come across as a tryhard who's not really at peace with himself which might actually lower attraction and while the guy who communicates: "I am comfortable with my job/age/nationality/race/religion/whatever regardless of what you think" would actually come across as more attractive.

What do you think?

 

[bobbybowden]

you just need to come across as a sexual man...

you don't need to impress her. you just need to make her horny

 

[Ross]

Keep in mind that you're not trying to compete with women when you seduce them.

That being said, women are attracted to success, or at least the prospect of it. I make up for my lack of professional experience by attacking life with rigor and having high set goals for myself that I can talk about on a whim which shows I'm not some uninspired fool. Being passionate about your future shows high value.

Therefore, be comfortable with your current position, but attack your future with veracity. You're not always going to have to reveal your future plans - in fact, you probably won't want to unless she asks - but showing a great prospect and plans for your future while leaving room for mystery is a high-value playing card.

 

[Lotus]

I think based on your post you already know the answer to your question!

Trying to impress will show her you think you are lower status then her and thus not confident in yourself. How many guys do you think she goes out with that try to impress her? I would think a lot, don't be like every other guy.

Where you could make up that "gap" would be by showing yourself as a driven man with clear goals in your future.

I put gap in quotes because it a percieved gap. It isn't there unless you want it to be. Mentioning it to her will address something she may have never even thought about. Then it WILL be real

 

[FeelIWastedMyYouth]

Do you really have to make up for your youth and, let's call it, lower professional status?

Let's say you're a 27-year old guy with a college degree and only had a couple of not-very important jobs, while she's 34 and a successful professional with MBA etc..

How would you position yourself?

Would you try to do/say things that make up for your weak points or would you actually be comfortable with it and even cockily tease her about her being so high in the social scale.

In the past I would have tried to really put a lot of energy in showing her I have many other qualities, but nowadays I'd think you'd come across as a tryhard who's not really at peace with himself which might actually lower attraction and while the guy who communicates: "I am comfortable with my job/age/nationality/race/religion/whatever regardless of what you think" would actually come across as more attractive.

What do you think?

not sure, how often do guys attract, pull women that are more successful in life than they are?