He was having success with women when 'broke', that success came with ease when 'broke'.
When he had more money and more status, he had *more success overall*, but that success was harder to get to when he was broke, because he had to change stuff, eg he talked about having to change his level of empathy and social awareness, meaning 'less ease'/harder.
Is that what you meant,
@TomInHo ?
Yup! That's right
When I was broke, I was more relatable without even trying. So the topics I talked about and my view points were in alignment with the girls more often. Hence making it easier to build comfort with them
But when I gained more success, I initially noticed a drop in relatability. Because my lifestyle and thought process had changed so much, it made it harder to relate with others. This did not only happen with women, because I also noticed this effect on my male relationships too
I couldn't understand what was going on at the time. How could my life be getting better, yet I'm feeling more alone
But then I made an effort to improve my social skills and found resources like this site and other books like 48 Laws of Power. Which opened my eyes into how I had changed and how my new image/persona was making people react differently to me
For example...
CONVERSATION STYLE
In the past, I had a more talkative style and did well with it, but now if I do that I tend to say things that rub people the wrong way by accident. Which is why I switched to talking less and focusing the conversation on the other person more
DATES
When I went on dates while broke, it was always super cheap stuff like coffee and walks in parks, but when I got more money, I had a period were I would take girls on lavish long expensive dates because it wasn't a big deal to me and seemed like more fun....
That is of course until I noticed girls starting to slow game me more when I acted like that. So I went back to super cheap dates because I got laid more with that setup.
LIVING SITUATION
Then my living situation also had an impact on my sex life. I lived with room-mates in the past and used to be able relate with girls about living with others. Then once my lifestyle improved, I moved to an upscale part of town and decked out my apartment into the ultimate bachelor pad (in my mind at least) I noticed a change
I would be on a date then bring a girl back to my place, and they would always react with shock. Asking me how much is rent? how long I lived here? Is the art expensive?
They would lose focus on our connection and would seem to fall in love with my place more than with me. Then when I would escalate they would try to slow game me so that I would respect them more and see them as girlfriend potential
For example, I had a recent lay tell me immediately after we had sex
"Do you have a girlfriend, and do you want one right now"...... never got that when I was broke.
LOVER VS PROVIDER FRAMES
As a result of these changes and many more, girls started to put me in the provider category when I gained more success. Because I Ironically displayed more lover qualities when I was broke with less effort
Now I have to consciously downplay my provider traits and make myself more relatable in conversation to get laid frequently. I never used to think about any of that stuff because in the past, being sexy was good enough. Now I have to be sexy and strategic