I think Paco really hammered it and KC has a handle on it as well. If you are thinking in terms of "control freak" or "controlling others" I don't believe you are seeing the "model" clearly yet.
In my opinion, the only life you need to control is your own. If you are obviously in control of your environment, demonstrate integrity and character and are uncompromising in what is and is not acceptable she will see you as steady and secure. Your expectations are clear. You reward positive behavior and consistently hold her accountable for bad behavior. You don't fight. You elect to let her come along for the ride or you drop her off the back based on her behavior.
She can do whatever she wants. If she wants to roll with me, she will make keeping me happy her priority, not the other way around.
Thirdworld wrote:
In fact I have no desire to control anyone else. Too much resposibility for me. In an ideal situation, no control is needed from either side. And it can be a drawback. I'm too lazy to do the training that is necesary. And in a lot of cases it is almost necesary. So, I have been in a kind of purgatory a couple of times.
Think of you life as a ship. A ship can only have one Captain. The Executive Officer is second in command and in charge of all thing internal to the ship. If you make you expectations clear that you are the Captain of your ship and she is the respected second she will understand and respect her role and yours. The conflict and confusion comes when these roles are not clear or when we give up the helm then blame her when we hit the rocks. If you say your woman won't accept a role as second then I suggest that you didn't do a thorough selection process. A woman who is non-compliant is not an acceptable companion unless you are masochistic, (IMHO).
Thirdworld wrote:
I'm not giving up control but I am not trying to control her. In fact I probably come off as indifferent at times. And that confuses the chicas sometimes. They look at you kind of funny when you tell them, "sure, no problem, go out with your friends, I'll see you tomorrow." We can write on this forum for the next 50 years. We are never going to figure these creatures out. And that guys, is the beauty of it....
In my opinion, you have a piece of it here. You are demonstrating that you control you. She can go and do as she pleases and it does not affect the course of your ship as long as your expectations are realistic, known and complied with. Freedom to go with friends is fine, deception is not. Trust is fragile and hard earned.
I think that it is important never to forget that this is a sorting process. We are not trying to impress the girls and show them how cool we are. We are trying to determine if they are sane and stable enough to hang with. If they are disinterested or unpredictably unstable, they don't make the cut no matter how physically attractive they may be. When we don't develop good sorting skills and trust the results, we pay the consequences.
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Disclaimer: The above is merely the opinion of the author unless specific scientific data is included.
Your mileage may vary.
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