Does good old-fashioned romance have any place in today’s fast-paced, self-centered world? Phil Van Treuren, the author and the founder of Romance Tracker, believes that the answer is a resounding yes . . . and he created his blog about old-fashioned romantic ideas to show couples that any modern loving relationship can be made even better by adding a little classic romance.

But in fact Phil doesn’t describes himself as an expert in romantic relationships. His goal is simply to inspire you to make your relationship a little more exciting and fulfilling by applying some of the romantic ideas you’ll find here on Romance Tracker every day.

Moreover, being an author if this blog, he also wants to improve his own personal romantic relationship, too!

Interested? So join Phil in his journey to discover new romantic ideas.

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You’ve probably noticed that I don’t talk about the idea of “romance” very often. There’s a good reason for this. I think that most guys use romance in completely the wrong way, and in the process screw up their chances with the woman that they are interested in.

I’m going to take some time here to talk about my personal perspective on romance, how it is misused, and how to use it to really make a woman feel attracted to you.

Most guys make one of two main mistakes when trying to be “romantic”:

1. They try to use romance to create attraction.
2. They use too much romance, thinking that more must be better.

Let me ask you this… What does romance mean to you? I’m serious. Think about it for a minute. Does romance mean gifts and flower? Does it mean fancy dinners? Does it mean candles and soft music? Read the rest of this entry »

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Today we’re going to talk about tragedy. What a downer, but it’s gotta be done. We’re going to talk about The Tragedy of the Self-Defeating Man. Catchy title, this might not be so bad.

Something that tends to happen with ALL men – and especially those who haven’t had as much success with women – is they get stuck on ONE woman. I don’t mean they get trapped in a monogamous relationship that is unhealthy. That’s a different newsletter.

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How To Tell If She’s Into You

There is a tradition in modern day seduction called the 90/10 rule. This rule, with its best intentions is made to create something from “suggestion”. If you are an avid reader here at SI then you know full well the power of suggestion.

Even when “asking” a girl out on a date you can use “suggestion” without even asking for the date. For instance, “We should get together and have coffee sometime”. That last sentence was a verbal example of the 90/10 rule. Suggesting you should have coffee is as good as asking to have coffee without the rejection. It is hard to reject a suggestion.

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So many guys are truly clueless when it comes to complimenting a woman. How many of you have said any version of the following:

• “Wow, you’re totally gorgeous. Let me buy you a drink”
• “God broke the mold the day he made you!”
• “You are fine! I gotta take you to dinner sometime girl! Gimme your phone number!”

It’s a sad moment when any man lets rip with any of the above. Can you see how insulting these are? Cool guys never waste their time with “compliments” like these.

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A man invented speed dating. Well, okay, maybe not, but that person certainly invented it with a man in mind. Think about it. A room full of women, all available, who by virtue of being there out of their own free will have declared to you that they are not going to give you that stupid game of playing hard to get. They want a date just as much as you do, and they at the very least are open to the idea of talking to you. Already, that puts you at a greater advantage than if you tried to strike a conversation with someone at the produce section of your supermarket.

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I learned a lot of things from my last girlfriend. I learned a lot about how men and women really are supposed to interact.

One thing I loved was getting text messages from her. She sent them all the time. They’re like the little love notes of modern times. Short and sweet and you get to read them all day. I’m a romantic like that, what can I say?

One day one really caught my eye, because it told me something I never would have guessed before I spent years learning how to attract and keep women really happy.

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Good Manners On The First Date

Let’s assume for a second that all of you DON’T have a mother. That way when you act unscrupulously with your manners in front of ANY FEMALE we would have something legitimate to blame it on. Assuming you DO have a mother then you will be addressed with the same standards of male etiquette and courtesies that one’s mother would come to expect from her son.

All the females in your life, you mother, your sister, your girlfriend your secretary, your boss should all be receiving the same standards of male etiquette. This applies to manners on a date as well as with female friends and family.

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Part of impressing a girl is trying to wow her with dates that would dazzle the senses. We think that the only way to impress a girl is to bring her to a kind of date that would make Donald Trump proud – think caviar dreams and champagne wishes. But then who can afford them but except for The Donald? Fortunately, there are some ways that you can still bring her to a great date without you necessarily having to get a loan or withdraw all of your savings.

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