Highball: W4 Playboy Handbook: Part I

Highball remerges from South America with her martini still firmly in hand and sends us Part I of her W4 Playboy Handbook:

"As an experienced dater of jet setting playboys, here is a detailed primer for you W4 men on how to walk that fine line between a committed romance and a fling. These rules will keep the hot sex flowing with minimal emotional investment. You all know how to wine and dine your women but sometimes you need a reminder on how the true game is played. This is how the “gents who jet” roll when sex is the only goal and a real relationship is as desirable as grabbing a red-hot poker.

1) Flowers are for emergency only. They are a great and easy way to keep her interested, but if you send too many (or too soon), you signal a relationship. Instead, only send them after a) you blatantly cheated b) you are sleeping with one, or multiple, Brazilian models thus you must ensure that your current fling thinks she is your number one love interest c) you suspect your fling knows you don’t remember her full name d) you have spent too much time partying in Paris and need to prove that she is your primary concern as you cross international borders on your G-V.

2) Need I say that you NEVER sign any card with “Love”? Don’t be stupid.

3) Make her work for a primetime date spot. A few Tuesday night cocktails will drive her to win your weekend affection. Toss her a weekend date bone early on to keep her engaged and to ensure steamy sex in the near-term. But you must make her ponder her official status by scheduling cocktails during the early week. Intrigue fuels her desire for you.

4) Pop up randomly. Let her think you are out of town so when you phone last minute for an impromptu date (“because your travels plans changed unexpectedly”), she will feel like a queen.

5) Refrain from daytime activities. If she is lucky enough to make your weekend dance card, by no means let her slip onto your more public daylight schedule by latching on after the standard issue morning-after-sex brunch. Daytime weekend bonding is seen as a step towards a relationship."