Raise the Bar

Why men are attracted to women who know their self-worth

Something magical happens when a woman realises her own self-worth and raises her standards (the bar) accordingly: She radiates her wonderful magic in everything she does. A woman who knows her self worth and raises her standards are far more attractive for a man than a woman with low self-esteem.

A woman who has raised her standards — a true Empress as we coined it at PRAGMA — lives her life according to her inner truth. She is authentic. She is independent. She knows what she wants. Any man will have to stretch and make tremendous effort to be considered worthy of her.

In general, a man is attracted to a woman who knows her self-worth, who values her time, who doesn’t take bullshit. It is all genetic programming. If the woman is giving away her everything too early, he will stop appreciating her. The programming goes back to the gatherers and hunters. The men were hunters. They enjoyed the hunting itself. And that is still subconsciously installed in us.


During Dating


In the dating phase, a woman who is self-confident, self aware, and shows her self respect, will be more attractive to a man than a woman who is showing her neediness.

Being authentic in your truth is what attracts a man.

Be the part. Dress the part. Own the part.

Raising your bar does not mean that you have to play a game or that you fake anything, no. You simply have become aware of who you are, what you want and who you want. You are the part. You stopped playing some part that you are not.

And you also dress the part. Why? Because when you dress up according to your self worth, you will automatically attract the right man. If you dress below your standards, you will attract “below standard” men. Very simple.

In a Relationship

In a Power Couple relationship, a man will fall in love for his woman over and over again if she speaks her own inner truth all the time, if she knows what she wants, if she constantly is raising the bar.

As much as a man is looking for comfort, he needs to uphold his inner tension to build the empire. By nature, he is looking for that comfort zone, that moment of nothingness and relaxation. And if a woman allows him to settle for less than his true potential, he loses interest in her because his masculine energy goes down, and hers must eventually go up.

Upholding his inner tension is key to a man’s success in life, business and relationship. It is ok if he relaxes in front of the TV for 30 minutes in the evening together with his woman. But if he starts binge watching, all alarm clocks of his woman should go off immediately.

A true Empress knows where she wants to go out on a date with him. She knows what kind of gifts she wants to expect. And she knows how she deserves to be treated by her man: Picking her up by car, holding doors open, and so on. Though that may sound like old-fashioned and out of date, let us be clear that manners never go out of fashion.

The man who has an Empress as his life partner knows that she is doesn’t have to bring anything to the table, because she IS the table.

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