How do you be assertive yet attentive to a woman? I feel stupid for asking. But I’m trying to reinvent myself here. I’ve dug through all the emotional stuff and now there is so much work to be done on myself. I feel like only now I can be AMOAFWL
Rent "Crazy, Stupid Love". It's a pretty funny movie, but there's actually some good advice in there too. Cal (Steve Carell) has been married for 20+ years and his W has an affair. He moves out and awkwardly tries to start talking to women again. Jacob (Ryan Gosling) takes pity on him and starts coaching him on how to approach and communicate with women. A lot of it is stuff we talk about here- dress better, listen, validate, be the alpha male, etc. I also suggest you read The Married Man Sex Life Primer, lots of good stuff in there on how to be more alpha and less beta.