THE MAN WHO CONTROLS LUST: Why Women Respect Men Who Command Themselves
<p><br></p><p>We live in a time when temptation is louder than reason. With just a swipe or a click, you're bombarded by images, impulses, and distractions. It's never been easier to lose sight of who you are—or who you’re meant to be.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t about shaming desire. It’s about reclaiming direction. Because when a man stops being consumed by his impulses and starts leading them, he becomes someone different. Someone people respect. Someone women remember.</p><p><br></p><p>Niccolò Machiavelli, a timeless observer of human nature, once said, "He who cannot control himself will be controlled by others." That truth is more urgent today than ever. Men aren’t falling in battle. They’re falling in silence—distracted, unfocused, endlessly seeking attention or validation. And it’s costing them everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Let’s break down five essential principles that can reshape your life. They’re not about denying how you feel. They’re about proving you can feel deeply and still remain steady.</p><p><br></p><p>1. When You Slow Down, You Become Magnetic</p><p><br></p><p>Think about someone who didn’t rush to impress you. Who listened more than they spoke. Who let silence do the talking. Didn’t they leave a stronger impression?</p><p><br></p><p>Most men act too quickly—too many compliments, too much interest, too soon. What they intend as confidence often comes across as neediness.</p><p><br></p><p>But the man who moves slowly, with presence, radiates control. He builds tension. He creates space for curiosity. And curiosity is where real attraction begins.</p><p><br></p><p>When you stop trying to force a moment and start letting the moment build, you become unforgettable.</p><p><br></p><p>2. When You Lead Yourself, You Can’t Be Led</p><p><br></p><p>Attraction is powerful. A look, a smile—it can throw you off course. But how you respond says everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Women often test without realizing it. They're not always testing your interest. They're testing your steadiness.</p><p><br></p><p>Do you fold when she turns up the heat? Or do you stay calm, collected, and grounded?</p><p><br></p><p>Being steady doesn’t mean being distant. It means you set the tone. You don’t follow the moment—you shape it.</p><p><br></p><p>3. Approval-Seeking Makes You Forgettable</p><p><br></p><p>We all want to be seen. But when your worth depends on someone else’s reaction, you lose your edge.</p><p><br></p><p>The man who needs constant validation becomes predictable. He stops being himself and starts performing.</p><p><br></p><p>But the man who validates himself changes the entire atmosphere. He walks in with calm. He doesn’t ask for attention. He earns respect with presence.</p><p><br></p><p>And that speaks louder than any words ever could.</p><p><br></p><p>4. Lust Is Energy. Where You Channel It Shapes You</p><p><br></p><p>Desire is not the problem. Direction is.</p><p><br></p><p>Many men waste their energy on things that give nothing back—numbing themselves with screens, short-term pleasures, and shallow highs. They wake up tired, distracted, unfulfilled.</p><p><br></p><p>But the man who holds his fire and puts it into training, building, creating, becomes powerful. Every step he takes carries weight. Every silence becomes full of presence.</p><p><br></p><p>He doesn't suppress desire. He redirects it. And in doing so, he becomes rare.</p><p><br></p><p>5. The Man Who Doesn’t Need Her Becomes the One She Chooses</p><p><br></p><p>Too many men believe that if they give more, they’ll be chosen. Gifts, attention, affection—offered out of insecurity, not strength.</p><p><br></p><p>But real intimacy doesn’t come from chasing. It comes from standing still and being whole.</p><p><br></p><p>When you don’t need her to feel like a man, you change the entire dynamic. You bring peace, not pressure. And peace is powerful.</p><p><br></p><p>Women don’t want to complete a man. They want to join one who is already complete.</p><p><br></p><p>Final Thoughts: Control Isn’t Suppression. It’s Leadership</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t about denying desire. It’s about proving you are stronger than your urges.</p><p><br></p><p>When you no longer chase, you command. When you no longer need attention, you draw it. When you lead yourself, the world begins to follow.</p><p><br></p><p>And in a world full of noise, men who move with quiet clarity are unforgettable.</p><p><br></p><p>Be that man. Stay grounded. Stay deliberate. Stay sovereign.</p><p><br></p><p>Because the man who masters himself doesn’t just attract. He commands.</p><p><br></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments