Going “Goblin Mode” Is Actually The Perfect Dating Strategy

Plus, how to introduce power play into your sex life, how to do TikTok's viral $10k challenge, & more. [EliteDaily](%2F%2Felitedaily.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/1/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/nXeAppiPifDqIt6Hog8bsX257vc=303) %2F%2Fwww.elitedaily.com%2Fdating%2Fgoblin-mode-dating-strategy%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/1/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/f02uIeBv9o6Sn77JWWs_k4QP4Wc=303 new year, new you (you're a goblin, now) [Going “Goblin Mode” Is Actually The Perfect Dating Strategy](%2F%2Fwww.elitedaily.com%2Fdating%2Fgoblin-mode-dating-strategy%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/2/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/NMLZ2xesvVSURo20TvzDmmYhYhc=303) Goblin mode is the [Oxford 2022 word of the year](%2F%2Flanguages.oup.com%2Fword-of-the-year%2F2022%2F%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/1/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/O3HxqovyeltWhxFFN2PmvxDc8JU=303), and not only is this logical, it’s the next step in human evolution. In 2020, Oxford (understandably) didn’t even choose a word. In 2021, it gave us “vax,” and on the other side of that, we have collectively decided as a society that we have no f*cks left to give. I think that mentality can serve us well in our dating lives, if we let it. [READ MORE](%2F%2Fwww.elitedaily.com%2Fdating%2Fgoblin-mode-dating-strategy%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/3/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/rZQWoY31k_Y9qRbrTqJ_fl-ON0k=303) %2F%2Fwww.elitedaily.com%2Fdating%2Fpower-play-introduce-sex-life%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/1/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/IfQloeBc0L9jQD841lqBtaxDO58=303 level up [How To Introduce Power Play Into Your Sex Life](%2F%2Fwww.elitedaily.com%2Fdating%2Fpower-play-introduce-sex-life%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/2/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/CxTsZO3shz6K-Z7CW5Yanfa5bYM=303) “Some go on to have sex with this heightened arousal and power-infused role-play to add passion and excitement,” [Carol Queen](%2F%2Fcarolqueen.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/1/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/oM_pZHmnpbOuCvycMs7Oa7uyiUM=303), Ph.D., a staff sexologist for [Good Vibrations](%2F%2Fwww.goodvibes.com%2Fs%3Futm_campaign=59407%26utm_medium=eliteDaily%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=ee92bfbf-9bb4-45e5-b567-e0aa9f8b7dda/1/010001857aae1a66-b2562da7-4aa8-4c62-84f4-c6a5705e932d-000000/Ez3sNjFIPi442kKAB-s_j0s_pSI=303) says. “Others do not choose this.” Either way, she says the benefits of power play are many, including pleasure, excitement, increased partner intimacy, and an enhanced way you see yourself and the world. 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