Along with an arsenal of MACKnificent strategies, you should be working on other special skills to entertain your ladies. Handwriting Analysis (also known as Graphology) falls into the same category as MACK Profiling.

Incorporating these kinds of skills into an early relationship will make the difference in separating you from the herd in a woman's eyes. As I have pointed out several times before, women love anything that uncovers the true "inner" self. Being able to offer this to them is all part of becoming a Memorable Mack.

You should think of handwriting analysis as a sort of EEG of personality. Body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions tell a lot about someone, and handwriting is just one more piece of the puzzle.

This isn't surprising because it is the brain that controls handwriting -- the hand is merely the instrument or tool being employed. Every movement of the pen uncovers something of the writer's temperament.

Handwriting is symbolic of behavior and attitudes. It cannot reveal the future but handwriting can tell a lot about the past. Handwriting will tell you a lot about how a writer thinks, feels and behaves.

For a detailed introduction to Handwriting Analysis, you can pick up a copy of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis" published by Alpha Books and is available in most bookstores. Among other things, this Guide will explain the scientific foundations for handwriting analysis and even explain the Freudian connection a bit, especially the tie-in between Freud's Id, Ego and Superego with the Lower, Middle and Upper Zones of a writer's character formations (pun intended). Much of what I am giving you here comes directly from the Complete Idiot's Guide. It's a great text.

Everyone wants to be analyzed, especially women. In fact, I have found that once they know you have some background in this area they will literally chase you down trying to get your services and an intimate look into their own personality.

I won't presume to make you an expert on Graphology here, but I can disclose a few things that you can build on and develop an impromptu analysis to dazzle and entertain those special women in your life that you want to become memorable for.

Here are some observations you can discern from somebody's handwriting even without having much experience in Graphology:

LEFT/RIGHT/VERTICAL SLANT

A vertical or upright slant requires self-control and self-discipline to be maintained. Try standing up straight for an hour and see what a strain it will be. Handwriting is like body language. The very straight and upright is projecting a rather austere manner and indicates how problem solving is approached. The closer to upright the writing, the more the writer curbs her initial impulses. Few women will write like this because such a writer lives by logic. I offer this information as background you can incorporate into your analyses for credibility sake.

The amount of right slant tells you how much the writer is willing to spontaneously show her feelings. A writer with moderate right slant is sociable and affectionate. A strong right slant is more characteristic of a woman that might throw herself on you and give you a big hug and kiss. She is expressive and enthusiastic, a bit sentimental, and easily able to love others.

A right slanted writer doesn't care about logic -- she only knows how she feels. The warmth and sincerity found in a moderate right slant are desirable characteristics, but balance and moderation are important factors. As the slant moves further to the right, the controls begin to weaken. A very strong right slant is quick to jump to conclusions regardless of the consequences. When letters and words become progressively more slanted to the right, real emotional problems are a strong possibility.

Alfred Mendel, a pioneer in Graphology, concluded that left slant is an indicator of unresolved difficulties very early in life, resulting in a generally negative attitude in the writer in adult life. She is unable to trust. Anybody acting nice to her is suspect of having an ulterior motive. There is a self-protective attitude that is desperate to avoid any further emotional damage. The extreme left slanted is preoccupied with the past and all the awful things that happened (real or imagined) to her there.

IN THE ZONE

There are three zones of interest for the graphologist: the LOWER, MIDDLE and UPPER. The middle zone is the most important to the graphologist because all parts of handwriting pass through it. But as you will learn, the LOWER zone is probably where a MACK wants to be.

The upper zone represents conscious thought (how she thinks).

The middle zone represents where she lives (how she feels).

The lower zone represents the unconscious (how she acts).

Although each zone has its own significance, all work together and affect each other.

The lower zone (below the baseline) is the area of activity, sexual and otherwise. It contains our attitudes towards the material and biological areas of life. Pen pressure is another important element when analyzing the lower zone.

An emphasis on the LOWER ZONE of letters, especially the -y-, shows a strong interest in money, sex and the material life. Short loops in the lower zone display a lack of interest in these things. The writer with long lower loops prefers to jump right into activities without a lot of planning. She reacts on a physical level and enjoys sexual activity. If the lower loops are more than twice as long as the middle zone, she uses sex as a tranquilizer. Sex relieves her anxiety but only temporarily. If the lower loops are long but narrow then she has a strong sex drive but is inhibited about it and fears failure.

From a MACK's standpoint, you're looking for a woman with -y-'s that have a full "cup" in the middle zone with not too wide loops in the lower zone that return smoothly to cross the baseline. Deviations from this, especially if consistent throughout the handwriting, disclose some areas outside normal and healthy.

Deep descending, wide lower loops display a strong sex drive. If the return stroke does NOT return normally (diverts away from or does not return at all, for example) to cross the baseline at the y-cup, there is likely something in her past that was/is a problem for her.

On the other hand, very short loops suggest someone who is uncomfortable in her "basement" and quickly returns to her middle zone. She doesn't want to think about the past or the future. There is only today. All that counts is the present.

When unusual loops appear in handwriting, a difficult childhood possibly clouded with sexual and/or physical abuse is often an underlying factor. Uncommon formations of the loops suggest the writer has been unable to resolve past events, whatever they were.

MIDDLE ZONE letters include the vowels, a, e, i , o, u, and other small letters that have no upper or lower extensions. They are c, m, n, r, s, v, w, x. Even those letters with upper and lower extensions have parts of the letter falling in the middle zone.

The middle zone, where the ego resides, tells us how the writer acts around other people, how well-adjusted she is, and whether all the parts of her personality are working together harmoniously.

The uniformity of the middle zone size tells how sensitive she is to the needs of others. While some fluctuation is normal and expected, if letter size varies too much, the writer lacks confidence. Her ego is in a constant state of flux.

Many teenage girls write only in the middle zone. Their upper and lower extensions are so short they are practically non-existent. They are interested in what is happening from moment to moment. A large middle zone does not signify a strong ego, but a weak one. Middle zone emphasis in the writing of an adult is generally a sign of immaturity.

When too much emphasis is placed on the UPPER ZONE in her writing, either by making loops too tall, too wide, or too elaborate the writer is compensating for problems in the ego (the middle zone). Maybe she feels inferior socially, so she escapes into the intellectual world of the upper zone.

One's attitude toward authority figures is found in the upper zone and the writer of tall, narrow loops views authority figures as extremely powerful. Women that make overly wide upper loops often spend too much time and energy thinking about things rather than doing them. She probably is hypersensitive and frequently believes others are talking about her in critical ways.

A short upper zone indicates a woman that generally doesn't have strong religious or spirtual beliefs. More materialistic than intellectual, she is interested in people not abstract ideas and philosophies.

There are countless other details needed to do a thorough handwriting analysis. Things such as how -t-'s are crossed, -i-'s dotted, how signatures are written, how the capital -I- is written, spacing (between words and between lines), rising/falling angles, whether loops are closed or not, and myriad other details are all important and should be considered.

But you do not have to be a certified, licensed Graphologist to be able to offer a woman some insights about herself; the fact that you can know some things that she thinks nobody could know will certainly have her thinking of you a lot. And we know that is where ATTRACTION lives.

It's a good idea to invest a little time to become a novice in Graphology. Like other MACKnificent strategies, it will pay a return to you for the rest of your life. Is it worth a little reading? If you find Graphology too technical try Palm Reading -- it's another favorite with women, although there isn't much of a scientific foundation to hang your palm reading hat on.

Actually, I think the best way to disclose your handwriting analysis background is matter-of-factly. Wait until you see a piece of her handwriting and pick it up to study for a minute. Make a comment like "Interesting". That will certainly catch her attention and generate some questions as an opening for you to dazzle her with another of your special skills.