Demonstration of higher value

Demonstration of higher value

Field	Pickup
Also known as	DHV, display high value
Origin	Mystery Method

A demonstration of higher value (DHV) is a story, action, or fact that raises how attractive you seem, as opposed to a demonstration of lower value (DLV) — trying too hard, bragging clumsily, or seeking approval.

Mystery treated some DHVs as long-term and hard to fake. The ones that survived into later schools:

• Pre-selection — other women already want you.
• Leadership / social proof — people listen when you talk; you have a group.
• Competence — you are actually good at something visible.
• Emotional stimulation — she feels something besides "this man listed his job."

A DHV that is a résumé is a DLV. The Attractiveness fundamentals layer (walk, voice, clothes) is passive DHV: you demonstrate value by existing at a higher resolution.

See also

• Qualification (pickup)
• Peacocking
• Preselection
• Mystery Method

Sources

• PUA Lingo, "Demonstration of Higher Value (DHV)," Vince Lin (pualingo-795). Rewrite.
• Von Markovik, The Mystery Method (2007).