In the Ten Commandments of Charm, what is the second commandment advising women against?

• A. Not showing their hand
• B. Showing their hand
• C. Wearing long sleeves
• D. Speaking before asked

Answer: (B)

This question tests the idea of strategic self-disclosure in social charm—the urge to avoid showing your hand, meaning not revealing your true intentions or feelings too soon. Keeping those cards close helps maintain mystery and control over how the other person perceives you, which tends to enhance attraction by delaying certainty and preserving negotiation space. Revealing everything too early can flatten tension and reduce your influence in the conversation, so the commandment that advises against showing your hand fits this concept perfectly. The other behaviors mentioned—things unrelated to timing of disclosure, like clothing or speaking out of turn—don’t capture the same principle of managing how much you reveal and when.