"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Disgusted by these Christmas jewelry advertisements...

marmel75

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Can't wait for the holidays to be over so these ridiculous Christmas jewelry store commercials will be over.

They target the weak beta males who shower their wives and girlfriends with expensive things to buy their affection. They disgust me...

One of the commercials actually says "Get her what she wants, so you get what you want"...as if the only way to have sex with them is by buying them things...

GTFO with this BS...

Worst of all is it keeps feeding into this nonsense that Disney movies, Hollywood movies and the feminist BS perpetuates while at the same time wondering why there are no "real men" out there.

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"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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"She's the only thing in your world, so it's time to get her something that reflects that."

Saw that one the other day too, said something to that effect.

Holy fvck....
 

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Actually from a marketing standpoint the diamond and jewelry companies are really smart. They word the ads to sell "love" to men… Works better than saying come buy our Very expensive trinkets.
 

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It's sad but that's the way the advertising world works. They target the weak spots in their targeted demographics to sell their products.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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I remember a TV ad from EuroDisney last chistmas. It was about a father watching how her daughter was growing up. She was on the phone, with boys, stopping being a little girl, you know, in her way to a sausage BBQ. And then the ad said something like "Go with them to Disneyland before its too late".
I got extremly mad at the moment.
 

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One of the commercials actually says "Get her what she wants, so you get what you want"...
Oh how I'd wish this was a commercial for Kenmore appliances.
 

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It is not just jewelry, but marketing and advertisements tends to attach a hot/beautiful women with almost any product. With hot cars, you'll see a good looking women beside it. With houses, you'll have a husband with a beautiful wife. With vacations, you'll always see hot women laying at the beach's shore soaking in the sun. With fitness, you'll see a chick in volleyball shorts and a sports bra, sweating and looking all hot when they try to sell you a supplement.

It's just how the world works.
 

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It is not just jewelry, but marketing and advertisements tends to attach a hot/beautiful women with almost any product. With hot cars, you'll see a good looking women beside it. With houses, you'll have a husband with a beautiful wife. With vacations, you'll always see hot women laying at the beach's shore soaking in the sun. With fitness, you'll see a chick in volleyball shorts and a sports bra, sweating and looking all hot when they try to sell you a supplement.

It's just how the world works.
I agree.

Marketing is simply molding their slogans based on social norms at the time.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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I've noticed this too, and it's sickening.

People emotionally respond to advertising by buying goods and services, and then logically rationalize the purchases. These commercials are sparking these betas' emotions to buy things for their women, and then the guys rationalize the purchases.
 
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