PrettyBoyAJ
Master Don Juan
A 5???
You got to be kidding me.
You got to be kidding me.
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.
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.
Nope I might have her low. May be a six usually I'm to busy ****ing her in the ass to look at her face.A 5???
You got to be kidding me.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
You are right. I still am fragile. I dont need to get attached. SHe was sick yesterday so I dropped off her gift and chatted with her a bit. No sex. Oh well. She said she would text me so I will wait for that. I think I will cancel my other date tonight and just go gamble with my dad. I think I will enjoy it more. The more I think about women the more I think I should just leave them alone. ***** isnt worth all of the games and **** you have to put up with.Hey man, really happy to read this, just be careful with attachment, you know it!
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Low carb long term isn't good. It makes you look flat and causes you to lose strength. Carb cycling is a much better option. Most of the benefits from being low carb without the drawbacks.Two dates last week and two flakes. I just went and worked out. No big deal. I'm starting to feel a little happiness creep into my mood. That is a good sign. I'm going to work around the house today and get a few things done.
I have already set up two dates for next week. One girl is texting the crap out of me. I am trying to ween her of that. Slow texting, ignoring and such. The other texted a few times and stopped. This is good. I don't care for texting all of the time. I have better things to do. One girl is a book editor and the other is a nurse. I have already started calling the nurse hot lips. She likes it a lot. The editor writes me walls of text. It could be because she is used to writing. IDC I'm not going to spend my time texting. Texting is an annoyance.
I think I have lost some weight. I feel lighter and my clothes are loose. So this is good. All I have done is cut out sweets and limit my carbs. I am also working out as much as I can. Cutting out the sweets is they key I think. I will try to go full low carb in the future.
Thanks I will google it and try it out.Low carb long term isn't good. It makes you look flat and causes you to lose strength. Carb cycling is a much better option. Most of the benefits from being low carb without the drawbacks.
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
You are correct and have given me something to think about and correct. I have discipline and congruency issues. Thank you for pointing this out.I feel like I'm reading a journal of Groundhog day.
Basically this consists of you constantly chasing your tail about every 4 or 5 days.
I've got dates set up--->I don't feel like dating--->I went on dates, unsure how they went/date flaked--->I banged some random chick--->I don't give a fvck about these chicks anymore--->I am not dating anymore until xxx happens--->I've got dates set up
Just confused why this 5 day cycle constantly keeps occurring. Does it not seem counterproductive to continuously be chasing your tail in this manner? You come up with plans but they come and go on a whim it seems.
Hey man, even though marmel is right, don't let yourself think that you are not making any progress. You are, and it shows for example in the way you write now, much more clear and coherent, you have much clearer ideas now about what you want in your life and what you don't want. Keep this on!You are correct and have given me something to think about and correct. I have discipline and congruency issues. Thank you for pointing this out.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.