Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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First Date

Epicwinguy

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I haven't had a girlfriend since I was 15 and kind of gave up on the game until pretty recently.

So today I have a coffee date scheduled with a girl who I never really met but my friend I guess told her about me. Problem is I don't really have a lot of experience except for a little bit from middle school (which we all know is clumsy and not how it should be.)

How should a first coffee date go with a girl? I am 23 and she is 19 if that makes a difference.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Coffee, chat, build rapport. Go for walk, hold hands, build rapport. Go do something fun, grab snacks, laugh, build more rapport, kiss. Take her out for a late dinner, and drinks if you were over 21, build more rapport. Go back to your truck, make out, and escalate from there.

You'll probably screw up since it's your first time, but don't sweat it. Keep practicing, learn to read body language, learn to read personalities and signs of personality disorders. It can be overwhelming at first, but give it time and keep practicing and soon you'll look back and think how easy it really is.
 

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Treat em all the same. Keep this date under an hour. Ask her open ended questions about her. As long as you listen, you'll get follow up opportunities. Let her do all the talking. Eventually she'll make a comment about doing all the talking. This means you're doing everything right. DO NOT TOUCH HER, unless she initiates physical contact.

You can try to go for the kiss close, just a peck. Coffee dates have a high degree of rejection but thats okay. She will think about the kiss attempt for a week after the date, which is the point. Nothing says "I want you" clearer to a woman than direct action.
 

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DO NOT TOUCH HER, unless she initiates physical contact.
Huh? what the fvck? this is exactly the opposite of what might be the second most important thing to do other than letting her talk. It's good not just for itself but for finding out where her interest is so you can manage your time.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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No, you're completely wrong. If she wants physical contact, she will find a way to touch you.
Theoretical answer: I don't really care what she wants at any given time, because that want can change and I'm there for a purpose - to fvck her. If she doesn't want to yet, I'll make her want to until she does or doesn't. This also contradicts taking charge of not just the interaction, but your life.

Practical answer: If you're supposed to wait for her, why has not doing so and instead being physically proactive worked consistently for not just me but I would guess most guys on here?
 

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I bet any amount of money my close rate is higher. I don't **** up. If your touch her before she's ready, guess what? You're out. It's a poor risk vs. reward. When she initiates contact, the timing for that particular girl is right.

I can tell you're not much of a salesman. You're making the same rookie mistakes AFCs make.
 

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\Practical answer: If you're supposed to wait for her, why has not doing so and instead being physically proactive worked consistently for not just me but I would guess most guys on here?
if you ask 10 different guys how they get girls you'll get 10 completely different answers (unless you know 10 guys who are so similar that they're like basically the same guy in different colors)

i'd imagine that not touching a girl until she touches you is one of those techniques where you wait for her to demonstrate high interest, whereas touching her first is a test of her interest

the former means you'll rarely get rejected, but the downside is that you'll only ever bang highly interested girls

the latter means you'll get rejected and have things not work out far more often, but you may end up turning lukewarm girls into bangs in addition to the high interest ones
 

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the latter means you'll get rejected and have things not work out far more often, but you may end up turning lukewarm girls into bangs in addition to the high interest ones
No, it works the other way around. You'll get more lukewarm girls by doing everything right. High interest girls stick around even if you do a lot wrong (like groping a chick you just met 30 minutes ago) because they have high interest.
 

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No, it works the other way around. You'll get more lukewarm girls by doing everything right. High interest girls stick around even if you do a lot wrong (like groping a chick you just met 30 minutes ago) because they have high interest.
OP has many problems to fix and one of those as a inexperienced dude is being comfortable with touch. Even if the girl gives him signals, he's probably gonna fvck it up by being a pu$$y and not reciprocate accordingly. Get that out of the way first and he can start thinking about dialing it back.
 

"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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OP has many problems to fix and one of those as a inexperienced dude is being comfortable with touch. .
Even if that's true, women help you when they like you. Touch is hardly a crucial display of "leading." No chick is going to complain that you didn't initiate touch on the first two dates, especially if you go for the kiss close.
 

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Huh? what the fvck? this is exactly the opposite of what might be the second most important thing to do other than letting her talk. It's good not just for itself but for finding out where her interest is so you can manage your time.

Once again, a person not understanding context. This guy has next to zero experience with women, he doesn't have the necessary skills, smoothness or confidence to come anywhere close to pulling this off and making it look natural. That takes time to get down properly over many dates.

At this juncture he just needs to focus on the ultra basic things in a date, his head likely is already swimming and he will likely be nervous as well.
 
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