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.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
It is a precedent set by the court and should be respected; however, rulings in place in the future will likely have a 5-4 vote against abortion in the future. I'm not sure how far decisions will go; however, even decisions that make abortion clinics less likely to meet expectations set by new laws, can limit access to the ability to get an abortion.I don't see how Roe v Wade will be overturned, however I am for men and women having the same rights regarding abortion, regardless of whether it is right to choice or right to life.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
Lmao.I thought this thread was going to be about a Kavanaugh rape baby popping up out there somewhere.
Seems pretty fake but if true the mom should've demanded a paternity test and forced child support.Or we could go for an existing rape baby like Bill clinton's half black son.....that he refuses to acknowledge.
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Why do you get to decide what a woman does with her body? More importantly, why do you even care? It should never happen to your child / fetus to begin with.I personally feel that abortion is ending what will be a human life; however, due to bodily autonomy of the woman, you can't force a woman to go through with a pregnancy. This decision should be made early when pregnancy is determined before the fetus has significant brain activity. Based on premature babies being viable sometimes as early as 24 weeks, I'm not opposed to going to a 20 week limit on abortion.
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.
How quickly one can turn to agreeing 100% with you.I've long held the belief that these are not "pro lifers" they are "pro birthers" because they really don't care what happens to the child after they ARE born, they only care in getting the child born.
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.
I think the idea is that we should all be god fearing and abstinent untill marriage - then we won't need birth control OR abortionsSex education needs to be mandatory. Birth control needs to be covered under all health insurance plans.
Ironically, very people who are "morally opposed" to abortion take every step under the sun to keep fostering these unwanted pregnancies.
AgreedHow quickly one can turn to agreeing 100% with you.
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Sex education needs to be mandatory. Birth control needs to be covered under all health insurance plans.
Ironically, very people who are "morally opposed" to abortion take every step under the sun to keep fostering these unwanted pregnancies.
Their strategy is to scare people with the "consequences". Things like birth control, abortion, social policies to support parenting and sexual education make sex less risky and having children more feasible and more likely to be appropriately planned. That means people can have the sex life they want, which of course is what these loons want to prevent. So you've got to scare people. But if they can have safe sex without negative consequences, they won't be scared. Solution: campaign against the things that make sex safe.I think the idea is that we should all be god fearing and abstinent untill marriage - then we won't need birth control OR abortions
I'm not deciding what a woman does with her body; however, there's a point when a fetus crosses into viable human territory, and I believe it is that line which should be regulated by the government. A woman doesn't need 30 weeks to decide to have a pregnancy. The baby could be born premature and survive at that point. Abortion is fine, but before viability outside the womb.Why do you get to decide what a woman does with her body? More importantly, why do you even care? It should never happen to your child / fetus to begin with.
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.