"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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Truth about online dating in 2020, thoughts?

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I cant agree fully with this other than the validation thing...

most of my matches are because of my intro text, not looks.
How do I know? They tell me.

note: my OLD profile texts say nothing about me and typically my matches and dates are on average aged 18-20 and 35-42
yeah you take everything they tell you as fact, quit fooling yourself, OLD is all about looks
 

"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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Looks get you in the door but you need game to seal the deal.
you are both right. But needing game to close the deal on something doesn't change the fact that we all pick someone based on looks first. Why would they be different than us in this respect?

And chuckling a bit at the "how do I know?: They tell me" part. But hey who knows ;)
 

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I just came across this from another site and I was wondering if this guy is onto something. Apparently, in order to get anywhere with Tinder and Bumble, he claims that you gotta pretty much pay for stuff. I wonder if he is just average looking.

OLD is cucked.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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