Are they rich and married, or rich and incel?That money doesn't bring you happiness. The list of depressed rich people who were counting on it to but then realized it didn't and are in despair over that is very long...
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.
Are they rich and married, or rich and incel?That money doesn't bring you happiness. The list of depressed rich people who were counting on it to but then realized it didn't and are in despair over that is very long...
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
IrrelevantAre they rich and married, or rich and incel?
You deflect because you know you won't win. Rich unhappy people are married. A incel will never be miserable from being rich.Irrelevant
I don't feed the trolls.You deflect because you know you won't win. Rich unhappy people are married. A incel will never be miserable from being rich.
That doesn't help. You're just like anyone else that makes the "You're too dumb for me to explain X, so I refuse." I'd like to see if anyone thinks people of this type are better than the other types.I don't feed the trolls.
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.
It’s not hard. Still, where I live I would not change a tire on the side of a major road. That is a death sentence.Seriously? Who the fnck doesn’t know how to change a tire? My 12 year old daughter could do it.
Hey I don't make the rules brahWhy? Just because I don't know something, doesn't mean I'm afraid of something.
Ehhh. Changing a tire = masculinity is a weird equation.Peak masculinity right here![]()
Triple AAA takes about 30 minutes and is $100 / year. And they’ll do it on the side of a six lane highway with cars buzzing by at 80 mph. People have died over here doing that shvt. My wife knows, I let her know what’s up. I’m not changing no damn tires on a live road.Imagine being in your car with your girl, having a flat tire and then waiting 2 hours for an insurance person to get jack > unscrew 4-6 screws > remove a tire > put the spare > screw 4-6 screws back > lower the jack. Respect lost from that girl.
My car is electric.Or just even paying $100 to replace oil and filter, things that men did since ever. But this generations has been the most incompetent.
Bingo, this.Rich" guys probably know very few on your list as they let other people do all those things
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.
What brings happiness?That money doesn't bring you happiness. The list of depressed rich people who were counting on it to but then realized it didn't and are in despair over that is very long...
Trust me, being poor brings your way more misery than being rich.That money doesn't bring you happiness.
Wouldn't the people that replace wheels, also know to tow the car a little out of danger ways?Triple AAA takes about 30 minutes and is $100 / year. And they’ll do it on the side of a six lane highway with cars buzzing by at 80 mph. People have died over here doing that shvt.
Sorry to say… better the tow-man than me. If you saw the viciousness of metro-NYC highways, you would understand.Wouldn't the people that replace wheels, also know to tow the car a little out of danger ways?
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.