"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Getting girls can turn you into a loser

Thebestthereeveris

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Most dudes I know who got a lot of girls are total losers in life. Even the girls they get from my persepefcie now are worn out, toxic, and low quality. I see those dudes now and they are skinny fat, fat, or someone you just don’t want to look like. They haven’t accomplished anything significant and not very interesting fun people to talk to. Especially in their older age maybe when they’re younger. However what I have seen is those that weren’t successful with women in high school and college become one of the most successful people you know killing it in life. Rejection and pain is a great motivator and actually getting what you want may be a curse.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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I'd say this has less to do with success with women and more about success with life in general. When you live life on easy mode (meaning born into a healthy family unit with wealth/opportunities/luck) for the first 20-30 yrs of your life, you may end up coasting into mediocrity and going through the motions until you wake up at 45 with an existential crisis at the realization that you've wasted your entire life. If your early life is characterized by pain and trauma, it forces you to grow, adapt, and examine your life and alter it's trajectory. A friend of mine goes as far as to say that greatness can only come from trauma.

The idea of marrying a high school sweetheart and working hard up the corporate ladder from a young age is such a complete clown move I'm actually amazed a small fraction of men manage to do so happily without blowing their brains out.
 
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I'd say this has less to do with success with women and more about success with life in general. When you live life on easy mode (meaning born into a healthy family with wealth/opportunities/luck) for the first 20-30 yrs of your life, you may end up coasting into mediocrity and going through the motions until you wake up at 45 with an existential crisis at the realization that you've wasted your entire life. If your early life is characterized by pain and trauma, it forces you to grow, adapt, and examine your life and alter it's trajectory. A friend of mine goes as far as to say that greatness can only come from trauma.

The idea of marrying a high school sweetheart and working hard up the corporate ladder from a young age is such a complete clown move I'm actually amazed a small fraction of men manage to do so happily without blowing their brains out.
I cant do a 9-5 unless it’s a company I respect and believe in. Almost everyone great in the past and present all had a ****ty upbringing. From my own life everyone I know from hs who had it good with women and life are mediocre. I had to crawl through glass and mud to get to where I am
 

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Most dudes I know who got a lot of girls are total losers in life. Even the girls they get from my persepefcie now are worn out, toxic, and low quality. I see those dudes now and they are skinny fat, fat, or someone you just don’t want to look see like. They haven’t accomplished anything significant and not very interesting fun people to talk to. Especially in their older age maybe when they’re younger. However what I have seen is those that weren’t successful with women in high school and college become one of the most successful people you know killing it in life. Rejection and pain is a great motivator and actually getting what you want may be a curse.
I think the issue is these guys were GL when young. Being GL is life on Easy Mode. Not just with romance. As they aged, they lost their looks. Being no longer able to coast on looks, they were unable to adapt. Had they been Blackpilled, they would have known this and worked to keep their looks up.
 

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I think the issue is these guys were GL when young. Being GL is life on Easy Mode. Not just with romance. As they aged, they lost their looks. Being no longer able to coast on looks, they were unable to adapt. Had they been Blackpilled, they would have known this and worked to keep their looks up.
Had they been blackpilled they would have been mad at the world and the women would have ditched them.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Most dudes I know who got a lot of girls are total losers in life. Even the girls they get from my persepefcie now are worn out, toxic, and low quality. I see those dudes now and they are skinny fat, fat, or someone you just don’t want to look like. They haven’t accomplished anything significant and not very interesting fun people to talk to. Especially in their older age maybe when they’re younger. However what I have seen is those that weren’t successful with women in high school and college become one of the most successful people you know killing it in life. Rejection and pain is a great motivator and actually getting what you want may be a curse.
Hi Reeveris,
As my Old Mum would say,having a chance would be a fine thing LOL.
 

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I tend to speak in generalities but for this one I’m keeping it individual. I know many men who had no issue getting females when young who went on to be just fine. That includes men who were violent and criminal in their younger years.

The biggest womanizer I grew up with was a former close friend of many years (former for a reason) who was born into a wealthy and powerful family. He’s now married with two kids, has an expensive, big home, and he and his brother have a business his dad granted them. I wouldn’t be surprised if he still cheats on his wife. He is the type of guy whose power and wealth can be smelled by women.

There are some men born peaked and stay peaked.
 

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I tend to speak in generalities but for this one I’m keeping it individual. I know many men who had no issue getting females when young who went on to be just fine. That includes men who were violent and criminal in their younger years.

The biggest womanizer I grew up with was a former close friend of many years (former for a reason) who was born into a wealthy and powerful family. He’s now married with two kids, has an expensive, big home, and he and his brother have a business his dad granted them. I wouldn’t be surprised if he still cheats on his wife. He is the type of guy whose power and wealth can be smelled by women.

There are some men born peaked and stay peaked.
I had a Chad friend who peaked early. He lost his hair & grew older. Alas. Chad no more. He should have settled down when he had the chance.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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I had a Chad friend who peaked early. He lost his hair & grew older. Alas. Chad no more. He should have settled down when he had the chance.
That sure has happened to some men too.
 

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Most dudes I know who got a lot of girls are total losers in life. Even the girls they get from my persepefcie now are worn out, toxic, and low quality. I see those dudes now and they are skinny fat, fat, or someone you just don’t want to look like. They haven’t accomplished anything significant and not very interesting fun people to talk to. Especially in their older age maybe when they’re younger. However what I have seen is those that weren’t successful with women in high school and college become one of the most successful people you know killing it in life. Rejection and pain is a great motivator and actually getting what you want may be a curse.
I think that the phases of life tend to even out for most folks. That gal that was hot when she was 14? She's a land whale after kids and hitting 30. That plain girl that was underdeveloped as a teenager? She's rocking it at 30. Similarly, Chad jock teenager that could go anywhere without his pen!s accidentally finding an open hole? He's a bald dadbod with alimony & child-support payments that have him in great emotional pain. The short guy that women always seemed to avoid? He's now early-retired and GeoMaxxing. :cool:
 

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This is true sometimes. Some guys who peak early with women (like in high school) think it will always be easy and don't invest in themselves or their future. No career direction, no ambition, poor diet, no exercise because the girls are always there, til they aren't.

Not true in every case of course but I've seen it happen.
 

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You guys don't want too much trauma lmao. Moderation with everything...
 

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I had to work the hard way and honestly can say it helped me a lot, a lot in life in general, success.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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This is true sometimes. Some guys who peak early with women (like in high school) think it will always be easy and don't invest in themselves or their future. No career direction, no ambition, poor diet, no exercise because the girls are always there, til they aren't.

Not true in every case of course but I've seen it happen.
i wrote this for myself. I didnt get girls in hs, applied the things here got laid like crazy even cold approach and became like a god to the average human lol. I became too ****y, laid off my fitness, work, school, and became a total ****ing loser. I am back on my **** BETTER than ever and killing it. This is a reminder of why you do what you do in the first place, to be better.
 

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Most dudes I know who got a lot of girls are total losers in life. Even the girls they get from my persepefcie now are worn out, toxic, and low quality. I see those dudes now and they are skinny fat, fat, or someone you just don’t want to look like. They haven’t accomplished anything significant and not very interesting fun people to talk to. Especially in their older age maybe when they’re younger. However what I have seen is those that weren’t successful with women in high school and college become one of the most successful people you know killing it in life. Rejection and pain is a great motivator and actually getting what you want may be a curse.
That's often true of guys who gravitated towards s-anks and chicks who spread their legs for guys without forethought
 

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Depends on what sense from the context of the first post. I see what the topic creator means. The best example I could think off is the bee hive metaphor with what happens to drone bees when they become useless and it's everything else from there! I'm not sure if that's not me!
 

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I had a Chad friend who peaked early. He lost his hair & grew older. Alas. Chad no more. He should have settled down when he had the chance.
Wow, he hit the wall. Poor guy. Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, I guess.
 

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I had a Chad friend who peaked early. He lost his hair & grew older. Alas. Chad no more. He should have settled down when he had the chance.
This is an interesting case. We often discuss here how early interactions with girls can have far reaching consequences regarding your self esteem and confidence level when dealing with women. Apparently this guy started out getting positive feedback, so that should have given him a solid base of confidence.

But it sounds like age caught up with him, he wasn't prepared for it, and his self esteem got crushed. Almost sounds like he became an incel.
 

"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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