davidsonj73
Senior Don Juan
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2023
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Also, how much can one charge for how many hours of lessons?
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
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.
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.
The whole PUA thing seems to be fading. Few men now are interested in doing a lot of approaching in the real world, as compared to the PUAs of the late 1990s - mid 2010s era. Interest in PUA likely peaked somewhere in the 2000s.The golden age might have gone now since nobody really believes in 'PUA' anymore
the main change is that the idea of 'game' (past basic social skills) just isn't something anyone really believes in any more. And tbh, rightly so!The whole PUA thing seems to be fading. Few men now are interesting in doing a lot of approaching in the real world, as compared to the PUAs of the late 1990s - mid 2010s era. Interest in PUA likely peaked somewhere in the 2000s.
Imo, it peaked in late 00s - early 10s. RSDs golden years were around this time. I still remember Julien Blancs infield footage around this time, 10-14, he was a literal pickup God, i can find his old compilation footage if anyone wants. It was truly incredible, and a total paradigm shift. Unfortunately, the SJW/feminists ramped up by the mid 10s and he was cancelled, which led to the downfall of RSD and PUA in general.The whole PUA thing seems to be fading. Few men now are interested in doing a lot of approaching in the real world, as compared to the PUAs of the late 1990s - mid 2010s era. Interest in PUA likely peaked somewhere in the 2000s.
A lot of people like the idea of sitting at home and swiping, even though swipe apps tend to produce poor outcomes for most men. A lot of men find it convenient to sit at home instead of getting dressed up and going out into the real world. This was something many men were feeling in the 2010s even before the pandemic affected real world interactions for about 2 years in the early 2020s.
Social media DMing is also a difficult path.
I determined my best path involved real world approaching as compared to app swiping or sending DMs on Instagram.