Manure Spherian
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What do you mean?
"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.
A relationship it's a rental agreement
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
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.
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I’m the 1/10th that filed
Manure Spherian
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Oh, OK, I see.
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“You shall not commit adultery."
“You shall not steal."
“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.
General consensus on this, but I don't agree to a woman that stay after cheating.
Worse, I don't agree a man stay after he cheated onher
@Manure Spherian Is there any epub version of that book?
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It's good to caution clueless men who don't know what they're in for or lack experience. But otherwise Rollo's "rules" are too dogmatic, specious, and based on fear and low value.Iron Rule of Tomassi #4
NEVER under any circumstance live with a woman you aren’t married to or are not planning to marry in within 6 months.
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Iron Rule of Tomassi #4 NEVER under any circumstance live with a woman you aren’t married to or are not planning to marry in within 6 months. You are utterly powerless in this situation. NEVE…therationalmale.com
Lots of guys get into and out of domestic arrangements with girlfriends. It is not the end of the world and most dudes survive and move on.
Notice Rollo puts a premium on marriage. IOW he'd rather have the illusion of commitment by fiat than accept that a woman might leave him. And yet marriages dissolve every day. It's easier to get out of an LTR than a marriage, this we know.
Per Rollo: "Moving in with a woman implies commitment, and whenever you commit to anything you lose your two most valuable resources, options and the ability to maneuver."
My status has changed over the years and yet I've never lost either.
Too many supposed RP guys still live in fear of being alone or losing a relationship. You'll be fine no matter what.
"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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Lol don’t be surprised if theres guys dming her in her smartphone messenger the first week you get hitch, emotional affairs are just as common these days
The biggest problem with marriage isnt the commitment. That idea is beautiful yet a bit naive
The problem is that marriage is a legal contract and the state and the stupid lawyers and judges get involved. That makes exiting it terrible (very unlike returning a rental car, given the rental contract thread)
The problem is that marriage is a legal contract and the state and the stupid lawyers and judges get involved. That makes exiting it terrible (very unlike returning a rental car, given the rental contract thread)
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Good point!
Getting out of a rental arrangement is usually easy. A divorce is a long, protracted and expensive experience and can turn into a living nightmare if you have a vindictive wife. I would never advise any man to get married.
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Hi Ricky,
"stupid lawyers",heard that before...Ever seen a legal Eagle with his bum hanging out of his trousers?...Friend in small Country town with just one lawyer,Wife took him for her divorce.Friend went to see him for advice,sorry but he couldn't act for two but he suggested someone else in the next Town,helpfully penned a referral...On the way home this poor Fellow opened the letter,it read,"Two fat Ducks,you pluck one,I'll pluck t'other."
"stupid lawyers",heard that before...Ever seen a legal Eagle with his bum hanging out of his trousers?...Friend in small Country town with just one lawyer,Wife took him for her divorce.Friend went to see him for advice,sorry but he couldn't act for two but he suggested someone else in the next Town,helpfully penned a referral...On the way home this poor Fellow opened the letter,it read,"Two fat Ducks,you pluck one,I'll pluck t'other."