jhonny9546
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This isn’t the only example; I know women whom I’ve known since they were 15, they’re 45 now, and they’ve gone from being 6s to being 8s.
It doesn’t happen to everyone, but there are exceptions.
"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.
Most women hit the wall in their 30's, but few, actually don't
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This isn’t the only example; I know women whom I’ve known since they were 15, they’re 45 now, and they’ve gone from being 6s to being 8s.
It doesn’t happen to everyone, but there are exceptions.
"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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In my early 30's I dated many attractive girls that were 35-45. It was kind of a niche group on the dating apps, many of them did some form of modeling in their prime. Most of the guys my age didn't want these girls because of their age. The women in this age group didn't want the guys in their age group because most of them weren't in shape. So lets just say I found a "honey hole" of talent to pick from.
Most of the time its girls that can look 10yrs younger than they actually are, have good genetics, and take care of their skin.
Very few look good after 50. Skin only stays elastic for so long and eventually gravity wins.
Most of the time its girls that can look 10yrs younger than they actually are, have good genetics, and take care of their skin.
Very few look good after 50. Skin only stays elastic for so long and eventually gravity wins.
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Depends on from what angle you look at it.
If you know or knew a woman in her 20's and meet her again 10 years later ...she might've declined. But if you meet her for the first time at lets say 34 she can still ne sexy, pretty have charisma ect.
I do have to say that its sometimes staggering to see how cruel father time can be...one "superpower " that men CAN devolpe is the knowledge of understanding that that pretty woman will definitely get less pretty as time moves on. Great way to get over a woman you've fancied...
If you know or knew a woman in her 20's and meet her again 10 years later ...she might've declined. But if you meet her for the first time at lets say 34 she can still ne sexy, pretty have charisma ect.
I do have to say that its sometimes staggering to see how cruel father time can be...one "superpower " that men CAN devolpe is the knowledge of understanding that that pretty woman will definitely get less pretty as time moves on. Great way to get over a woman you've fancied...
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Weisz was at her most beautiful in pics 1-2. Girl's success at avoiding the wall was less remarkable than John Walsh's efforts at winding his way through fatherhood uneventfully
In any event though:
Entirely too many folks of both genders create and then cling to delusions of having "made it" once their 3rd decade of life rolls around, cease putting effort into themselves, and subsequently degenerate. Not surprising then that most don't hold up well
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.