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.
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.
hot stuff said:i voted for france purely because i want them to win...jus as a tribute to zidanes greatness!!! though Italy are playing brillant stuff
TyTe`EyEs said:I'm sick of hearing Zidane's name...he hasn't even done that much.
I was rooting for Germany, but since they're out, go Italy.
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.
What about Pelé, Maradona, Di Stefano, Van Basten, Platini, Beckenbauer, Baggio, Garrincha, Riva, etc...?hot stuff said:and possibly of all time!!
Doesn't he look exactly like Richard Gere?!djbr said:BTW, France's coach is a FAG.
Are you aware that France will play against Italy, not Portugal?thefonz said:Anyone who bets against France is insane IMO....Zidane will break in Figo's *******
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.
well uh. he's french.djbr said:BTW, France's coach is a FAG.
Haha, America = footballdannowillbookem said:well uh. he's french.
but yeah italy is gonna take it. i'm american so i'm pretty much the authority on all things soccer, its basically our national sport duh.
Soccer = FootballDocs said:Haha, America = football
Canada = hockey (yeah biatches)
Everywhere else = Soccer.:rockon:
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.
Ya, but I was drunk.Adone said:Are you aware that France will play against Italy, not Portugal?