"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.
10 years too young?
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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you both considered consenting adults.
It would be different at 10/20 so don't get ideas weirdo.
DonJuanMonk
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ShizamDaMan
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If you're mature enough, then she will probably be too.
I dated her seriously for a year, and I ended up breaking it off with her.
But I dont look my age. Most people guess
me to be around 24-27. And I act like a complete goofball.
Age doesnt really matter if the chick is really into you.
"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.
syncmaster
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yeah actually... is 10 ok?Originally posted by syncmaster
ROFL! I thought you were gonna be one of those idiots who wanted to know if it was ok to sleep w/ a 10yo if she consents. ROFL... yeah man 20-30 is cool.
but
yeah.. I know the title did sound that way.
Why think? Just do and let it play out.
20-30 is alot better than 17-27, or 18-28.
I've done 25-18, which sounds big, given that its H.s graduate to Post Grad school.
But it's life? What's there to lose except the experience?
I find the younger girls are immature, but still have their soft feminity. They'll be flaky, so be firm, but enjoy.
A-Unit
if younger guys new the type of sex they could get from older women, it woudl be younger chics who couldn't land a guy to save their life.
when you're young get hte older ones. when your older, get hte younger ones.
haha.
J
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My father is 13 years older than my mother and they've been married for over 25 years now.Originally posted by 00Kevin
Anyone here think that a man can have a good relationship with a woman that is 10 years younger then him?
anyone have any success?
for example a 20 year old with a 30 year old.
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
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.