I'm in the Mood
Master Don Juan
I'm in. I have extremely bad approach anxiety.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
I'm in the Mood said:I'm in. I have extremely bad approach anxiety.
Robyn923b said:It would be unfair to compete against less experienced lads and to contribute to their anxiety by defeating them. My AA is still present, but not to the extent that it was before. Upon reflection, I agree that it is time to let other guys a chance to win. However...
I want to help new guys get over their anxiety and define the winner from the last competition once and for all.
Let's break down challenges into two categories: I. New participants II. Top 4 previous participants. This way we can coach the new guys and give them challenges. At the same time, the four of us will compete to see who is the best without interfering with their progress and motivation. This way, we would post our interactions and gentlemen new to the game would have the opportunity to see our moves and learn from them. Additionally, I will help you create the challenges for the new participants. As for the advanced challenges, we (the top 4) will create them consensually so that we have realistic, challenging goals that will move us to the next level.
PM me your thoughts.
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.
How about if we create teams? This could be more interesting and have a greater impact on this community.AAAgent said:coaches don't normally participate (but i understand u guys want to participate as well).
If you guys were more experienced i'd say each person could pick a few people to coach. If their gladiator won....that would be awesome haha.
If you guys do decide to have your own competition i suggest starting a new thread as your posts may hinder ours or discourage some others.
I'm in the Mood said:How about if we create teams? This could be more interesting and have a greater impact on this community.
black jesus said:when does the tournament start? i dont want to be left behind haha
AAAgent said:coaches don't normally participate (but i understand u guys want to participate as well).
If you guys were more experienced i'd say each person could pick a few people to coach. If their gladiator won....that would be awesome haha.
If you guys do decide to have your own competition i suggest starting a new thread as your posts may hinder ours or discourage some others.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
I'm in the Mood said:How about if we create teams? This could be more interesting and have a greater impact on this community.
Packers2010 said:your a cool guy. so want to be on your team
Hey, I'd like to contribute. I'll finish out our Top 4 slot.Gray The Prince said:Yeah, we talked it over and we're going to do what you suggested. This thread will for you guys and will be moderated by me, Robyn and AJ.
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.
We have a competition you can join. GTP and I are in it. You can join since you were in the last 4.This is to set the winner once for all.Deicide said:Hey, I'd like to contribute. I'll finish out our Top 4 slot.
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.