AFK Protector
Master Don Juan
I worry for you my friend....I worry.
Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
4.0 gpa
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"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.
I too am surprised so many of you are picking the 4.0. Honestly, grades are nothing but letters on a piece of paper. College is a time to learn what you want to and do what you want to, because you'll never have that freedom again.
Work never ends, but eventually college does.
Work never ends, but eventually college does.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
Right! The only field where a GPA matters is if you are going into the academic field. And even then, no one cares what your GPA was as an undergrad once you get an advanced degree (Masters or PhD) even if the GPA for that is a bit lower.Thing is, a lot of people are wise to the fact that graduating at the top or bottom of your class means nothing 10 years down the road.
"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.
If I had it to do over again, I'd get the 4.0 GPA. You can get into a prestigious grad school and get paid way too much for doing the same amount of work as everyone else. Or you can stay in academia and have a cushy professorial job.
The reality is that people at the top work less than people at the bottom. If you don't believe me, try construction for a while.
The reality is that people at the top work less than people at the bottom. If you don't believe me, try construction for a while.
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Don't listen to the slacker and the haters that all want you to be losers like them. Get the fookin' 4.0!
Centaurion
Master Don Juan
True, it means nothing 10 years down the road, but it means something when you are fresh out of university/college. And if you finish in the top percentile, you will probably land a good job right after, or even while attending, uni/college.
Jay Gatsby
Don Juan
I think the foregoing says it all.
"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.
MetalFortress
Master Don Juan
3.5 GPA. I cannot make myself a slave to perfection. I have to balance my life and have time for everything and everyone that is important to me, and not just school.
man...my gpa has been dropping, with every passing semester. in freshman i had a 3.4 gpa. now it's a frickin 3.1 after my sophmore year.
Maybe i dont care anymore...or just the fact that the laid back professors in my college dont care which is contagious...
but in the end gpa doesnt matter, it's all about work experience and your resume.
my bro graduated from a private, double majored in mechanical engineering and business management with a 3.0 GPA.
He now has a job as an engineer at kraft foods.
Maybe i dont care anymore...or just the fact that the laid back professors in my college dont care which is contagious...
but in the end gpa doesnt matter, it's all about work experience and your resume.
my bro graduated from a private, double majored in mechanical engineering and business management with a 3.0 GPA.
He now has a job as an engineer at kraft foods.