Manure Spherian
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What do you mean?
"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.
A relationship it's a rental agreement
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"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.
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Manure Spherian
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Oh, OK, I see.
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“You shall not commit adultery."
“You shall not steal."
“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.
General consensus on this, but I don't agree to a woman that stay after cheating.
Worse, I don't agree a man stay after he cheated onher
@Manure Spherian Is there any epub version of that book?
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It's good to caution clueless men who don't know what they're in for or lack experience. But otherwise Rollo's "rules" are too dogmatic, specious, and based on fear and low value.Iron Rule of Tomassi #4
NEVER under any circumstance live with a woman you aren’t married to or are not planning to marry in within 6 months.
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Iron Rule of Tomassi #4 NEVER under any circumstance live with a woman you aren’t married to or are not planning to marry in within 6 months. You are utterly powerless in this situation. NEVE…therationalmale.com
Lots of guys get into and out of domestic arrangements with girlfriends. It is not the end of the world and most dudes survive and move on.
Notice Rollo puts a premium on marriage. IOW he'd rather have the illusion of commitment by fiat than accept that a woman might leave him. And yet marriages dissolve every day. It's easier to get out of an LTR than a marriage, this we know.
Per Rollo: "Moving in with a woman implies commitment, and whenever you commit to anything you lose your two most valuable resources, options and the ability to maneuver."
My status has changed over the years and yet I've never lost either.
Too many supposed RP guys still live in fear of being alone or losing a relationship. You'll be fine no matter what.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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Lol don’t be surprised if theres guys dming her in her smartphone messenger the first week you get hitch, emotional affairs are just as common these days
The biggest problem with marriage isnt the commitment. That idea is beautiful yet a bit naive
The problem is that marriage is a legal contract and the state and the stupid lawyers and judges get involved. That makes exiting it terrible (very unlike returning a rental car, given the rental contract thread)
The problem is that marriage is a legal contract and the state and the stupid lawyers and judges get involved. That makes exiting it terrible (very unlike returning a rental car, given the rental contract thread)
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Good point!
Getting out of a rental arrangement is usually easy. A divorce is a long, protracted and expensive experience and can turn into a living nightmare if you have a vindictive wife. I would never advise any man to get married.
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Hi Ricky,
"stupid lawyers",heard that before...Ever seen a legal Eagle with his bum hanging out of his trousers?...Friend in small Country town with just one lawyer,Wife took him for her divorce.Friend went to see him for advice,sorry but he couldn't act for two but he suggested someone else in the next Town,helpfully penned a referral...On the way home this poor Fellow opened the letter,it read,"Two fat Ducks,you pluck one,I'll pluck t'other."
"stupid lawyers",heard that before...Ever seen a legal Eagle with his bum hanging out of his trousers?...Friend in small Country town with just one lawyer,Wife took him for her divorce.Friend went to see him for advice,sorry but he couldn't act for two but he suggested someone else in the next Town,helpfully penned a referral...On the way home this poor Fellow opened the letter,it read,"Two fat Ducks,you pluck one,I'll pluck t'other."