MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
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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.
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.
That came from this very forum, FYI.MatureDJ said:BTW, here is an accompanying article about the man's guide to single moms.
http://outcastsuperstar.blogspot.com/2008/03/rough-guide-to-single-moms.html
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.
KontrollerX said:LOL, damage I'm in the process of copying and pasting the truth that you said here onto her youtube video page.
Should be interesting to see what she replies with if she doesn't just outright delete the comments for being too much reality for her to handle.
You should know by now that women never include themselves or their own behavior in their demands, expectations or criticisms of others.DJDamage said:Really? cause all the hate she spewed on the men in her life were based on her own perceived judgement.
Exactly.DJDamage said:She is mad because the power that she had growing up has now shifted to men.
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You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Everybody go give 'thumbs up' to KontrollerX's (darkpassengerx) comments... just to see what happens.KontrollerX said:LOL, damage I'm in the process of copying and pasting the truth that you said here onto her youtube video page.
Should be interesting to see what she replies with if she doesn't just outright delete the comments for being too much reality for her to handle.
These comments are simplistic and show your inexperience.Bible_Belt said:Not every single mother out there is an evil lying b!tch, I promise. Some of them did get genuinely screwed in more ways than one. The argument against them seems to be that they will trick a guy into marrying them and then change into an evil b!tch. That's the guy's fault first for getting tricked, but if she changes, all he has to do is leave! Marriage is not forever these days, especially second and third marriages. Any guy who would allow a woman to do these horrible things to him without leaving her, like ruin his life over her kids, has mostly himself to blame.
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.
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.