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.

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Action Dates, Action Places, Action Things!!

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There's not much to do in my town of suburbia.. but here's what I came up with:


-Pool
-Miniput
-Golf
-Bowling
-Get drunk at bar? (I'm not even sure this is action)
-Gym
-A bunch of other things I cannot think off the top of my head right now.


Anyone got anything to add?

What stuff do you guys do on action dates, OR do with your friends?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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flippinfreak

Master Don Juan
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Canada
-Hockey
-Soccer
-Football
-BasketBall
-Driving(from one end of town to the other, offroad in the summer)
-Hiking
-Going for a walk at 2 in the morning
 

Charm

Master Don Juan
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Bicycling
Rollerblading/Rollerskating/Iceskating
Frisbee
Kite Flying (Awesome Date if you have a good kite)
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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