"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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Advice for men end 30 ( what would the 40+ y.o members tell their younger self's)

Gamisch

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Nowedays a 40 y.o man isn't what he used to be. Not too long ago a most men wouldn't even get to be 40. At 20 you would have your first kid, and around 40 you would be a grandfather.

Fast forward to today; most men live at home untill after 25. Yes ,after 30 we will reach our " new prime " , and dating possibilities are getting somewhat better. But there's a catch to it. Partying like you are 18 at 32 will have consequences. You shorten your own prime by having bad habits and living unhealthy and BOOM .Suddenly you go from looking 25 to looking 55 , all before hitting 40.

So my question is, what do guys 40+ advice to men who are end 30? What would you say to your younger , end 30 y.o self?

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"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Remember all those things you said you would do "Someday"? If you don't do then in the next 10-20 years you aren't EVER going to do them. 1674235783385.png

Jack London did more in 40 years on this earth than most men in a lifetime....
 

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Late 30s here.

My best advice to the younger crowd is to got for the kill with no second tough wheter it's getting that hot body you want, find the money to buy that house in that place or reach a certain live style.

Driving a cabrio at the sea side at 30 has a total different taste than doing it at 40.

Also no one is gonna help you, protect you, support you...be ready to use whatever means you believe you need to reach your goal also cause you own **** to anyone and surely rules in place are not there to help you.
 

"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.

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My advice would be to calculate your risks. I see younger people doing it all the time.

Being a famous artist (actor, YouTuber, musician, etc) might be great. But what are your chances of becoming one? Men waste time opening their own business thinking it's easy and soon will become rich. Years pass and they continue poor and experienced no life since they have to spend 18h/day including weekends investing into the business for "eventually" succeed. Even girls do the same with OnlyFans. They spend money with equipment, renting expensive hotels to take pictures thinking they'll get rich and independent, just to end up wasting prime years and exposing themselves.


My advice would be to find a stable career. It doesn't have to pay a lot but give you flexibility to travel. $30k in south America or eastern Europe gives you a better lifestyle than $100k in US.

Most men don't want much. A decent wife, a house and a weekend BBQ to be happy.
With $30k, you can rent a nice house, be way above average in such places and thus find good looking women to bang and have extra money to spend with innumerous activities like going to restaurants daily (not super expensive), hire a personal trainer, do yoga classes, go kart, bike riding, kayaking, etc.

Having more money will give you options to rent a better house and find more attractive women. If you think you need more, you can look for more risky investments/bets but never dropping your career. And when I say career, it's a career, not a job. In a career, you're supposed to make more money with every passing year.

It's hard to explain in a few paragraphs what you can do with your life but here I'm trying to explain the risk of losing time. After 30, it seems to be passing faster and faster.
 

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As far as looking younger, try to do intermittent fasting often, or even regularly. I still pass off as early 20s and I just turned 37.
 

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Just out of curiosity @Gamisch , how old are you? I'm 33 now.
I am 38 now.

Looking younger is a 90% matter of hairline and hair density.
I am fecked


Balding eversince my child was born, she stole all my hair...
As far as looking younger, try to do intermittent fasting often, or even regularly. I still pass off as early 20s and I just turned 37.
I will give it a try!

Late 30s here.

My best advice to the younger crowd is to got for the kill with no second tough wheter it's getting that hot body you want, find the money to buy that house in that place or reach a certain live style.

Driving a cabrio at the sea side at 30 has a total different taste than doing it at 40.

Also no one is gonna help you, protect you, support you...be ready to use whatever means you believe you need to reach your goal also cause you own **** to anyone and surely rules in place are not there to help you.
Great post
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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