Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes 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.
Show him this or similar forums on the net and tell him he could either do better or live miserably for the rest of his life. The choise is up to him, really..Stéphane said:My AFC friend since childhood is getting married to a fat ugly girl, how do I tell him that I think it's a bad idea. He's 22, it's his first girlfriend, and now he's getting married.......
Probably a little bit of both, he probably doesn't think he can do better, and plus he seems to be in love with her, but it's his first girlfriend seriously...Juan_Man said:Do you think he is marrying her because he is insecure and doesn't think he can do better or do you think he really loves her?
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.
Why is it a bad idea? Her girlfriend could be trying to convince her the same thing.Stéphane said:My AFC friend since childhood is getting married to a fat ugly girl, how do I tell him that I think it's a bad idea. He's 22, it's his first girlfriend, and now he's getting married.......
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.
/thread.slaog said:She might be a nice person and they might be happy togethar??
Stéphane said:My AFC friend since childhood is getting married to a fat ugly girl, how do I tell him that I think it's a bad idea. He's 22, it's his first girlfriend, and now he's getting married.......
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Furyguy said:22 is too young to be getting married. Your life is barely 1/5th of the way over by then.
He wants to spend the next 70 years with the same woman? He wants to go 70 years without ever ****ing another girl?
The future is such a strange place. Amazing things can happen and amazing relationships can form. He's an idiot for thinking he'll never meet someone he likes more than this broad.
Ganondorf said:why is he an idiot for getting married?
Ganondorf said:22 is not too young.
Because your dick going into a pretty face is just so much more fun to watch.San Jose California said:No one has answered my question yet: why SHOULD you marry a hot woman?
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.