"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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"AFC" maybe to harsh

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From reading posts and analyzing my own behaviors, ive realized a decent amount of people on this website aren't particualrly "afcs" but decent/smart/average people with common women problems.. it seems like if you aren't a DJ then your'e an afc...
but no/nah/not at all, i digress...some ppl (like me) have general sucess with females but want to simply have more slash 'almost flawless' sucess with women..
who else feels me on this?
 

"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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Well, I agree with you. When I started reading PUA/DJ materials, I wasn't an AFC. As in, I had a few relationships, could attract some women, was a social fun guy around everyone including women and did OK in general. I never had an one-itis, never got stuck in a Friend Zone nor got LJBFed nor got duped into being some biatch's emotional tampon / cab driver / mobile ATM. I wasn't a natural but I didn't have most of the major AFC problems. The only main thing I had in common with AFCs was that I didn't get laid as often as I'd like (no different to most guys anyway). I just wanted to get better at the game and attract hotter / higher quality women, and become a better man overall. Now I have much better successes with women but I don't consider myself good enough to be called a DJ. So there, I've never been an AFC nor a DJ.
 

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aren't particualrly "afcs" but decent/smart/average people with common women problems

The A in AFC stands for 'average!' Do you want to be average? I don't. Average is having only one women, if that, and probably being whipped. Average is all the guys who spend money on women who then call me for sex. Never accept being average; that is not the dj way.
 

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Definately wasn't harsh for describing me when I got here. If you think about it, to get here people have to have been looking up girl tips on the internet...
 

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Jitterbug said:
The only main thing I had in common with AFCs was that I didn't get laid as often as I'd like (no different to most guys anyway). I just wanted to get better at the game and attract hotter / higher quality women, and become a better man overall. Now I have much better successes with women but I don't consider myself good enough to be called a DJ. So there, I've never been an AFC nor a DJ.
Thats exactly where I lie.. a lot of posts on these boards are way to sorry for me to even read..but at the same time i'm try to get with a a broad that i can be happy with from looks to body to personality...but its hard like a chinese arithmetic equation...
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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I think it makes a lot of guys feel superior to get on the Internet and talk about how all other guys are 'AFCs' lol
 

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Bible_Belt said:
aren't particualrly "afcs" but decent/smart/average people with common women problems

The A in AFC stands for 'average!' Do you want to be average? I don't. Average is having only one women, if that, and probably being whipped. Average is all the guys who spend money on women who then call me for sex. Never accept being average; that is not the dj way.

Good point about pointing out that AFC stands for average so by its denotation it sould fit acceptably... but by connotation, you must admit that is said in much much more derogatory light. By name it says the normal/average, by meaning it says loser as in like failure in life type not just the lighter sense in an insult.

I sort of agree, perhaps AFC has been thrown around too much.
 

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I believe Recovering AFC is the transition title between AFC and DJ, but whatever. Almost everyone still has AFC qualities remaining somewhere. They just might not have met a challenging enough girl lately to feel those qualities groan.
 
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I personally don't like to use the terms "AFC" and "DJ".

I do not like how people on this site throw these terms around so that everyone and everything is categorized into two neat little pockets to the point where even inanimate objects and items of pop culture are labeled "AFC." :rolleyes:

It should simply be a dichotomy used for the sake of newbies in the community to differentiate between what they are and what they could be. Simply a means to show them that there is another way.

For me, it is all about the mindset. There is no such thing as an "AFC" look or an "AFC" set of behaviors. It matters not whether he makes the decision to wear a certain piece of clothing or makes the decision to buy a woman a drink. All that matters is the mindset behind those decisions. The only distinction I would make between an "AFC" and a "DJ" is in the way they view the world and more importantly themselves.
 

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The bulk of the "community's" terminology is derived for lack of better terms. AFC fits, not because it's particularly descriptive, but guys who are AFCs or have been AFCs, or exhibit the behaviorism and mindset of AFC know one when they see it. We're aware in others and ourselves of what the Qualities of the AFC are. Just like PUA or DJ this is just terminology used to describe broader behaviors, mental schema and beliefs.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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Well as the shortage of females gets worse competition among men ... women will become more picky and hold men to higher and higher standards and there will be more losers of FCs than winners as time goes on.

So as men we will need to get better looking, have more money and better game to get the same ore a lower quality of women
 

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DonGorgon said:
Well as the shortage of females gets worse competition among men ... women will become more picky and hold men to higher and higher standards and there will be more losers of FCs than winners as time goes on.

So as men we will need to get better looking, have more money and better game to get the same ore a lower quality of women
That's not a very optimistic attitude!
 

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everywomanshero said:
That's not a very optimistic attitude!
oh sorry i forgot to mention that i am not an optimist I am a dedicated realist...

But if you want to be optimistic you can blieve the govt stats that say there are 3 women to every 1 man in america....LOL
 

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Thatfeel21 said:
From reading posts and analyzing my own behaviors, ive realized a decent amount of people on this website aren't particualrly "afcs" but decent/smart/average people with common women problems.. it seems like if you aren't a DJ then your'e an afc...
but no/nah/not at all, i digress...some ppl (like me) have general sucess with females but want to simply have more slash 'almost flawless' sucess with women..
who else feels me on this?
You are an Average Frustrated Chump if you kiss women's asses outside of the bedroom. When you can kiss a woman's bare naked ass, on the way to a session of cunnilingus after a night on the town, you are a DJ.
 

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Thatfeel21 said:
From reading posts and analyzing my own behaviors, ive realized a decent amount of people on this website aren't particualrly "afcs" but decent/smart/average people with common women problems.. it seems like if you aren't a DJ then your'e an afc...
but no/nah/not at all, i digress...some ppl (like me) have general sucess with females but want to simply have more slash 'almost flawless' sucess with women..
who else feels me on this?
Do you know what it means to be AFC, and how a woman will never stay around as long as you are AFC? Don't be in denial, but find out what it actually means. Your life is your own, and you should want the best for yourself. Don't ever accept less. Life does have it's ups and downs, but how would you know the ups if you never experienced the downs. Always kick off the dust and push forward. With women, who cares, right? It's not about them. Express that you want the best for yourself, and you won't accept less.
 

"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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