"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Alright guys - I need a little help from the masters

Sloopy

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Okay, so here's the deal. I came down to Boca Raton to see some friends and we went out with like 7 HB9s. There was this one that nobody had f*cked yet so I made her top priority. But here's the thing -

I hadn't slept much the night before and so instead of coming off as ****y/funny/assholish, I came off as just plain mean. Here's an example:

This girl is drinking wine through a straw and how could I not bust on someone for this?


Me: You're drinking wine through a straw?
Her: Yeah, it's cool, huh -
Me: (looking her in the eyes, with a totally straight face) No - it isn't.


So apparently that offended her. I don't blame her. It was just straight up mean. What I should have said is "Well, you know - I just would have taken you for the kind of girl who had a little class...that's all."

Her other friend came up and said I offended the chick. I played it off like I didn't care and she was just being too sensitive but I don't know how I can turn this back around.

So I talked to her a bit over the course of the night, but I think I just came off as a jerk last night.

I think it might be cool because at least I can "let her in" or something.

But if anybody has any ideas on how to turn this back around in my favour, let me know. I'm a little overwhealmed down here.

~Sloopy
 

"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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simon

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Well, at least you didn't say she looked like a man.

Just do what you'd usually do.
 

Blatant truth

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You could have said something else, but she also could have said somethnig like "are you serious" and laughed it off, she didn't. You don't want to mess with a girl who is:

-too damn sensitive
-can't take a joke
-doesn't understand sarcasm
-easily offended

Besides, you don't need to turn it around, she might even like you more for it. If she sees you being "friendly" to other people with some good social proof, she'll warm up.
 

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drinking wine thru a straw gets me more drunk.
 

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I have had this happen to me a lot, where you were just joking around and she took it seriously. I would not change or defiantly dont go saying sorry, because I dont think you did anything wrong. Just when you see her next time, just continue doing what you do, just now be more upbeat and happy and this time she will get it.
 

"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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WINE through a STRAW..

that's like drinking a can of beer through a straw.. it just doesn't look right or make sense
 

brenbaus

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Originally posted by christz
WINE through a STRAW..

that's like drinking a can of beer through a straw.. it just doesn't look right or make sense
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:


ha ha ha ha ha aha aha ahja a


who drinks beer through a straw? WHatever I feel like doing, GOD!
 

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Originally posted by penkitten
drinking wine thru a straw gets me more drunk.

Psychosomatic at best. This is absolutely not true.
 

animal crackers

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OMG MAN!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


Alright 007 is over here with me, and you just made our night. Thank you.

007s on the floor laughing his ass off. You Rock!!!
 

arutha

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Originally posted by mrRuckus
Psychosomatic at best. This is absolutely not true.
Actually it has been tested by lots of people and scientific tests have been done, drinking alcohol through a straw does in fact get you drunk quicker.. I can't remember why, but it is true.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Wine through a straw! Yark! I agree; even with a golden ass, that girl is not worth the time of day! Bye and give her a wine etiquette book.

Is that one of the ways that american girls drink wine?
 

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Originally posted by Sloopy
I hadn't slept much the night before and so instead of coming off as ****y/funny/assholish, I came off as just plain mean.
Yeah, this happens to me also. When I am tired or not in the playful mood I am an ass :D

// wine? through a straw? she's gonna burn in hell for that! :down:
 

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****y AND Funny

You have to be ****y AND funny. ****y by itself does work. Pretent it never happened. Next time you see her make her laugh while being ****y and all will be forgiven. If she's hot for you, you can be a serial killer and she wouldn't care.
 

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Oh man - thanks for all the great comments.

Yeah, I pretty much assumed the same thing. We're going to Las Solas tonight and she'll be there. I'm just gonna play it cool and be my normal, witty self.

I was in top form last night but no hot girls were around to witness it. :p

Wish me luck tonight!

Oh, and Penkitten, the only reason that drinking wine through a straw would get you more drunk is because a straw enables you to drink a lot more in one go. It just speeds up the drinking process.

~Sloopy
 

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Okay, so here's an update!

Hot blonde girl just invited me to the beach with her and her ridiculously hot friend!

Looks like it's on!

~Sloopy
 

"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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