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.
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.
They're out there. I nearly married one, and would have had he not died. I loved him so much I didn't even notice another guy for the 5 years we were together.Originally posted by Virtú
Good luck finding a guy with both aspects well in hand.
Attentive & romantic and masculine & good looking rarely go together.
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.
^I have ass hair too.Originally posted by KillingTime
Yea, im not stupid... i know im whining and b*tching like a little girl in this post, but im pissed... this is the first time this has happened to me but ive been seeing a lot of other so called "nice guys" getting the women lately.
I see guys going against everything mentioned on this site and still getting the girl, oh well if anything im starting to have a different perspective on certain things.
At least this makes me forget about the ass hair problem!
Whoooossaaa!Originally posted by Evil-Rom
dont hate the player hate the game
...well, by coming to SS, you pretty much do that to begin with, unless you ignore every chick-related piece of advice here.Originally posted by KillingTime
I'd rather never have a woman, I'm not going to change who I am to please any girl.
uuuuhhhhh just stop boring the sh1t out of me.....if all is repetitive then why are you still here after more than 4years??BCAUZE YOUR'E A BOREMACHINE!!!!!LIKE A BOT WHO IS PROGRAMMED TO BORE THE FVCK OUT OF ME!!!!Originally posted by Wyldfire
Paardon me for pointing this out MR. CAPS, but everything said on this site is repetitive. That's the nature of the site...so deal. Also, if you guys would actually LISTEN to this fact the first time I wouldn't feel compelled to repeat it.
Give me an attentive and romantic guy who is masculine and good looking over any other type of guy any day.
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.
If you find my posts to be boring then don't read them, but don't expect me to alter my behavior to satisfy you...it's not happening.Originally posted by Double
uuuuhhhhh just stop boring the sh1t out of me.....if all is repetitive then why are you still here after more than 4years??BCAUZE YOUR'E A BOREMACHINE!!!!!LIKE A BOT WHO IS PROGRAMMED TO BORE THE FVCK OUT OF ME!!!!
oh girl i believe you with the last sentence , so better stop boring the **** out of me
Originally posted by Wyldfire
If you find my posts to be boring then don't read them, but don't expect me to alter my behavior to satisfy you...it's not happening.![]()
Ok, I'll be right over Wyldfire...Originally posted by Wyldfire
Paardon me for pointing this out MR. CAPS, but everything said on this site is repetitive. That's the nature of the site...so deal. Also, if you guys would actually LISTEN to this fact the first time I wouldn't feel compelled to repeat it.
Give me an attentive and romantic guy who is masculine and good looking over any other type of guy any day.
LOLOriginally posted by Keeper
Whoooossaaa!
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.
Yeah, it's actually a good thing most of the time. Especially if the first saw you and were attracted from seeing some sort of strong or dominant behaviour that they liked, and wern't entirely sure if you would be relationship material. In that case it is good to make compromises.Originally posted by diplomatic_lie
When a girl says "nice guy", her definition of a nice guy is a tad different from a guy's definition.
Ha...you couldn't handle me...and aren't you from Canada, the UK or some other third world country? heheheheheOriginally posted by Don Juanabbe
Ok, I'll be right over Wyldfire...![]()
No he's not...he's whining like a girl and writing like a 3rd grader.Originally posted by alphawolfx
he's neghitting wyldfire... lol
btw wyld, recently saw your pic, you're cute
so let me ask you a question, "who lies more? see i have this friend..."
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Id definitely have to put myself in that categoryAttentive & romantic and masculine & good looking rarely go together.
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.