She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
That's what they said about gays, and that didn't happen.Alle_Gory said:It's okay. The breed will die off without procreation.
Exactly because feminist, gays and effiminate males aren't completely born that way, they are made. As long as there are males being born society will emasculate soem of them. Same thing with females, society will turn them into hors and feminist too lol.ZenGodMod said:That's what they said about gays, and that didn't happen.
Feminism at its core is about giving women equal rights and equal choice. The problem isn't feminism as much as it is the breakdown of the family unit.ketostix said:Exactly because feminist, gays and effiminate males aren't completely born that way, they are made. As long as there are males being born society will emasculate soem of them. Same thing with females, society will turn them into hors and feminist too lol.
People live about 80 years.ZenGodMod said:That's what they said about gays, and that didn't happen.
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.
Oh whatever feminism isn't about equality it's about women having all the advantages and none of the disadvantages. But let's just assume it is about equality. How are you going to do that? Are you going to some how make men have the sexual options the average woman has? Are you going to make sure women die at the same rate in defending the country and on jobs? Equality doesn't mean identical. You see, women had equality before feminism came along.Alle_Gory said:Feminism at its core is about giving women equal rights and equal choice. The problem isn't feminism as much as it is the breakdown of the family unit.
How are women being strong by given preferential treatment and and abandoning their feminine roles? I don't blame women for wanting the Sun and the Moon, I blame men and guys like you for supporting them.Don't blame women for wanting to be stronger and independent. Blame these pathetic AFC fathers for raising more pathetic AFC children. In conclusion, the males of our society are too weak and bend over for the women.
It has nothing to do with hating women. You are so naive. You can't strength men and have feminism at the same time. Feminism is take strength and power away from men and giving it to women. men don't need to be strength, they just need the governmental and societal boot taking off their back.The solution isn't to hate on the women or wanting to restrict their development. The solution is to strengthen and empower the men.
Same pay, same legal rights, same opportunities. Feminism in western society is pretty much useless since as you said, things are mostly equal. Feminism's place is more in the 2nd and 3rd world countries where these freedoms don't exist.ketostix said:Oh whatever feminism isn't about equality it's about women having all the advantages and none of the disadvantages. But let's just assume it is about equality. How are you going to do that? Are you going to some how make men have the sexual options the average woman has? Are you going to make sure women die at the same rate in defending the country and on jobs? Equality doesn't mean identical. You see, women had equality before feminism came along.
How are women going to abandon their feminine roles? Its biological. They want to be feminine, they love a strong man, and they have the need to support their man and have kids... etc. Its instinctual.How are women being strong by given preferential treatment and and abandoning their feminine roles? I don't blame women for wanting the Sun and the Moon, I blame men and guys like you for supporting them.
Wait. Wait. Wait for the uproar.It has nothing to do with hating women. You are so naive. You can't strength men and have feminism at the same time. Feminism is take strength and power away from men and giving it to women. men don't need to be strength, they just need the governmental and societal boot taking off their back.
I believe in what works and what doesn't. Right and wrong doesn't concern me much. As far as these feminist beliefs, there can be many things right at the same time. The world isn't black and white.I don't want to get in another feminism debate here, but you just dumped your feminist beliefs and interpretations on me and I'll never agree with them.
Although I am not a fan of capitalism in any sense, I do not see how it creates an atmosphere of emasculation....DonGorgon said:capitalism + feminism = emasculation
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.
I think Keto's right about feminism being the major cause of emasculation, but I agree with your solution. You don't have to send women back to the kitchen to make males regain their masculinity. Men just gotta get back in touch with who they areAlle_Gory said:Feminism at its core is about giving women equal rights and equal choice. The problem isn't feminism as much as it is the breakdown of the family unit.
Don't blame women for wanting to be stronger and independent. Blame these pathetic AFC fathers for raising more pathetic AFC children. In conclusion, the males of our society are too weak and bend over for the women.
The solution isn't to hate on the women or wanting to restrict their development. The solution is to strengthen and empower the men.
People live about 80 years.
Gay men and women have similar brain structures. Hereditary or not, nobody knows. Its could be as a result of development in the womb or it could be completely genetic.ready123 said:btw the gay sht is not hereditary, so I don't know why people are thinking it was supposed to die off in a generation.
Well said! I don't think the problem is that women are becoming more overbearing and independant, it's that men are becoming weak AFCs. Almost all girls I know want to follow the more traditional female roles of childbearers and housewives, and these girls are supposed to be part of the radical new generation. It's not the women pushing feminism, but it's the men pushing feminism. AFC husbands supplicate and allow themselves to be dominated by their wives which causes their marriages to fail. They don't bring up their sons with a sense of pride and masculinity, leading to emasculation.Alle_Gory said:Feminism at its core is about giving women equal rights and equal choice. The problem isn't feminism as much as it is the breakdown of the family unit.
Don't blame women for wanting to be stronger and independent. Blame these pathetic AFC fathers for raising more pathetic AFC children. In conclusion, the males of our society are too weak and bend over for the women.
The solution isn't to hate on the women or wanting to restrict their development. The solution is to strengthen and empower the men.
People live about 80 years.
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.