If it takes you more then 3 seconds to read that chart then you need to work on your game!
http://www.portalmix.com/eyetest.htm
http://www.portalmix.com/eyetest.htm
"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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"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.
Ace of Flames
Master Don Juan
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Haha. Guess I'm ok then.
The Bartender
Senior Don Juan
Does the size of your monitor matter?...Wow, I bet geeks ask that question on their forum all the time.
fwiw - Mines a Wide 19"
fwiw - Mines a Wide 19"
Ace of Flames
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Just do like it says and back away. Or, you can squint your eyes.
"I just moved here from Florida."
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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
The size doesn't matter, you just have to have a good looking monitor; it's the only thing that matters.The Bartender said:
Le Parisien
Master Don Juan
Come on guys, if you are smart enough, it's pretty easy to "read" it.
Just "read" the empty spaces, basically imagine the empty spaces are full and the black blocks are "empty".
By now you should have it.
Just "read" the empty spaces, basically imagine the empty spaces are full and the black blocks are "empty".
By now you should have it.
Ace of Flames
Master Don Juan
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Hahahaha!
Irony knows no bounds.
Irony knows no bounds.
Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
ha ha
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
I blur my eyes a bit. Read it quickly 
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.