"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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Any chick ever say you look like a celebrity?

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Tonight some chick said I look like Peyton Manning. I was too busy to bother so I said: Ok.

I've also been compared to Eminem and....Owen Wilson (which I don't consider a compliment.)

Not that it makes a difference. Just felt like making a new topic other than reading the usual whining that goes on here..
 

"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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no, but some have said that I "have the body of a Greek God, am beautiful, etc. Others have said that I am "one in a million". :) That's plenty good enough for my ego, how about yours? :)
 

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metoo said:
no, but some have said that I "have the body of a Greek God, am beautiful, etc. Others have said that I am "one in a million". :) That's plenty good enough for my ego, how about yours? :)

I get called handsome a lot by chicks I work with thought I never let that chit go to my head...actually my previous ex's friend came up to me in a bar when I just before I met her and told me: "My friend thinks you're beautiful." And my ex was pretty friggin hot. That kindof blew my mind because I consider myself an average dude.
 

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Bossman90 said:
Why do you care?
I profusely apologize. Let's get back to our regularly scheduled whine fest. Why did the HB8.5 and 3/4ths make me wait a whole fifteen minutes to respond to my alpha texting skillzz?? Does she like me??
 

"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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Lol @ Naughty Ninja. Alpha texting skilzz :p.

A chick said I looked like Johnny Depp last week though. TBH I wasn't really moved by it, and then she asked me if I had heard that line before. I said yes I have ;).

People tell me I look like an actor all the time though. Not really a bad look to have I guess.

When I work I just wait for the girls to get drunk and see if I get any compliments and that way I'll know whether I look good or not :p. When I go out clubbing I just check to see if I register in their Reticular Activation System. If they're looking at me in the corner of their eye, lol, or if they twist their hips when they walk by me or give me a perfect view of their cleavage. I used to think it was accidental when I got a full frontal view into a girl's cleavage, but believe me when I tell you that they do it on when they like a guy.
 

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At least 100 people have told me I look like Judge Reinhold. I've been hearing that since 1984. I used to hear Nicholas Cage all the time, at least 25 people have said that.
 
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I've been told by quite a few people I look like a young Al Pachino...I don't really see it but I take it as a compliment.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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I got told I look like Dave Chapelle back in the 6th grade. I also got told I look like Lebron James a few days ago if that counts for anything...
 

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One in school was always saying I look like Matt Damon and another recently said I look like the guy who plays Mr. Darcy in Lost in Austen.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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RedZone said:
I've been told by quite a few people I look like a young Al Pachino...I don't really see it but I take it as a compliment.

My cousins also seem to think I llike a young Robert Deniro.
 

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Some dude on Wednesday told me I look like Nomar Garciaparra. Then some girl next to him said I did, but my nose wasn't insanely large (even though I think it is on the bigger side).

One girl told me I look like Freddie Prinze Jr... eh...
 

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Yes, cristiano ronaldo... Actually now I see him and think holy crap he does look like me! LOL. I can post some pics if someone cares.
 

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It's so funny to read this post, because I actually was told that I look like the R&B singer Ne-Yo today (which I get fairly often, but I don't take as a compliment either).
 

"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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