"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.
Any one watching the ultimate fighter tonite?
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
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.
Ken785
Master Don Juan
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.
Yeah, that dude's head was split wide open down to the bone. And that's taking a shot from a gloved padded fist. Can you imagine what his face would've looked like if it was a bare-knuckles street fight??? I shudder to think.Julian said:
He kept getting caught with the same exact move. That was just pathetic.
speakeasy said:
I know...I remember that saying that it was an elbow that did the damage though. Even though he sucked I gotta give him credit dude had alot of heart not giving up and going through the entire fight...he took that blow to his forehead early in the 1st round.
"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.
That said, I would love it just as much if not more if every other fighter on Rampage's team goes down. Hate that guy. Always rooted for him to go down and some of the Chute Boxe thrashings in Pride were satisfying. He just retired if anyone didn't know.
Rampage is a great fighter, one of the best. But he is also a d!ck.
Dust 2 Dust
Master Don Juan
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
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.
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Actually nevermind. I'm pretty sure that fight was staged for the drama. It's looking like they're going to bring Kimbo back to fight again next week in place of some guy that falls "ill". That submission was way too easy to get out of. I'm betting that they let him lose the first one just to add in some drama.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
I know eight and ten year old kids who could teach Kimbo a lot about jiu-jitsu, basic ideas like a mount escape that apparently no one on team Rampage seems to understand.
Dust 2 Dust
Master Don Juan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spo...ice-next-fight-kimbo-slice-vs-roy-nelson.html
Dana White is going to make some money off Kimbo. Mark my words.
Colossus
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Totally saw that coming. I knew that no matter how unbalanced Kimbo proved to be as an MMA fighter, Dana White will not let that big bearded cash cow slip out of his fingers.speakeasy said:
I used to have respect for Dana and how he handled the organization, but I think he is completely given to greed now. The fact that he let Kimbo on the show to try and "prove" he could hang in the big leagues was cool, but everyone knows that win or lose he is going to milk the Kimbo notoriety for all it's worth.
I mean the guy has some natural ability, no doubt, but he is completely BEREFT of a ground game. I have 6 months of jiu jitsu and I can see that. You put they guy on his back and he's like a helpless turtle. Good hands and boxing movement but any fight against him can be won simply by dumping him on his back.
I actually like Kimbo--he is humble and surprisingly funny. I just don't think he has the tools yet to fight at this level of MMA.
I also thought the stoppage against Roy Nelson was lame---Kimbo wasn't in danger, he just wasn't DOING anything. Herb Dean gave him plenty of chances though.
"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.