"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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Anyone here gone to/at UChicago

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Hi all,

I'm an HS Senior, and I was recently accepted to the University of Chicago! I'm really satisfied, and I may be attending in the fall, depending on where else I am accepted and my financial aid options.

So, did any of you guys attend UChicago, or are any of you going to attend next year?

I'd definitely like to talk with someone who is attending this coming fall, since if I decide to go, I'd like to know a person who is dedicated to self improvement at Chicago.

Thanks guys!
 

"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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I never went to UChicago but my friend is in the master's program and my boss has an MBA from there, that's a top quality school. Congrats on getting in, man, that's no easy feat. Have fun with 10 years of student loans to pay off.
 

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Yes, congratulations are in order. Well done sir.

Search "chicago" in the forums (perhaps the wingman forum) to see who is in that area. It's good that you have options. A man with options is a man with power. Good luck to you.
 

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Thanks guys. College admissions has been really wacky this year, I am very lucky to have been accepted to such a great school. For instance, I was just waitlisted at George Washington University, which is a safety school for me...pretty odd

Yeah, student loans could be a problem, but I am pretty sure I will receive a substantial amount of aid from them given my family circumstances. Now, paying for grad school or law school, there is a problem ;)

Magma, I totally forgot sosuave has a wingman forum, mostly because I never look in it, haha. Thanks for the suggestion.

Wutang, yes it really is. If I attend, I'm hoping to be able to convince the advisers there to let me create my own major. I'd like to major in PPE, or Philosophy, Politics, Economics. So, hopefully I can study three subjects I find pretty interesting.
 

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I was interested in going there. Was actually accepted there too. Too damn expensive though.

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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.

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Millersville University for education (best state school in PA for education), but realized that I didn't want to go to education.

Now, I'm wondering aimlessly through college (no challenge and i just realized it last week). That is why I am preparing to switch to Caznovia College near Syracuse, NY next year for psychology.

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Hey, another psychology major.
 

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wutangfinancial said:
best school in the world for econ.....

so true!!!

milton friedman teached there!!

you are a lucky motherfuka
 

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bmxcetera said:
Hey, another psychology major.
not yet, and I'm not sure if I want to do a psyche major or communication major.

Have to still get an associates degree in Philosophy first.

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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.

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