"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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Are M.U.D.s geeky?

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My friend and I got into this FAT argument over multi-user dungeons and whether or not they are geeky. He plays this one call Alien vs. predator like three hours a day and thinks there is nothing geeky with it. What do you guys think? It's a freakin text based game here.
 

"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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diplomatic_lies

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Just out of curiosity, you're a teenager right?

Don't worry, you'll grow out of it. When you mature (around 20-21), you'll realise a very important thing: There's no such thing as geeky hobbies, only geeky people.

Speaking of text-based games, I used to love those old text adventures.
 

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Yes, that shyt is for geeks.
 

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Diplomatic hit the nail on the head. No geeky hobbies, just geeky people.
If you like doing something, do it. And just as with everything, too much of something is too much.
I always hated the mentality of some people here that in order to be successful and happy, you have to conform to the stereotype of being a gym visiting, club going aspiring venture capitalist/marketing specialist/generic rich business person who uses his computer only to do business and play online poker or something.
Screw that, do whatever the hell you want.
 

"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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Who are you to tell your friend what he should do with his time?
 

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Skel said:
Who are you to tell your friend what he should do with his time?
That was a good question.
 

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The next time you are in a set, just casually bring up about how you are a level 3 magus in you r local M.U.D., or how you love WoW, or how you dress up like a wizard and go out in the woods with your friends to go LARPing. Then tell me how well you do!
 

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nonchalant said:
The next time you are in a set, just casually bring up about how you are a level 3 magus in you r local M.U.D., or how you love WoW, or how you dress up like a wizard and go out in the woods with your friends to go LARPing. Then tell me how well you do!
And don't forget to bring up how much porn movies you have downloaded last weekend.

Duh. None of these are good subjects to talk about, as they're a personal experience and do not bring good rapport.

But quitting doing something you like just because it's not "good" for a perceived "reputation"? WTF?! What else? Become the total act for women, expecting major :up: points?

Seriously guys, let everyone be! Some friends of mine can pull everything you described and still can get noticed in a positive way. It's about being true to oneself more than anything else.
 

"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.

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nonchalant said:
The next time you are in a set, just casually bring up about how you are a level 3 magus in you r local M.U.D., or how you love WoW, or how you dress up like a wizard and go out in the woods with your friends to go LARPing. Then tell me how well you do!
I've done that before, when some girls asked "Whats your hobbies?". It didn't get any negative reactions, most people were quite curious and one girl even joined me for a game.

In fact, I often take dares where I claim to do many "nerdy" hobbies such as stamp collecting, antiques, environmental conservation, etc. So far, I've yet to see any major negative reactions.
 

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diplomatic_lies said:
I've done that before, when some girls asked "Whats your hobbies?". It didn't get any negative reactions, most people were quite curious and one girl even joined me for a game.

In fact, I often take dares where I claim to do many "nerdy" hobbies such as stamp collecting, antiques, environmental conservation, etc. So far, I've yet to see any major negative reactions.
Antiques a nerdy hobby? I find dudes who spend money on strippers to be more in line with "nerds" than dudes who have a passion for a cultured pursuit.

There is more to life than frat. parties, strippers, cheap beer, and middle-aged chubs. Art, design, opera, high-fashion, etc. give a richness to life that most 9-5ers need.

Who cares what somebody else does in their home? I know I don't. As long as I don't see, hear, or smell you I applaud all of your efforts. What is more, I encourage all of you to stay in your homes 24/7. Just stay there and do what you gotta do. I won't miss you. I promise :up:
 
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