Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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.
Deus ex Pianoforte said:What is this, Montel?
you consider yourself good looking...and more so that as a mate value for women.verysuave said:You've gone out with super hot chicks but then there was this chick who wasnt a pretty rejected you. Ever happened to you?
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
This is true! I was out with a friend of mine and she's a "butter-face" (Everything about her is pretty but her face) We were having lunch and our waiter was a really cute guy!ryannath said:I think if they are below the guy that much, they kinda think they won't have what it takes, so they reject to protect their ego.
Really.. whew, i thought it was just me. Just wanted to also point this out that this thread is pretty informative. Yeah, im talking about you Deus ex Pianoforte. Efing trollmexican_player2 said:very suave the same **** happens to me!!!, i remember getting rejected by some 3s and 4s and then i got with the 8s that accept me, its fuked up
good analysisryannath said:ppens to me too. I get told I am good looking by women. (not bragging) I get rejected by 6's that are below me, but about 8's they seem to accept me. I think if they are below the guy that much, they kinda think they won't have what it takes, so they reject to protect their ego.
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.
:crackup:WaterTiger said:... I was out with a friend of mine and she's a "butter-face" (Everything about her is pretty but her face) ...
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.
BluEyes said:Mabye you "good looking" guys aren't as good looking as u think u are...
There's a big difference between being a skinny good looking guy, and a muscular good looking guy.
Also, lest we forget, personality plays a large role.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.