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Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
article: The Strange (and Formerly Sexist) Economics of Engagement Rings
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"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.
Greasy Pig
Master Don Juan
I've argued with women for years about rings.
For instance, is a $20,000 diamond ring more valuable than one the man carved from the world's rarest wood which he had to climb Mt Everest to obtain?
In money terms, of course not. But if the ring is a symbol (and that's really all it is), doesn't the wooden ring symbolise a man's devotion more than a diamond he bought at the mall?
I mean, he had to risk his life to get it and then sit down and hand carve it.
Every woman I've asked this to has scoffed at the wooden ring and ALL said they'd prefer a diamond. Go figure.
For instance, is a $20,000 diamond ring more valuable than one the man carved from the world's rarest wood which he had to climb Mt Everest to obtain?
In money terms, of course not. But if the ring is a symbol (and that's really all it is), doesn't the wooden ring symbolise a man's devotion more than a diamond he bought at the mall?
I mean, he had to risk his life to get it and then sit down and hand carve it.
Every woman I've asked this to has scoffed at the wooden ring and ALL said they'd prefer a diamond. Go figure.
Night-hawk
Master Don Juan
Hmm, interesting way of looking at it. But then again, risk your life for a girl to get her a ring as a symbol of ??? what again?Greasy Pig said:
HAH
lolZarky said:
Seriously, the amount of money some guys spend on a stupid engagment rings I could travel for months and bang exotic babes.
I wonder if women will ever start buying engagement rings for men. That will be a fine day in the Manosphere.
scrouds
Master Don Juan
I'm going to start calling them insurance rings. Thanks! I will keep a place for this in my tool box.
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
If you're woman preconditions her love to you based on some worthless rock (and yes it is worthless were it not for De Beers effectively controlling and manipulating the entire world diamond supply)....then she is a wh0re pure and simple. No offense to the honest wh0res, since at least you know upfront what you're paying for as opposed to those women that hide behind the guise of "if you loved me...." They are the most dangerous to a man's financial and mental well-being.
A good woman worth wifing up would instead have you put the three-four months salary towards building a future together (i.e. a down payment on a home, setting up a college fund, going travelling together, etc.).
A good woman worth wifing up would instead have you put the three-four months salary towards building a future together (i.e. a down payment on a home, setting up a college fund, going travelling together, etc.).