"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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article: When Baby Comes Before Happily Ever After

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https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/baby-comes-happily-ever-143300077.html

Forty-one years old and fresh out of a relationship, I found myself facing a tough decision: whether or not to have a child on my own. I hated the term "single mother by choice," knowing that if I went through with a solo pregnancy, I would really be more of a single mother by default. After all, I wanted to get married; I just hadn't met the right man. But with no time to waste, what was I going to do? Go on a few dates with someone and tell him I needed to be pregnant within a few months? So I chose a sperm donor, injected myself with fertility drugs, and got inseminated (via intrauterine insemination), thinking it would never work.
A few months before Teddy was born, I remember fretting to a friend, "If I do this, will I be alone forever?" My friend, already a mother herself, laughed and said, "If you do this, you will never be alone again."
my opinion: :down:
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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This crap is so terrible.

1 - We are trying to beat nature.

2 - How selfish is it to bring another kid into this world just for your own selfish desires?

3 - Why do people think single parenting is a good thing? Only time it should be acceptable is when it's done out of necessity. Choosing to do it is retarded.
 

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Desdinova said:
When NO man wants to procreate with you, it's called "natural selection".
yes!
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Desdinova said:
When NO man wants to procreate with you, it's called "natural selection".
my opinion of this response: :up: :yes:
 

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Desdinova said:
When NO man wants to procreate with you, it's called "natural selection".
pretty accurate

I just hadn't met the right man: you will never
 
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