"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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I do not work hard for women. They literally come to me. But I work hard ON MYSELF and my goals.

The higher standards I place on myself, the higher quality girls I get.
- Pook

We have all heard women say: "I want a nice guy."

What they really are saying is that they want a GUY who portrays those ******dly MANish traits to be nice inside. They are not asking for guys to be wimps. These women are attracted to powerful men but get disapointed when these guys aren't sweet and nice.

When a woman says: "I want nice guy." she REALLY means "I want nice guy IN ADDITION to the man/jerkish traits ALREADY THERE."

Likewise, when a woman says, "I want a malish GUY!" she REALLY means "I want a malish GUY IN ADDITION to the niceness already displayed." She wants the tough and the sweet. When women ask for 'sweetness', they don't mean just sweetness. They want it in addition to what the guys they are attracted to.

"I want men to give me flowers." This is because the guys they are attracted to DON'T. She is not wanting guys to throw around flowers all the time.

If you ask a woman what she wants, she will only tell you what she sees lacking from the guys she already likes. She does not think to tell us the 'strength' or 'power' and such traits jerks and other guys easily show. No, she wants the jerk to give her flowers. She was never interested in Nice Guy anyway. She doesn't realize that she is causing Nice Guy to repeat his error more often.

Jerks, bullies, etc. ought to be nicer. But Nice Guys need to be more Man. There is a spectrum of the Sweet and Tough that all guys fall on. The Sweet end will end up in LTRs while the Tough end will end up in more ONSs.
- Pook


Are you essentially saying that if you can only pull a certain caliber of women, then you are stuck at that caliber? (Cesare Cardinali)

For the short-term, yes. However, if disatisfied, change and improve yourself and the women will naturally improve as well. To say otherwise would be the worst advice ever (And unfortunately, it's given out often!).
- Deep Dish

I believe the only two times it's bad thinking too much is either when the conclusions you make are wrong or when you become paralyzed from taking action (a.k.a. Analysis Paralysis).
- Deep Dish


Above all, women crave attention. Women want to date rock stars not because they find the man himself exciting, but because they find the thought of sharing the limelight exciting. Ask any young girl what she wants to be. Top answers: model, actress, singer.
- The Unknown Don


Deep down, women know that men don't respect sexually loose women.
- Sir_Chancealot


People say to be yourself. I say progress yourself.
- Nocturnal


All my effort and determination was utterly ignored. It is like the world is made not to encourage people, but just the opposite, to try to tell them that destiny is all. That fate and God control everything. And that all you should do is rely on your "gifts" and "talents" to get by and to love everyone and be walked on for the whole of your life.

You are your only enemy. You are your only friend. The world reflects what is in your mind because your mind is the amalgamation of all your perceptions and experiences.

Keep in mind that the changes will not come overnight. You are removing yourself from your comfort zone and will have many hardships when you first start, but when it is all said and done, you will be a different person.

Ignore anything anyone says to you, to an extent. Take it with a grain of salt; do not take it personally.
- icepick


It is amazing how you can complete college, get a job, pursue dreams, no one cares. But if you change your physique, everyone cares.
- Pook


Failure is a necessary component of growth. Let yourself fail. Don Juans are made by failing, not by succeeding. For every love that dies, a new one is born. Failure is an opportunity.
- Pook


Isn't it evolution to go with whatever works after failure?
- Microphone Fiend


A Don Juan is a sum of correct habits.
- Pook


The high standards you apply to your desires must be applied to yourself.

Do you want a woman who is not overweight? Then you must eliminate your overweight. Do you want a woman who is intellectually brilliant? Then you must hit the books, read the classics, think, and expand your mind. Do you want a woman who is athletic? Then you too must become athletic.

The failure is not in our high standards; it is failing to apply those standards in ourselves.
- Pook


Patience is controlling your eagerness.
- Pook


To live is to fight, for this world is but a hurricane of challenges all aimed at you. If it ever becomes too much, if you get down on your life, you will look for encouragement.

And you will not find it.
- Pook


At your high school reunion, the ones you knew will come back with secret desires of seeing failures everywhere, even at you. Defy them.
- Pook


We are the sum of our endurance.
- Pook


Real men do not analyze the woman. If she is single, and he wants her, he should go after her no matter what sign she displays.
- Pook


"Nothing I can't handle."
- Giovanni Casanova


Nobody, not other people, not yourself and certainly not wolves, will respect you for your words, appearances or attitudes. It is what you DO that counts! ACTIONS define who you are, how you see yourself and how others relate to you. So what actions will build confidence? Befriending everyone you meet and developing your social instincts is a great place to start.
- Mr. Fingers


Chat up everyone EXCEPT your target. Once you get a few laughs and you know they are digging you, go in for the kill and say, "I'm sorry I have been alienating your friend here, is it cool if I talk to her for a little while? Great!"
- Mr. Fingers
 

"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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jesus man, i love it. this has me motivated.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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