Oh god that's nasty!!The Inside Man said:But it IS def. possible to get it from making out, my bud said the girl he was making out w/ had a sore but he was too drunk at the time to notice or care. BARFF
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.
Oh god that's nasty!!The Inside Man said:But it IS def. possible to get it from making out, my bud said the girl he was making out w/ had a sore but he was too drunk at the time to notice or care. BARFF
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.
what STD(s) do you have?Drum&Bass said:THE MEDIA WILL HAVE YOU BELIEVE ALL THIS BS ABOUT STD'S !!!!!
They overhype these things and scare people into not having sex. Diseases have been around for ages, they are a part of life. Everyone probably has some disease living inside of them right now but doesn't get as much attention as certain diseases that are caused through sexual contact.
This is NOT an era of sluts and whores !!!! it is an era of human beings behaving as they always have !! the media knows this and they realize that if they can OVER HYPE STD's it will terrify people into having safe sex or no sex, which in turn is a form of subconscious population control.
It's not a bad plan, because it has everyone scared to death of easily treatable or curable diseases. It also keeps people using condoms for fear of these diseases which prevents an explosion in unwanted pregnancies (which is not a bad thing).
Now the media has struck a gold mine with the herpes scare !!! EVERYONE is scared of herpes, but no one realizes just how EASY it is to catch herpes.
and most rashes can pass for symptoms as herpes..and if diagnosed people will have to take meds for the rest of there life. Funny thing is, herpes tests are so flawed and riddled with false positives. Also why do herpes tests cost SOO MUCH money if it such a threatening disease ?? Doctors know that herpes is no big deal, but scare tactics will have people believe there lives are over and need to spend money on meds and counseling, in the meantime the doctor and pharmaceutical companies are laughing all the way to the bank.
This is how pharmaceutical companies work !
THEY play up the fears of unsuspecting masses and then milk everyone for money.
Ever notice why a majority of meds have to be taken for life ?? People are like batteries. They live to give money to corporations who use scare tactics.
If your naive enough to buy into the scare tactics of companies STOP HAVING SEX FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE..
and if you happen to catch something YOU CAN BECOME PART OF THE OVER PARANOID SHEEP THAT SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIVES SHELLING OUT MONEY TO PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES.
I think condoms are good way to go, but just realize that the std info provided through CDC and other sources are just scare tactics for stupid people who otherwise would be having unprotected sex.
here s the million dollar question: if you had a choice between having one of those "easily treatable or curable diseases" or not having one, would it be indifferent to you? just because some STDs are curable (no need to point out that the real dangerous ones are not...) does that mean you shouldn't worry about them?Drum&Bass said:It's not a bad plan, because it has everyone scared to death of easily treatable or curable diseases.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
This one sentence sums it all.Joe The Homophobe said:if they aren't giving you std's they are marrying you and divorcing you and taking your dough.
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.
You sound like Al Bundy from that show 'Married with Children'.aldaris said:i swear that this problem started back in my days as a pigskin stud in high school. i admit it. i had lots of sex with lots of chicks. i was probably infected with a few of these std's when i was getting my meat muscle some work (well, actually a lot of work). you can all blame guys like me. you hated us back at washington high and you still hate us today. who knows, maybe that hor that made your d--- turn green was moaning, "touchdown" back in my day.
this is why the mature men forum is so sad. nothing worse than being a 30-something guy in america who missed out on all the action back in high school. i feel your pain. i really do. i don't know what such pain would feel like, but i imagine it gnaws at you every single day. me? all i have to do is read the entries in my high school yearbook. "hot stuff", "hottie", "hunk" - those words occur over and over in my old yearbooks.
no, i sell cell phones in the middle of a suburban mall. i wear a tie and suit so i look really impressive. :rock:My Name is Nobody said:You sound like Al Bundy from that show 'Married with Children'.
"I scored 4 touchdowns in one game in high School!"
Do you sell women's shoes too?
LOLO...very funny post..aldaris said:i swear that this problem started back in my days as a pigskin stud in high school. i admit it. i had lots of sex with lots of chicks. i was probably infected with a few of these std's when i was getting my meat muscle some work (well, actually a lot of work). you can all blame guys like me. you hated us back at washington high and you still hate us today. who knows, maybe that hor that made your d--- turn green was moaning, "touchdown" back in my day.
this is why the mature men forum is so sad. nothing worse than being a 30-something guy in america who missed out on all the action back in high school. i feel your pain. i really do. i don't know what such pain would feel like, but i imagine it gnaws at you every single day. me? all i have to do is read the entries in my high school yearbook. "hot stuff", "hottie", "hunk" - those words occur over and over in my old yearbooks.
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.
Bible_Belt said:Saddest story I ever heard
A friend of mine in Barbados just learned that her maid has HIV. She got it from her husband, who got it while in California as a migrant farm laborer. He also gave it to his mistress...and here is the sad part...his two teenage daughters.
Football player is living the dream :crackup::crackup: :crackup:aldaris said:no, i sell cell phones in the middle of a suburban mall. i wear a tie and suit so i look really impressive. :rock:
My Name is Nobody said:How did he give it to his daughters? Don't tell me it's what I'm thinking...
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.