MikeBrown30
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http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/trueconfessions/1076132/im-still-australias-oldest-virgin
........speechless I am
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.
"Australia's oldest virgin"
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........speechless I am
"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.
Sorry Zarky, you're wrong there. Little boys would still technically count as losing your virginity....Zarky said:
Actually, this is probably just the oldest guy stupid enough to advertise the fact. WHAT A LOSER!
MatureDJ
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You may think that this guy is a loser for coming out in this story, but I'll bet that his simply being out there in the spotlight will yield quite a few women who will be interested, and will seek him out. I could almost guarantee that a few of them will be at a fair bit higher sexual market value than him (which is admittedly rather low.) And the beauty of all this is that he gets to act like an AFC nice guy, and the women will put up with it, since obviously they would have been interested knowing full well that he is such a nice guy.
Being a 42-year-old virgin and advertising it to a nation isn't going to land him a woman. People who are middle-aged and still virgins are collectively regarded as strange; you must be severely lacking in some characteristic to be that old and still be a virgin. If his virginity isn't imposed due to religious constraints then there is something wrong. He gives the typical crap which others in his shoes give: "I'm waiting for Mrs Right." Please. Nobody's buying it.
EDIT: Just read the first sticky, I'm 26. I can't be ****ed going into my profile to change it.
EDIT: Just read the first sticky, I'm 26. I can't be ****ed going into my profile to change it.
"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.