"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Why not?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Hot Ice

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Brandwidth mi arse!

(I'm going to say this again)
WE WANT AVATARS!


I think I made myself clear. :rolleyes:
 

Hot Ice

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Originally posted by Hot Ice
Brandwidth mi arse!

(I'm going to say this again)
WE WANT AVATARS!


I think I made myself clear. :rolleyes:

EDIT:
I've seen on other forums they put a limit like a 100x100 pixels image at max. and jpg of course. Well they are like 10kb size..
It's not the brandwidth.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Hot Ice

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Originally posted by Hot Ice
EDIT:
I've seen on other forums they put a limit like a 100x100 pixels image at max. and jpg of course. Well they are like 10kb size..
It's not the brandwidth.

Fukk!!! double edit post or whatever...
I need sleep,.



EDIT:

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I made it triple!!
:eek:
 

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I think one of the factors is the extra policing that would go with avatars. I mean, we don't want people posting their porn in avatars, or annoying flashing images...
 

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40x40 is a good size. 100x100 is way too big. You only see those sizes on poorly managed forums.

As for porn and flashing images, the most porn you can get on a 40x40 image is a tit and that's not even porn. It's nude art. Even so, I participate in around 8 forums at any one time, and I've yet to see a rated X avatar. A lot of people don't waste their precious avatar spot for nudity/porn.

If avatars were restricted to jpegs and non-animated image formats, there'd be no flashing images. I think .swf and .gif are the only formats that support animation.
 

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Originally posted by Demon
40x40 is a good size. 100x100 is way too big. You only see those sizes on poorly managed forums.

As for porn and flashing images, the most porn you can get on a 40x40 image is a tit and that's not even porn. It's nude art. Even so, I participate in around 8 forums at any one time, and I've yet to see a rated X avatar. A lot of people don't waste their precious avatar spot for nudity/porn.

If avatars were restricted to jpegs and non-animated image formats, there'd be no flashing images. I think .swf and .gif are the only formats that support animation.
I second.
 

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Originally posted by Hot Ice
I second.
Me too. I'd like to have an avatar, don't really care about the size...
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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i want avatars too...and personal ones too...i just made an avatar that looks so much like me it freaks me out...lol
 

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not professional.
 

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Avatars are good!

Helps recognise people easier.
 

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Originally posted by Evil-Rom
Avatars are good!

Helps recognise people easier.
Lol, and the names don't?
 

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Godawful ugly, too.

Originally posted by Dee-Zy
not professional.
They'd probably also make this place look like a damn trailer park, they're so tacky. They serve no real purpose at all: they're a diversion, they're ugly.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Re: Godawful ugly, too.

Originally posted by Von Neuen
They'd probably also make this place look like a damn trailer park, they're so tacky. They serve no real purpose at all: they're a diversion, they're ugly.
What if I get a real sexy one? :D
 
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