"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.

Read more...

Bad day at the Gym

Bud Fox

Don Juan
Joined
Dec 25, 2002
Messages
104
Reaction score
0
I am fairly new to going to the gym. Used to be really unfit but got to the point over a few weeks where I could run a mile at a decent pace. However went today and got tired after running about half that! Its not just that my muscles were tired, I was out of breath too and it was just really hard going. Its got me down a bit 'cos I feel like for some reason I have just gone back to my pre-gym levels of fitness. What is going on?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

Read more...

chim_chim

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Oct 11, 2002
Messages
353
Reaction score
0
Location
Boston
How long has it been since you last worked out?

Sometimes if I'm tired or sick I feel like that too, I wouldn't really worry about it unless you've taken a long break from working out.
 

Unbridled_1

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Feb 26, 2003
Messages
399
Reaction score
0
sounds like you need some steroids or at least amphetamines. Just kidding, make sure you eat low-glycemic carbohydrates and some protein to sustain you're energy.
 

es_mer8

Senior Don Juan
Joined
May 11, 2003
Messages
459
Reaction score
2
Age
41
How many days have you lifted the past seven days? It should be no more than 4. If you did 5 or more days in the past week, then you are overtrained. In that instance, take the day off and let your body recover.
 

"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.

Read more...

Reto

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 3, 2003
Messages
836
Reaction score
1
Age
53
You've over trained.

When you don't feel like being there, it's your body telling your brain that you've over trained.

Take a day off or take it easy for a day or so. It's actually good for you ...
 
Top