"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Being shorter and getting respect

Crissco

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I noticed in certain situations I get less respect then people taller then me. Im 5'5. How do you shorter guys handle situations when they arise, and what do you do to DHV and stand out above those taller then you?

Crissco
 

"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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Crissco said:

And I'm skinny. Anyone that does not like it can fvck off. Most people are morons and respect from them means nothing. Stop caring, and people will respect that you genuinely don't give a fvck.
 

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You have a complex. You believe that people are more likely to be disrespectful towards you because you're short. In reality, it is your self-conciousness about your physical shortcomings that makes you become more defensive towards people.

By noticing signs of disrespect, you're magnifying them AND you're only feeding your negative beliefs about yourself. Try to only notice the times when people respect you and be apreciative of those time, this will magnify them and will create a whole new set of positive beliefs in you.

The only people that get offended are the ones that want to be offended.
 

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r0cky said:
You have a complex. You believe that people are more likely to be disrespectful towards you because you're short. In reality, it is your self-conciousness about your physical shortcomings that makes you become more defensive towards people.

By noticing signs of disrespect, you're magnifying them AND you're only feeding your negative beliefs about yourself. Try to only notice the times when people respect you and be apreciative of those time, this will magnify them and will create a whole new set of positive beliefs in you.

The only people that get offended are the ones that want to be offended.
Ill definitely try that. Thanks Rock
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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