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.
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.
She should give the money she made to charity then. Then I’ll believe it.
There is a theological contoversy (called Lordship salvation controversy) on that very topic that I don't intend to get into. However, I'm on the Free Grace side of the controversy at this time (which means no perfomative works are necessary and faith alone is enough). Her actions, however, are a good sign that something did happen with her and the very reason her faith was brought up was an explanation of what she was doing. (ie Removing tatooes that she feels are demonic, etc...).
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
You should see some of the 60 year olds simps are paying to look at...just brutal.
Never spent a second on OF, but when I see this kind of crap I feel like I'm in that movie "Idiocracy" and I just woke up from a 500 yr cryosleep to an upside down world.
I think Electric Chair Jesus would be a good name for a band.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
I know people can change through Biblical means, but I'll believe it when I see it. I know my own father turned his life around at age 30. Went from taking every drug out there at the time, being abusive, etc., to being actively involved in a church and eventually a deacon. That's a true exception to the norm though. Usually there's a major wake up call that triggers the change.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
She's slept with a long list of rappers and celebrities. Shes one of those boppers that goes around sleeping with everyone in big industries/dudes with money// getting nice gifts from them etc but tries to be cute and feminine wherever she is.