AureliusMaximus
Master Don Juan
Oops I read the forum topic wrong lol. But f'uck it. It's still a good movie. 
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.
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.
Yes. Just ask questions and let her say everything.You talk less, ask her more about her and simply let her talk. Most women have no problem talking a lot, the hard part for some guys is usually to shut up and let her.
Calm your tits, buddy. You are free to state your own opinions without having to degrade mine.TRIGGER WARNER (try not get your knickers in a twist)
This is cringe. Compliment her on her dress????? It doesn't matter if you're being truthful or not?? This is high level validation seeking cringe. Women spot this sucking up to them in an unauthentic way. You're validation seeking and inauthenticity reveal your beta nature.
Seriously your comment reminded me of the series "Bottom": two clueless losers flat sharing, the main character (played by the hilarious and zany Rik Mayall) Richard (Richard the frog?) never knows what to say to women and his opening line is often "Lovely blouse....." and his follow up "do you often wear blouses?" You are Richard The Frog.
Note: The "let her talk more" is not wrong per se.....however, you as a MAN don't want to sit there listen to her babble on about crap that you have no interest in. This is full blowing DALE CARNEGIE RETARD VALIDATION SEEKING MODE. It's not authentic and it's not how two adults converse.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Ok. I'll try that. Thanks!Replace it with "I gotta go now"
@Grinderman is that Drop Dead Fred?TRIGGER WARNER (try not get your knickers in a twist)
This is cringe. Compliment her on her dress????? It doesn't matter if you're being truthful or not?? This is high level validation seeking cringe. Women spot this sucking up to them in an unauthentic way. You're validation seeking and inauthenticity reveal your beta nature.
Note: The "let her talk more" is not wrong per se.....however, you as a MAN don't want to sit there listen to her babble on about crap that you have no interest in. This is full blowing DALE CARNEGIE RETARD VALIDATION SEEKING MODE. It's not authentic and it's not how two adults converse.