"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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Born Again Virgin

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"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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ThunderMaverick

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What the hell does that mean?


Why would...

...how do I word this?


If you ....



Hold On. I have to read this article again. What the hell is the point that it's trying to make!?

*reads*


This makes me want to vomit. You're pretty much trying to say "it didn't happen and that person who's hymen broke was not me". It happened, or else you wouldn't spend so much time trying to think that it didn't happen. Can a person who murders someone say "I didn't murder anyone. I'm born again! Never happened!"

Also the article states that some women feel cheap. Well, if you base your whole self image on your first time then that might be a problem. Why can't you use it as a learning experience?
 

squirrels

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I've heard the term, "born-again virgin" before. Hell, I don't even like "born-again Christians"...they refuse to own up to what they've done and instead say, "The Devil made me do it". Part of "repentance" is to acknowledge that you're imperfect and have sinned and WILL sin again, and that only the mercy of God can save you.

As for "born-again virgins"...if I meet one...not interested. Sex feels weird enough without having to deal with someone's pyscho-social hang-ups.
 

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The sad thing is that there will probably be some guy that will buy her BS.
 

"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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mintxx

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so glad i'm a long way from the states. religious countries = flat out weird
 
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