"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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bugs as food(entomophagy)

Would you?

  • yes

    Votes: 3 37.5%
  • eh maybe

    Votes: 2 25.0%
  • hell no

    Votes: 3 37.5%

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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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MagnuM

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I'm sticking with red meat. Much easier to obtain.
 

Stacks Of Terror

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No. Just no.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Okay... Where to begin... I actually don't know where to start, aside from saying that a chick will be slightly creeped out by your hobby.

Personally I have eaten grasshoppers, and frogs for that matter. They're a common food in Indonesia where I lived for a while. Hardly appetizing, even when ground up, fried, breaded, dipped in chocolate, whatever.

Omen should have included this in his Cheap University Food list.

Normally I'd close this thread because while it is interesting for the purpose of health and fitness, it goes against the concept of the whole website.

However... there are some threads that are "too weird to live, yet too rare to die." - Raoul Duke.

Play on.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

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.

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Kev07 said:
Do crabs count? They are arachnids

oh and lobster too
They're not arachnids, they're crustaceans.

I remember walking by some stalls in Thailand and seeing cooked bugs. They actually smelled pretty good but I was grossed out nonetheless. I just imagine biting into them and having this slimy goo squirt out into my mouth. Just the thought makes me want to throw up.

I've already accepted the fact that I eat them in bread. Nothing I can do about it, but at least in that case, it's not obvious, until I see that little black speck on my corn flakes or bread and you know what it is, most likely a tiny piece of an insect exoskeleton.

I do think though that if we ever got over the taboo of it, insects would be a good source of food, but I'll stick to chicken breast and steak as my protein of choice.
 
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