Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Buying a new used car!

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I want a 4x4 cuz it goes places a front wheel or rear wheel drive won't go, and cuz roads are bad, and cuz when it rains and pours others sink, 4x4 can swim through.

Candidate 1 - Lada 4x4, foremely Lada Niva. Here are a few choices
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/16142490-756058.html
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/16195421-d6049.html
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/15860226-87e328.html


Candidate 2 - Chevy Niva, features Lada 4x4 suspension and engine, and Chevy interiour and unabody. A few choices
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/15838310-26e096.html
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/15790801-aaab.html
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/14021287-d697a.html


Candidate 3 - UAZ Hunter, more offroad than HMMWV, but crap on highway.
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/16009719-2dd4.html
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/15304738-1d9d.html
http://cars.auto.ru/cars/used/sale/16202626-8d9af2.html


Which one is more pimp?
 

"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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i'd go with the 2nd one if it was my everyday driver. lol i can't go on a date in that 3rd car lol rotfl wtf man unless you are going on a date on a NCIS rerun or something
 

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Go with the 2nd. Just visually, which is what most women will be going off, it is the clear winner. It's probably all you need practically as well.

Personally though, I like the third one, only cause I like NCIS.
 

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The 1st and the 3rd vehicles are built for off-road driving. The second vehicle is built for driving on a road that might be snowy or icy.

I think the 1st vehicle from the top is the best value. The third vehicle is twice the 4x4 at 2.5 times the price. It's great if you have the money. The disadvantages to those vehicles will be that the tires are loud on pavement and expensive to replace. The third vehicle will also guzzle gas.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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backseatjuan said:
Which one is more pimp?
I bought a car that I like, not that someone else likes. But that's just me. If you want others to tell you what to think and what to do, that's cool. That's not what this forum is about.

Go ask your girl what she want to ride in and buy the "more pimp" one. It's also nice to see that you're not asking for any technical info or reliability on said cars. You care for the look and not what's under the hood. It's a vehicle, not a dress. What the hell man?
 

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Just get the car YOU like... Who cares what girls and other people think. I have a strong 9/10 girlfriend and i drive a piece of **** car. People want to impress people they dont care about.
 

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Just buy a car for everyday driving around town and hire an off road car when you go away. I just bought a new car and will do just this. :D
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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backseatjuan said:
Why does it has to be about girls?

Where I live 'good bling is more expensive than money', it can make or break, open or close doors.
This is why it's so difficult for me to do business with Russians/Ukrainians in the US; some guys have "bling" (BMW's, clothes, etc.) but they have almost no business sense beyond driving trucks or business sense beyond flipping cars from CoPart and wasting their capital gains on status symbols.
 
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