"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.
called him, should I call again?
- Thread starter lone star
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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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smeckle
Don Juan
Don't leave a message on the second call, though. That's just my general rule.
Charm&Style
Master Don Juan
Centaurion
Master Don Juan
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Ace_McGregor
Don Juan
Seriously, should I tell her that I've already cheated on her 30 times??
j/k
penkitten
Master Don Juan
$hit or get off the pot when it comes to your husband, you have no buisness flirting or calling other guys or thinking about cheating on your husband.
if you want to divorce him, then do it. if you dont, then stop having a mid life crisis already. i've already lost respect for you, and i dont even know you.
Ace_McGregor
Don Juan
Atleast spare the guy some misery and divorce your husband and get your emotions in check before you become romantically involed with someone else. Otherwise you're going to totally F that guy's life up.
BBX
Master Don Juan
"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.
Thanks to the folks that answered politely. To the others: get lost.
P.S. It is interesting to see how most of you get all worked up at a woman's infidelity, but if the guy does it, then no problem. Pretty sad.
DJ_in_making
Master Don Juan
lone star said:
Yea... I'd cut back on this kind of on this crap on this forum.
"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.
Why? What kind of crap? You guys should be happy there's a woman here. Instead of y'all trying to find out what women like you should ask them.DJ_in_making said:Yea... I'd cut back on this kind of on this crap on this forum.
P.S. All the stuff you're writing here about getting women is interesting. I'm learning a lot. I think I'll stay.
Maybe he's depressed cause he hasn't fvcked in 10 yrs!lone star said:
Why don't you try killing 2 birds w. one stone and going down on homey!
Then straddle that dilly... and re-birth your marriage and his feel good nature as a man!
Until then... PenKitten said it best.
"Sh!t or get off the pot!"
Ace_McGregor
Don Juan
Oh I get it - you want to be greedy and have your cake and eat it too... String two guys along at the same time while you try to make up you mind, which one you like better.... or maybe it's all about the cash, which is even worse. You should be ashamed.
...and BTW, guys are just as bad that do this same thing. I'm not advocating a double-standard here.
"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.