"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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changing your accent?

Centaurion

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Any pointers on how one can change your accent? Any books or tapes that you guys recommend?

Thing is, I used to have this cool ass british accent when I was younger, but then I started out hanging out with americans, so now I got this weird accent that is a cross between Yank-canadian. People always ask me if I'm from Canada, even the States sometimes, even though I'm from Norway.

It kinda sucks major balls. I just want to go back to my normal sweet british accent.

Any tips would be much appreciated.
 

"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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I-am-someone

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So, just change back.
You know how to talk the way you used to talk.
The only problem is that you're afraid of the way your friends and family will react to it.

Stop worrying about them and just start talking like that.
 

diablo

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Move to the UK for a year; the longer I take a trip abroad, the longer the accent stays with me.
 

CableLight

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Yank-Canadian? What's that all a'boot? :p
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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ScrewIt

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i used to have a personal trainer, which was from london. I had mistaken him as an Aussie at first :p
 
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