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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Cheap and easy meals

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catsmeow' breakfast this morning:

3 ounces extra firm tofu, 1/2 cup low-salt garbanzo beans (chickpeas), dash of sea salt, blend of onion and curry powder sautéed in extra virgin olive oil... yogurt tzakziki on side

1/2 avocado on rice cake

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"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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Get 1 head iceberg lettuce.
My family's earliest patriarch settled here, because he fell off a lettuce truck on its way to Chicago. He must have been drunk, because I'm not anywhere near Chicago.

Iceberg has a bad reputation because people think of it as that factory-shredded crap on a fast food burger. Anything is bad when treated so poorly. My grandma grew iceberg lettuce, and it was delicious.
 

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Corn beef, spam and veggie omlette with steamed rice is also a nutritious meal after a good work out. Drink it with flavored chocolate or strawberry milk as a treat.
 

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Hi Travels,
"Drink it with flavored chocolate or strawberry milk"...No,no,no,a culinary triumph like this deserves at least a chilled glass of Traminer or Chablis.
 

"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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Those meals sound delicious.

I put together a gourmet cheese platter, couple of glasses of wine. Most meals I make have tomato and ask her to take a tiny taste. I give her a taste from the wooden spoon, chicks love it.
 
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