"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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One of the routines that I follow when I log on to this site is I usually check out the newer posts and then afterwards, I go back and check out older posts of Classic Posters.

Posters such as Pook, Mr. Fingers, Squirrels, WestCoaster, Francisco D Anacoinia, BackBreaker etc.

Who are some of the classic posters on this site, that you tend to go back to for some info?

Just curious, reading some of these older, classic posts is like a breath of fresh air compared to the stuff being posted right now.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Not to disrespect anyone but any "truth" shared before 2015 is no longer relevant now...I was here in the early 10s and can confirm most of great advices back then are huge mistakes now.

I recall many guys preeching the importance of calling rather than texting back then...try it now before you banged her and let me know how it goes.
 

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Not to disrespect anyone but any "truth" shared before 2015 is no longer relevant now...I was here in the early 10s and can confirm most of great advices back then are huge mistakes now.

I recall many guys preeching the importance of calling rather than texting back then...try it now before you banged her and let me know how it goes.

Different times, different circumstances brother but the same principles remain. Besides It's not all about dating why I read some of the older posts. Things like going up against feminism/stories, manning up and standing up for your fellow man are what intrigues me to go back into the archives.

It's like playing pick up basketball ya know, it be best if you learn the fundamentals of the game first rather than emulate What Steph Curry and all these three point bombers are doing these days. Basketball today has no mid range game, defense is not really emphasize as much and there's no post up game. If you want to become an efficient in pick up basketball, it would be much better to study guys like Reggie Miler, Rip Hamilton and Hakeem Olajuwon to get those easy two close up two pointers rather than bombing dumb three point shots all day.
 

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I recall many guys preeching the importance of calling rather than texting back then...try it now before you banged her and let me know how it goes.
That's what I would categorize as specific details, this will always change with time. If guys spend their attention on this level of the game they won't get anywhere, doesn't matter if it was posted yesterday, today or tomorrow..

Having been here a while I have noticed some things that never change, not for the entire history of this forum and even way beyond that. It was expressed differently then compared to now, but the truth remains constant.

Most of the core principles are exactly the same today as it were 10 or 20 years ago. The changing times are no challenge if you can master that, it's just a matter of applying the same wisdom in a different way.
 

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For the OP:

Poon King was legendary. Free Poon King!

Not to disrespect anyone but any "truth" shared before 2015 is no longer relevant now...I was here in the early 10s and can confirm most of great advices back then are huge mistakes now.

I recall many guys preeching the importance of calling rather than texting back then...try it now before you banged her and let me know how it goes.
Calling still works.
 

"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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I mentioned in THIS post that once upon a time I considered Pook the Marcus Aurelius of the manosphere.... but sadly his words did NOT survive the test of time.....

His words are irrelevant today because traditional masculinity is irrelevant in today's culture of entitlement and instant validation - a woman has access to hundreds of men at any given time via a smartphone and social media....
 

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Times have changed for sure. All the smart phones and we all have them.
it’s allowed women to turn the tide in their favour.
 

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I mentioned in THIS post that once upon a time I considered Pook the Marcus Aurelius of the manosphere.... but sadly his words did NOT survive the test of time.....

His words are irrelevant today because traditional masculinity is irrelevant in today's culture of entitlement and instant validation - a woman has access to hundreds of men at any given time via a smartphone and social media....
I have read parts of the Book of Pook. This happened in 2020. I was impressed at how well the parts I read held up over time.

Before swipe apps, women had a lot of options. If it was 2010 and you were using OkCupid, PlentyofFish, or Match, women's inboxes were flooded. Now's it's both their swipe queue's and swipe app inboxes. In the MySpace and early Facebook era, they'd get hordes of thirsty dudes following. It's likely worse post 2015 but 2000-2010 was no great era either.
 

"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.

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Compared to today it was pretty great...you just avoided online dating and you did fine. In fact, the advice then was "dont use online dating". Now, the online dating market has penetrated real life and ruined even social circles and approaching in clubs.
Online dating didn't start to penetrate real life until the swipe app era. When it was just legacy websites like OkCupid, PlentyofFish, and Match, it could be avoided. I did some swipe apps, had bad experiences, and exited that channel. My website experiences were also poor prior to swipe apps. Swipe apps are just everything bad about the websites of the 2000s and early 2010s multiplied by a factor of 50.
 

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I think every guys texts. It's a fact that if you stand out from the crowd..it's attractive. Lots of women have said "wow a call...nobody does that...i like it...very refreshing"
I would'nt just call a girl out the blue. You just tell her i'll give you a call sometime. Before you call, give her a text "hey let me know when is a good time to call."
 

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They exist. They just no longer care and have moved on.
 
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