Atom Smasher
Master Don Juan
Nice reference.samspade said:Messiah...heck I always thought to summon RT you had to go to the Crossroads and play a little blues. Then you'll get all the chicks you want, for a price.
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You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Nice reference.samspade said:Messiah...heck I always thought to summon RT you had to go to the Crossroads and play a little blues. Then you'll get all the chicks you want, for a price.
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You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
You NAILED Buddha. Thats it. Thanks a lot. By the way, everything is flowing smooth!Buddha_Mind said:From the first essay, "True power isn’t controlling others, but the degree to which you control the course of your own life and your own choices."
I dig this man. Sometimes I get confounded in life as there's always a bigger monkey in the cage and to truly be 'top dog' I think is impossible (I have no desire to be top dog anyways). But rather than live in a jungle mentality of "outcompeting" others or AMOGing, your words are true. Focus on thyself.
Thank you very much Mr. Rollo. Thats the basics that I will have internalized in my core. Love your blog and your writings. Keep on!!Rollo Tomassi said:BRAZIL, read these two essays, I think they'll address what you're going through now:
https://rationalmale.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/plate-theory-iii-transitioning/
https://rationalmale.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/plate-theory-vi-abundance-scarcity/
Ha ha you guys are ridiculously funny. It's funny I was just asking about Rollo on another Thread some minutes ago and he appears in this one albeit 7 days late, lol.Purefilth said:what happens If I look into the mirror at midnight and say your name three times :nervous:
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.
Probably, but what actions do you see fit in this case? I had made a mistake and now I gotta follow along while working to be a better man.Purefilth said:Too much talk, not enough action.
It's said that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. (US 61 & US 49).Atom Smasher said:Nice reference.![]()
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.