youngmack
Master Don Juan
MrNiceGuy23 said:What's AFC mean?
We've all been there at some point, at least you acknowledged it and now you can learn and grow.
Average Frustrated Chump..basically a dude who gets no play
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.
MrNiceGuy23 said:What's AFC mean?
We've all been there at some point, at least you acknowledged it and now you can learn and grow.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Women are anywhere and everywhere.JPlaya said:How am I suppose to find a new woman?
Sometimes you can hold out until that point (which is long after sex) and oneitis can still set in. But at least then she can secretly respect you for liking her because you got her.perseverance said:Treat her no differently to anybody else, until she proves to you that she is worthy of your investment.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
It wouldn't let me post, your age is the most obvious explanation. I was a huge coward in high school. I had oneitis for a girl from 8th grade through 10th grade. Took me that long to finally realize she wasn't what I wanted and to move on. The rest of high school wasn't any more successful until the very end of my senior year when I guess you could say I got game (I also was at the gym every day).youngmack said:And yeah i know, im glad i got to experience this at a young age. im 16, But i just dont know to cure this oneitis, I've done everything in the book, and i just cant get her out my mind.
Does she live much farther away than you. If she's close (around an hour or so) and you have a car then you could make it happen if you really wanted to. If you're too far away then you're in a very difficult situation. You could keep up the flirting in hopes that you will win her back when you return in the fall, but this will waste another 3 months of your life if she ends up saying no.JPlaya said:Thing is that summer break happened and everybody went home from college. I know she still has interest because of other stuff and she accepts my kino.
Women choose us, but don't overlook the fact that we are also choosing them.bigneil said:It's not lack of self-worth but simply a fact of life that we maximize our potential for heartbreak when we date the hottest women we can find. Women choose us, and we want to be chosen by women hot enough to hurt us.
I tried this and pulled it off for a few months but in the end still lost. But that's probably why I maintained it so long.Serg897 said:Even if you are dating the hottest possible woman, an attitude of indifference and recognizing the fact that she is free to leave if/when she wants is what gives us the power. This is how you maintain control in relationships and avoid oneitis.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Is it oneitis or is it a natural human reaction? As you go through the stages with a woman it is natural to start to develop feelings and as time goes by these feelings will intensify and at some point they may also diminish. However it is important that you do not allow these feelings to control you and your decision making! Many guys start off as being cool, laid-back and fairly straight forward and then in seeps strong feelings and these guys turn into star struck puppy dogs, that's when the situation usually changes.bigneil said:Sometimes you can hold out until that point (which is long after sex) and oneitis can still set in. But at least then she can secretly respect you for liking her because you got her.
Yes, and I've done this several times. I think this last time was the final wake up call I needed to prevent it from happening again. You're exactly right that we cannot allow ourselves to become dependent - we must recognize these feelings of oneitis and attachment when they bubble up and not identify with them.Many guys start off as being cool, laid-back and fairly straight forward and then in seeps strong feelings and these guys turn into star struck puppy dogs, that's when the situation usually changes.
What do you mean you lost? Do you mean she left and didnt come back? Good, now you know it ended without you wasting anymore time. Thats her loss, not yours, and you have bigger fish to fry.I tried this and pulled it off for a few months but in the end still lost. But that's probably why I maintained it so long.
Serg897 said:Yes, and I've done this several times. I think this last time was the final wake up call I needed to prevent it from happening again. You're exactly right that we cannot allow ourselves to become dependent - we must recognize these feelings of oneitis and attachment when they bubble up and not identify with them.
What do you mean you lost? Do you mean she left and didnt come back? Good, now you know it ended without you wasting anymore time. Thats her loss, not yours, and you have bigger fish to fry.
You can't. Emotions are not a choice. Women find a way to get the best of you eventually (if you're not underachieving). You can't always say the right thing. You take chances and some things come out wrong or produce a reaction that make you regret it. The better you get, the hotter the girl who breaks your heart.Serg897 said:Yes, and I've (turned into star struck puppy dogs) this several times. I think this last time was the final wake up call I needed to prevent it from happening again.
It is natural, and I'd be more afraid to say I didn't love someone who I spent 6 months with than to say I did.perseverance said:Is it oneitis or is it a natural human reaction? As you go through the stages with a woman it is natural to start to develop feelings and as time goes by these feelings will intensify and at some point they may also diminish.
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.
If you are seeing a woman for several months or are in a relationship with her, it's natural to develop feelings for her, that isn't 'oneitis'. That's just a natural progression. Oneitis usually occurs before any meaningful interaction takes place like what we have witnessed with JPlaya here. Or it happens after a few dates with said girl. Oneitis is just a product of a void in someone's life.Serg897 said:Yes, and I've done this several times. I think this last time was the final wake up call I needed to prevent it from happening again. You're exactly right that we cannot allow ourselves to become dependent - we must recognize these feelings of oneitis and attachment when they bubble up and not identify with them.
let go of your egobigneil said:You can't. Emotions are not a choice. Women find a way to get the best of you eventually (if you're not underachieving). You can't always say the right thing. You take chances and some things come out wrong or produce a reaction that make you regret it. The better you get, the hotter the girl who breaks your heart.
Even Julius Caesar begged Cleopatra not to leave him. It's the male condition.
It is natural, and I'd be more afraid to say I didn't love someone who I spent 6 months with than to say I did.
I want women who completely captivate me. Nothing makes you feel more alive than a) Making love to your dream girl and b) Losing your dream girl.
Do you need to tell a woman that you love her? Can you not show her that you love her through your actions? I am not a fan of telling someone how I feel, I'd much rather show that person because at least then they'll know it's genuine.bigneil said:It is natural, and I'd be more afraid to say I didn't love someone who I spent 6 months with than to say I did.
I want women who completely captivate me. Nothing makes you feel more alive than a) Making love to your dream girl and b) Losing your dream girl.
I see no reason to adopt this defeatist attitude, this women-will-always-get-the-best-of-me mentality. If you have this mindset then guess what - it will always happen to you.You can't. Emotions are not a choice. Women find a way to get the best of you eventually (if you're not underachieving). You can't always say the right thing. You take chances and some things come out wrong or produce a reaction that make you regret it. The better you get, the hotter the girl who breaks your heart.
Even Julius Caesar begged Cleopatra not to leave him. It's the male condition.
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.