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.
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.
Shiit - i put the effort in for realStort_Brød said:put enough effort in and anything is possible bro... 42kg increase in 6 weeks is only adding 7kg per week.... it will be a push but it is far from impossible.
Hahah man after my own heart - yup, shall doStort_Brød said:and on your side note, enjoy it while you are on it bro. go out and leave some poor lil broads pvssy looking like it went through a meat grinder haha
I don't like gear myself but I respect what can be achieved by it. I love the misconception that as soon as you start juicing you instantly get stronger like it is some miracle drug, yet when on the juice you need to push yourself even harder to make the results worth while.Purefilth said:Shiit - i put the effort in for realglute and quads have been giving me grief all day, I know the " 3 day DOMs " are coming!!!
Hahah man after my own heart - yup, shall do![]()
Maybe I wanted you to feel a little uncomfortableStort_Brød said:well settle down there sancho!! a quick "nohomo" after that would have been appropriate lol.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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.
YEAH!Purefilth said:legs day tomorrow for frontsquat city - lets raise that max, shall we?![]()
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
You said it brother!Stort_Brød said:It isn't a good leg day untill you either A) pass out or collapse B) puke
I use liquid chalk/dry hands, helps out alot especially when the temperature is a bit warm.Purefilth said:Also I'm gonna invest in some liquid chalk cos my buddy gave me a little after my grip failed on deadlifts and I am sold.![]()
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.