TDOT
Don Juan
MACKADOCIOUS!
"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.
Describe yourself in 1 word
- Thread starter diplomatic_lie
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"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.
LucidDreamer
Don Juan
transcendent
jakethasnake
Master Don Juan
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Sweet.
Spike_the_Dragon
Senior Don Juan
Ha ha ha.
For some strange reason, I still wanna call you Crazykid everytime I see you around.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Spike_the_Dragon
Senior Don Juan
Originally posted by Eternal
That's fine. I don't really care what I'm called as long as it isn't "@sshole."
...Yeah, you're getting alot of that these days huh?
Oh well. If I post on the main forum I get called that and worse alot. Really, I don't give a **** what people call me because they don't even know me.
What can I say... "Empty heads have long tongues."
penkitten
Master Don Juan
mom
Spike_the_Dragon
Senior Don Juan
...Poor Gio.
Run, Gio, run!
penkitten
Master Don Juan
well how rude!Originally posted by Spike_the_Dragon
...Poor Gio.
Run, Gio, run!
“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”
You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.
I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.
Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.
These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.
Giovanni Casanova
Master Don Juan
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- Hiding in Penkitten's Linen Closet
Her daughter thinks she IS Stephanie from Full House. I don't know where she watches it... does that come on Nick at Nite or something? That show is old.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i did, have mercy!
penkitten
Master Don Juan
yes and then we watch roseanne...
Mr. Delicious
Senior Don Juan
scandalicious
Is that a word
Is that a word
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"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.
Giovanni Casanova
Master Don Juan
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Not a real word but close enough.Originally posted by Mr. Delicious
scandalicious
Is that a word
GlutusMaximus86
Master Don Juan
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Reserved
m4a1
Senior Don Juan
blasé
The accent makes it sound cool.
It's not the word-of-the-day on my calender... *whisles*..
The accent makes it sound cool.
It's not the word-of-the-day on my calender... *whisles*..
idiot_boyfriend
Senior Don Juan
awesomicklmaticness
or
just plain ol', "Me".
or
just plain ol', "Me".
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
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.