Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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do those cheesy romantic lines in movies ever work

emelec

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like say you with a girl all day having fun at the end of the day you end up saying or trying to say something romantic. will it get the girl to kiss you. i.e you eyes are like stars or some crap like that. i was thinkin about trying it on this girl i am going on a date with but saying it in her native language which is hindi. comments?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

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.

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War Against Betaism

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Kev07 said:
Say something with the right tone, body language, background, confidence, and just about anything you say could work.
That's just about the answer to every question that could possibly be asked in this entire message board.
 

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the only line i ever use... no matter what the situation.. I use it 100% of the time. "You had me at hello"... so far it's never worked but i will keep trying, I'm all about movie cheese.
 

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i wouldn't advice it. IMHO , It comes off as deliberate and canned. Plus , its equal to a pick up line and a direct opener combined
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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In the movie "Big Fish", the main guy falls in love with this girl and finds out she likes daffodils. So he plants an entire field of daffodils for her. In the movie world, this is a sweet and honest gesture. In the real world, this would scare me and I'd cringe away from the guy.

If you want to be romantic, don't rely on movie lines. The girl will know it didn't come from you anyway. Rather than saying, "your eyes like stars", etc, simply hold her gaze for longer than usual and say, "I like your eyes."

I don't know the inner workings of Hindi, but having spoken Vietnamese to my boyfriend several times, I will say that it's important that you know exactly how you're addressing your significant other in that language. In some languages (like Vietnamese), there are many forms of "you", ranging from family, friends, lovers, teachers, children, etc, and even then, each of those categories may have several sub-categories. Once, I used "ahn" form of "you" on my boyfriend because I used an internet translator, and it ended up being way too intimate. Still, he appreciated it all the same...
 

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The answer is no.... Unless you make it your own... Turn those cheesy lines into jokes and you're golden... Using them straight out thinking the girl is gonna fall head over heels in love with you, and you're gonna have a hard life. She'll probably laugh, but it won't be the way you want her laughing.

the only line i ever use... no matter what the situation.. I use it 100% of the time. "You had me at hello"... so far it's never worked but i will keep trying, I'm all about movie cheese.
I use this same line all the damn time, but only as a joke and I put a spin on it. Like one time I opened a girl with:

Me: Hey what's going on?
Her: Nothing much, how bout you?
Me: Nothing. I'm just wondering... what's the cheesiest line you've heard tonight.
Her: Well... some guy came and asked me "what was the cheesiest line I've heard tonight"
Me: Girl stop playing.. You know I had you at "Hey"!!

Most girls have seen this movie. She thought it was hilarious.
 

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You could use a movie line as a C and F statement.
 

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I make my own lines up. Melts em like butta everytime! But they really gotta do something awesome to get me to give them my gifted words.
 

"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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Randallpink83 said:
the only line i ever use... no matter what the situation.. I use it 100% of the time. "You had me at hello"... so far it's never worked but i will keep trying, I'm all about movie cheese.
K you gotta stop saying that if you want a girl with any kind of self respect, and about 95% of them do all the others are crack *****s. If you say what you say in a serious tone your never going to get any, it says that you are despirate and that all she had to do to earn you is talk to you. They dont want that. What if you talked to some 4 and she said that, you would run so fast. Same concept.
 

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What i do is not use the lines so much as the actions, watch a chick flik and watch how he takes her for the kiss, that is the magic there, because actions speak louder than words.
 
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