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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does salman rushdie give ugly guys hope?

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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.

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The only reason he has Olivia Wilde on his arm is because he's a rich celebrity. If he was a plumber he'd be a virgin.
 

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skinnyguy said:
The only reason he has Olivia Wilde on his arm is because he's a rich celebrity. If he was a plumber he'd be a virgin.
well wait a minute, olivia wilde is rich too and has her own career and fame, she is not some girl from a lower caste who is desperate for money and fame. she could have easily gone out with young stud football player or actor but she chose a fat out of shape old writer. same with his other wives and gf's.
 

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foreverAFC said:
well wait a minute, olivia wilde is rich too and has her own career and fame, she is not some girl from a lower caste who is desperate for money and fame. she could have easily gone out with young stud football player or actor but she chose a fat out of shape old writer. same with his other wives and gf's.
An attractive women with money and fame will go with a ugly guy within fame and money. An attractive women with no money and no fame will not go with an ugly guy with no money/fame.
 

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foreverAFC said:
well wait a minute, olivia wilde is rich too and has her own career and fame, she is not some girl from a lower caste who is desperate for money and fame
Doesn't matter who she is or what she has.

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An attractive women with money and fame will go with a ugly guy within fame and money. An attractive women with no money and no fame will not go with an ugly guy with no money/fame.
s/fame and money/fame, game, or money/

IMO, the order of importance is:

  • power (fame being a manifestation of power)
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  • game
  • looks
  • creativity
  • money
  • intelligence (to an extent)

Of course, it depends on the age, but I think this is the case for 16-25 year old women, which is the best age range.
 

"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.

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so this guy doesnt make any of you feel any better? skinny?
 

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foreverAFC said:
so this guy doesnt make any of you feel any better? skinny?
LOL. If I had his money and fame, I'd be banging 10's on the reg. no he doesn't make me feel better. Average guys play by different rules than celebs.
 

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Ahhh.. It's not the money and the fame.

For those that don't know, Salman Rushdie is one of the most brilliant minds of our lifetimes, and an incredible writer.

Women are attracted to this.
 

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So. Two things.

1. Status
2. Never dated Olivia Wilde. She's actually engaged or married to Jason Sudekis now and preggers.

Speaking of status and Olivia Wilde, before Sudekis she was married to an "Italian prince." Now, get this, when they met - he was living in a hollowed out school bus in LA. And he got her to move into the bus with her!

All this bum had to do was tell her that he was an Italian a Prince, she believed him, and next thing ya know he's got one of the hottest women on the planet living in his hobo cave with him. I think she eventually figured out he may not be a prince.

So if you're looking for guys to give you hope, foreverAFC, look to the hobo who married Olivia Wilde and got her to live in a bus in the desert.
 

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Also, you have to having a fatwa issues against you by none other than the Ayatollah Khomeini has to add to his intrigue and status too. There are not to many people walking the planet that can claim that they pissed some religious fanatics to the point of where they put a contract out on your life. That fact alone has to get a chick moist in the pants.
 

"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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The thread only mentions his wives, maybe he has lovers on the side too. That is the perks of this position.
 

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IBreatheSpears said:
Doesn't matter who she is or what she has.


s/fame and money/fame, game, or money/

IMO, the order of importance is:

  • power (fame being a manifestation of power)
    .
    .
    .
  • game
  • looks
  • creativity
  • money
  • intelligence (to an extent)

Of course, it depends on the age, but I think this is the case for 16-25 year old women, which is the best age range.
Power .. definitely this is the best thing to have if you want to get laid by the highest value chick
 

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Donjuanpablo said:
Ahhh.. It's not the money and the fame.

For those that don't know, Salman Rushdie is one of the most brilliant minds of our lifetimes, and an incredible writer.

Women are attracted to this.
I have an IQ of 140 and yet I'm not banging Olivia Wilde. Your point?
 

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As the Ayatollah of Rockandrolla, I hereby declare a fatwa on everyone in this thread so you can go out and tell women the Ayatollah declared a fatwa on you. As many knee-jerk pro Arab women as there are out there today who couldn't locate the Gaza Strip on a map, no idea what traction you will get. Let us know!
 

"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.

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skinnyguy said:
I have an IQ of 140 and yet I'm not banging Olivia Wilde. Your point?
Have you written any best sellers with that IQ?

Been knighted?

All nice to have intelligence, it's what you do with it.
 

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In all my years under this 'depression' you would think stories like this were some kind of motivation, but over time I have seen through it.

Socially, a lot of women are still repellant in evaluating a man's looks. They have some pass in being allowed to determine and dictate a man's position in society, possibly combined with his dating position/desirability, because they don't find him attractive.

I don't go around assuming that a 'lonely cat lady' will stay like that all the time.

They do have the last say.

It got to the point where my parent/s were having to assist me in introducing me to any person because they sensed my indecisiveness and lack of confidence, which also resulted in self-harm. How bad is that?
 
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