"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.

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Don Juanism = Stoic philosophy?

beatjunkie

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I have been on this board for over a year now. During that time, I went from AFC to half-alpha to AFC to half-alpha. One thing that I noticed throughout is that many of the principles advocated or preached tend to be awfully similar to Stoic Philosophy. So anyone that wants to do any further reading or research as to whether what is being said on here is true or not, please read or check out books on Stoic philosophy. My personal favorite and recommendation is; "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Job" by William Irvine.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking 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.

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cola

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I love stoic philosophy, are you talking about how Don Juans are non reactive?
 
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