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Don Juan
USA / Iowa / Bettendorf
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.
Don Juans Everywhere!
- Thread starter MoAF
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"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.
Let's Get Real
Don Juan
San Gabriel Valley
USA / California / Los Angeles
USA / California / Los Angeles
NorwegianDJ
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2010
- Messages
- 2,553
- Reaction score
- 83
South-Africa / Cape Town
MartyMcFly
Don Juan
USA/ Missouri/ St. Louis
"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.
RSanders219
Don Juan
- Joined
- Dec 1, 2010
- Messages
- 196
- Reaction score
- 4
USA/Massachusetts/Boston
"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.
ronnie4speed
New Member
USA / Massachusetts / Boston / Rhode Island / Providence
Tyson420
Senior Don Juan
Canada / Ontario / GTA
aceofgrace
New Member
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2011
- Messages
- 8
- Reaction score
- 0
USA / Charlottesville / VA
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
roman81
Don Juan
wing
I'm in hull, can we work something out
Ragnaroc said:
I'm in hull, can we work something out
roman81
Don Juan
wing
Hey man, i'm in hull, you still looking for a wing
VSIDEBOY said:
Hey man, i'm in hull, you still looking for a wing
Masculinity
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2009
- Messages
- 1,906
- Reaction score
- 547
USA / California / Los Angeles
Jonnybangbang
Don Juan
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Messages
- 23
- Reaction score
- 0
- Age
- 45
CANADA / Ontario / Hamilton
hardliquor
Don Juan
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2012
- Messages
- 10
- Reaction score
- 0
USA / IL / Chicago
"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.