doctoroxygen
Master Don Juan
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Dwyane Wade is definitely a DJ.
NBA Finals, anyone?
NBA Finals, anyone?
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Who cares?doctoroxygen said:Dwyane Wade is definitely a DJ.
NBA Finals, anyone?
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Ok, dude.brucevangeorge said:Who cares?
I've gained at least 15lbs of muscle mass. I've gotten way more comfortable with public speaking as I am now a tour guide (job). I have gotten over my oneitis from highschool. Very, very far away.doctoroxygen said:Ok, dude.
What are you doing here? You've been a member for almost a year now; what have you accomplished in that time?
Thanks for the unsolicited advice.brucevangeorge said:STOP WASTING TIME ON THIS CRAP.
Watching a game is okay. Fantasizing about one of the players is not.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
HAHAdoctoroxygen said:Thanks for the unsolicited advice.
Here's some from me: Try to eradicate the MASSIVE QUALIFYING, and you'll be set.
Wasn't around in 1972 & 3...doctoroxygen said:Dolphins!
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.
doctoroxygen said:Culpepper should be good for you, though. I love Miami teams, despite my location as far from Miami as is possible in the contiguous United States.
I was just thinking that.doctoroxygen said:Here's some from me: Try to eradicate the MASSIVE QUALIFYING, and you'll be set.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.