"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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"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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Haha, I hear ya man and I agree with everything you said. Seen that eat pray queef doing the rounds aswell and this overrated horse headed kunt, spare me.Zunder said:
Yeah dont you know theres a cut off age when a man can no longer be pissed and fed up being bombarded with inane, dangerously brainwashing, suck ass drivelThreeStorms said:
I don't think he's a bad actor. But he's such a boy. The point was just that the movie heroes in the 80's were real men. Today we get these effeminate and wussy young guys. And for some reason even a pumped up and ripped Di Caprio, Pitt or Gylenhaal doesn't have the same great vibe and presence that Arnie, Sly or Bruce had. Come on, how satisfying was it to hear Arnie, puffing on a cigar, say 'Nice of you to drop by', before throwing some bad guy off a 40-storey building?!!Rubirosa said:
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Yeah you got a point here. These guys were pretty boys to begin with and try to be taken more seriously by lifting some weights, where Arnold started with the weights... BIG weigths.Yo'Mama said:
Still, I wouldn't say DiCaprio or Gylenhaal are "wusses" per se, or else, 90% of us would be wusses (maybe it's true...) They are just normal present day guys.
"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.
Oh yeah, they're not wussies compared to normal guys, just compared to Arnie, Sly, etc. I know the likes of Gylenhaal, Pitt, etc have pumped themselves up for films (Prince of Persia, Troy, etc) but they started off as very normal guys. Arnie, as you say, was big before he started doing movies.ThreeStorms said:
It's not just that, I think Arnie, Bruce, etc just have this presence that the leading men today don't. Leo, Jake, Josh, etc just look like boys. Even their names are gay!
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Statham is ok I suppose. He's definitely a 'man' not a boy. But he's a bit C-list, lol. Poor guy. Plays the same character in every film.
The '80s era really was the last bastion of unabashed, unapologetic manliness in Hollywood.
Every now and then I mention to my wife how I wish Hollywood would introduce to us a new generation of actors in the natural spirit and no-nonsense manitude of classic cats like McQueen, Bronson, Eastwood, Stallone, Willis, etc.. One of maybe 2-3 guys to show that kind of promise these days is The Rock.
I always thought James Arness from "Gunsmoke" was one of the biggest badasses on tv.
Instead, today we get chumps like Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, and Matthew Perry. I do not envy boys who are growing up in this day and age.
Paul Rudd in particular really gets to me. He either plays yuppie AFC types or manchild/slacker types.
"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.
In films yes, but in TV it was absouluty awful:AlNess said:
"Cosby Show" ,"Family Ties", "Newhart" ,"St. Elsewhere", even "Love Connection"
were dominated by feminine, castrated, sensitive guys who skirted around strong, smart ,dominant ,career women
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"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.