"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.
Even Brad Pitt is complaining about dating! He's opting out according to this article.
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
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.
wifehunter
Master Don Juan
Join the 'no date' club!!!
metalwater
Master Don Juan
women I know, do not think Brad Pitt is cool any longer. In the eyes of many women, he has already fallen from grace. I am sure in a real chance they still would, but it's not like it was 15 years ago for him.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
AureliusMaximus
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Bard Pitt is blue pilled as fuaark, still haven't learnt it tho.
On could think that a guys like him had learnt the game long time ago, but there is loads of clueless guys like him out there. They might get laid a lot, but they still not get it. As soon as they get with a girl in a relation ship they lose their frame and fast become cvcks and "yes men" (as in yes my darling)…
So it is not surprising that he is failing at dating, especially in the higher age bracket where his SMV has declined as he suddenly start to experience how competitive the game is, especially with the younger guys he is competing with.
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
Like a scorpion?
good spot. does it ever quote something similar if the other way around? will usually paint them to be the victim.
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
FlexpertHamilton
Master Don Juan
I'm sure any of those women would let him **** them behind a dumpster.
metalwater
Master Don Juan
I know. But 15 years ago they would have in front of the dumpster for all to see.
FlexpertHamilton
Master Don Juan
True. To be fair the man is almost 60 though. Still hilarious to me that some that some thot could think he's "not good enough"...
metalwater
Master Don Juan
ya, some/many women are crazy.
mrgoodstuff
Master Don Juan
It's wild and they even printed it on the magazine.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
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.
Literally?
mrgoodstuff
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He's been with more woman than everyone on this forum and reddit combined, and he has multiple daughters, so Ofc he's gonna be blue pilled. He's not the average stressed out man dealing with women. What your wrote is comedy, why would an above average man care about PUA and lame stuff like holding frame and being a cuck
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I have found that comparing celebrities and their dating efforts to those of non-celebs doesn't make a lot of sense.
Yes, Brad Pitt is 58. Compared to most 58 year old men, he's a catch. He might be temporarily going MGTOW monk mode. Also, most 58 year old men are not as sex driven as they were at 28 or even 38.
Some 58 year old single men might even look to settle down with a woman close to his own age. Doing that at 58 is more understandable than earlier in life. When you're 58, you're concerned about growing old alone.
interesting that celebs don;t always date down' more in terms of social heirachy. I understand that people tend to gravitate, roughly, to people of reasonably similar status for one reason or another, but he could probably setup with some cracking 8/10, 9/10 more 'normal' women. I'd imagine that would give him much more leverage. of course, always chance that woman could go weird and still divorce him, but I;d imagine chances of getting compliance much higher due to his elite status.Marrying someone similar like Jolie will always carry higher risk due to clash of egos, other things that come with 2 famous people getting together.
"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.