LordBrian
Don Juan
Any DJs in Northern Virginia? Specificly Fairfax county?
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.
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.
what's up bro ? That's my area code...Originally posted by LordBrian
Any DJs in Northern Virginia? Specificly Fairfax county?
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.
Thats exactly how it is....Right now, Im just trying to meet some girls and date around and whatnot, but its so hard cause most of the girls here have been going out with the same dudes for years...Its like once a girl gets with someone, they stay with them for a long time, with little off periods here and there...I just want to go to a place where theres alot of single, dateable women...As far as the second paragraph, it sounds like a good idea, but im not attracted to high school girls mentally at all...Originally posted by Rollo
Fellas,
Hear me out. I went to college in Fairfax at Mason and I do agree with Infamous that there aren't alot of girls out in Fairfax. When I was on campus there were a rack a ladies but after I got out of school things went down hill. I was originally from Alexandria, the Route 1 to be exact and out there the was always someone to Holla at. But when I got to Fairfax it seemed there were clicks that existed from high school and on. I can honestly say I wasn't too impressed with area.
Why don't you cats do what we used to do? When spring sports startup head out mad deep to high school sporting events. WITH THE INTENTION OF SPITTING AT SKIRTS, NOT RUMBLING. There used to be a point where if you did this enough then you would be invited to other high school's parties and whatnot. But for real though, be selective in the schools you visit because there's always some little peete clowns who want to start trouble because the girls they are chasing will find new faces more appealing and mysterious. That's just my experience. Holla back youngins.
Rollo
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.
What was Cali like? Cause after school, I want to move there...Originally posted by Rollo
I've got a cuz from Sactown in Cali, and she moved back here because she got tired of girls she knew eventually dating the guys she used to date. Yo man, even for me I couldn't flow with that.
Hehe...I remember when I was 15, we used to go to Springfield Mall every friday and saturday night...Tysons is filled with snobby ass people, so I just go there to buy sh1t and leave...Springfield is filled up with wannabe "ghetto" chicks that are underage, so its the same...Im just glad I live on the border between Farifax County and Alexandria County, cause I dont think I can take the snobbiness of Farifax...Originally posted by Patrick124
Fairfax Sucks.
All the people here live the sheltered lifestyle. I'm PatrickWasHere. Springfield mall si for ghetto chicks...I got o Fairfax caus, despite the uptight chicks there, there are hot ones[that are preppy, not ghetto booty.]
Anyone wanan hittup the mall or chat via AIM: apathetic124
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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.