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.

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Fat Man In Merc Sues And The Gender Pay Gap

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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.

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Originally posted by familyguyfan
I don't really get what is annoying about either of those.
1) I don't like fat people who would rather sue than lose weight.
2) I don't like feminists.

That enough?
 

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yeah, but if they sold it to him when he was at that weight and they knew he couldn't use that car, I can see why he would be upset.
 

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Originally posted by Coolage
yeah, but if they sold it to him when he was at that weight and they knew he couldn't use that car, I can see why he would be upset.
His fatass should have known he couldnt use it. Thats why peolple test drive cars. Maybe i should get fat and buy any car i want then sue for billions cause ima fat piece of sh*t.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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Ok. The S-320 is NOT a tiny car. Not by any means. And although he is quite heavy, a 352lb person WILL NOT CAUSE a Mercedes to break down!!! No way in hell. What about when you have 4 180-lb males in the vehicle? Does that cause the car to "break down" on the autobahn? This guy is ridicoulous. If you ask me, I would say, sight in unseen, he is using his weight to get around a lemon car. We used to fit 800lbs worth of people in my old 1990 Nissan 240SX with no problem. Same with my 1988 Ford escort. Sheesh.
 
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