"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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Faveorite Beer?

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Modelo, Miller Lite and Deschutes Fresh Squeezed.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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I like most ales (especially the darker ones), but don't generally like IPAs

In no particular order, a few faves off the top of my head:
Theakston's XB
Theakston's Old Peculier
Marston's Owd Rodger
Marston's Pedigree
Leffe Brune
Badger's Fursty Ferret
Adnams Broadside
Wychwood Hobgoblin
Old Crafty Hen

Not keen on Lager beer, but can be refreshing on a very warm day.

And this thread has just prompted me to fetch a bottle of Old Peculier from the fridge, to go with the pizza that'll be ready in about 10 mins....

 

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I travel a lot for work. I always try & get a local beer (etc). my last ‘fave’ beer was a local chocolate stout in a town in the CA Central Valley. It was cold & raining, so a hearty stout was appreciated.
 
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I've been working my way through the New Belgium "Voodoo Ranger" IPAs. The alcohol content is impressive. So far I like the Imperial the best. There's a fruit punch ipa with 9.2%, but I had it last night and it's pretty bad, tastes like Hawaiian punch beer.
 

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I stopped drinking beer a year ago and will never touch it again. Old favourites;

1. Kronenbourg 1664, if they don't sell that;
Birra Moretti
Amstel
San Miguel
Peroni

Or Yah forbid, Stella Artois.

American beer is terrible.
 

"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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A fresh Augustiner Helles is still my top favorite and Westvleteren 8 Extra comes to second.
Lawnmower beer between Bohemia Pilsner and Heineken Zero.
 

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Whatever is free, like when someone buys you a beer. I dont drink often so when I do most of it tastes good.
 

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I prefer very hoppy beers. The Portland beer scene was amazing. Best beers I’ve ever had. Went up for a week with my wife (at the time). Drank way too much. she complained bitterly that I couldn’t take care of business d/t ‘whiskey dvck’.
 

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My overall favorite beer comes from a local brewery in my area. I can either get it at the brewery itself or in some local liquor stores.

In terms of mass produced beer brands, I like Pacifico and Budweiser a decent amount.
I have not like what's going on in the beer world because I did like Budweiser and Pacifico as mass produced beer.

I will only buy my local brewery beer and no Anheuser-Busch InBev products like Budweiser and Pacifico.
 

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Funny that i posted in this before what is probably the third wave of craft beer. I guess the first wave was 90's another in early 2000's and then from 2010 on its been a total explosion. Never totally figured out why but glad we have so many options..
 

"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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Just wondering what is everyone's top 5 faveorite beers?

My top 5 would have to be:
1. Heineken
2. Corona Extra
3. Coors Light
4. Guinness Draught
5. Miller Genuine Draft
Heineken should be #1 on a list of most disgusting beers. My friend loves them, bought me one once when we put at a bar, I took one sip and nearly vomited it was so nasty tasting...could not get the aftertaste out of mouth...literally ran to the bar and ordered a straight Pepsi to try and get the taste out...

Handed my beer he had bought me to him and said it's all you, I will never take another drink of that beer again.

And I never have.

If you could mix horse piss and cow manure together and create a drink, that's what I imagine it would taste like.
 

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Pacific Northwest craft beer brewers had the best, and still have the best craft beers available worldwide. It was probably the best four years of my life living there and not realizing it. Ninkasi, Deschutes, Elysian, Rogue, Bainbridge Island all had great crews and customers. I'm leaving out plenty more because I have too many to remember right now. I still feel like we are four years behind the West Coast here on the other side.
 

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Usually mixed drinks here, but if I drink or use beer to cook with, it’s Always Miller Lite …
 

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I'd have to say Tequiza. Its this mexican beer with limejuice in it that has a natural sweetness to it, very good.

Favorite real beer?

Heineken of course.
Heineken should be renamed Horse Piss mixed with Cow Manure in a bottle.
 

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Heineken should be #1 on a list of most disgusting beers.

If you could mix horse piss and cow manure together and create a drink, that's what I imagine it would taste like.
I have not minded Heineken but it's not a beer that I will drink regularly. It has been many years since the last time I had a Heineken.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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I have not minded Heineken but it's not a beer that I will drink regularly. It has been many years since the last time I had a Heineken.
It tasted like 'skunk'. That's what I imagined every time I had one.
 
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