"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking 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.

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Favorite cuisine?

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Non American Italian
Indian
Vietnamese
German
Non American Japanese
specific American: Breakfast, steaks, burgers and fries, BBQ
Chinese: Any variety

Overrated: Cajun food is just southern food smothered with cheese, cayenne pepper, and some shrimp added to it
 

"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.

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1. Soul Food
2. Italian
3. Chinese
4. American

I dont rock with Mexican cuisine outside of nachos/tacos.

Jamaican and Filipino cuisine have been recommended to me the most, although I've tried neither but would love to some day.
 

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Pasta (all kinds) but especially my own spag bol with lots of cheese
medium Steaks, ribs, duck
Mac n cheese, rice n peas, brown stew chicken, peppered steak, oxtail, curry goat, plaintain, dumplings
smoked Salmon
Indian: Lamb Bhuna, Chicken Jalfrezi, Keema/garlic Naan, pilau rice
Pizza (any)
Chocolate (maltaesers, toblerone, anything orange and/or nuts)

This made me hungry
 

"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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Fellas, FYI, I moved this thread from Don Juan to Anything Else and left a redirect in Don Juan. Please carry on.
 

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Mexican is great too, even though as Jim Gaffigan pointed out, it's all the same stuff (tortilla, beans, meat, veggies, cheese) in different combinations
Yeah, we joke about that ourselves. A lot.

Bro if you have the chance to visit Puebla, Puebla you should really try some Mole Poblano or some Chiles in Nogada or a Hamburguesa con Quesillo y Champiñones. Most food also tastes better on average than other parts of Mexico.

For example, Im not big on Tamales in my hometown but if they are from Puebla? They are a great for brunch. Same with Chilaquiles.
 

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Yeah, we joke about that ourselves. A lot.

Bro if you have the chance to visit Puebla, Puebla you should really try some Mole Poblano or some Chiles in Nogada or a Hamburguesa con Quesillo y Champiñones. Most food also tastes better on average than other parts of Mexico.

For example, Im not big on Tamales in my hometown but if they are from Puebla? They are a great for brunch. Same with Chilaquiles.
nice....
 

"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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1. Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Filipino...)
2. Indian
3. Italian (from Italy)
4. Mexican/Latin American
5. French
6. Russian/Ukrainian
7. North-American fast food: KFC, McDonald's, etc. and the Poutine (from Quebec)
French? Sounds sophisticated
 
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