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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first days' style!

Jay-X

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hey what's up! i'd like to know how are you going to get dressed the first days of school! here's my schedule:

monday (1st day): black jeans and white collar shirt
tuesday: tight stonewashed blue jeans and white collar shirt
wednesday: stonewashed grey jeans and white collar shirt
thursday: baggy blue jeans and lonsdale polo
friday: like monday
saturday (in italy we go to school even on saturdays): stonewashed grey jeans and ultra tight black tank top

2nd week: i'll see:p

what about you guys? what do you think of my comin' routine?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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NEWBIE101

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I don't really have a schedule with what clothes I'm going to wear. I just pick them out the night before.
 
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Hmmmm.

Do you have more variety? All I see is the typical jeans and plain shirt. It sounds like a school uniform to me (if so might as well not read the rest of my post). I would at least have some pantalones cortos (hopefully ranging different colors). You could also go by a certain look you want. For instance, I have the athlete, the pimp, the thug, the goodie-too-shoo, the crazy sports fan, the beach-goer and some other casual, mix-'n-match clothes. You could also buy cheap, plain T-shirts (hopefully in a variety of colors) and write your favorite C+F lines on them with, preferably, a type of glue/gel. I wore the "TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY custom shirt on Tuesday for my birthday and I got a positive reaction from 90% of the girls I saw that day. I was getting birthday hugs from HBs left and right. As a matter of fact, I started making small talk with this HB froshman (me=junior). Unfortunaetly, the bell rang before I could seal the deal with her. To my surprise, however, she came to my spot again at lunch the following day and we exchanged numbers. Just imagine if you, Jay-X, wore a "THEY'RE BIG, AIN'T THEY?" custom shirt that had an arrow pointing down to your...............shoes (of course it wont be that great of a C+F line if you dont wear intentionally large shoes).

The most important thing in your wardrobe should be variety.
 

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Personally i wouldnt wear a white collar shirt three days in a row, even with a suit (which i have to wear) and show a bit of individuallity, try to wear the things that other people will no be wearing.
 

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Stop arranging your clothing, jesus. Take it one day at a time, and put your energy into actually picking up the girls.
 

"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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NYC Dude

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All I know is that I'm going to wear something a step up from what I wore the last day of school. And where in Italy are you from (Jay-X)?
 

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An Italian asking (basically) Americans for fashion advice? Now, I really have seen it all :)
 

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Haha, just like a girl, setting up a schedule.

Change the first 3 days...don't wear anything, maybe except for pants, three days in a row.
 

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just some explanations:

1. i live in florence (yes, where gucci and many other stylists were born:-D)

2. i wouldn't ever wear anything 3 days in a row! i put my clothes off as soon as i come home, after school. i meant different shirts and different pants.

3. i wasn't askin' for advice, i wouldn't wear anything different than a white shirt the first days at a new school, just because it's what suits me the best. i was just wonderin' if i was wearin' what's usual or not:)

thx for answerin'!
 

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Mix up your colors a little. I pride myself on having good style, but when I went shopping yesterday with two very good friends they picked shirts out for me that they said would look good and mix up my wardrobe. Apparently I only wear a few different colors, which people notice.
 

"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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