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.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
i dont eat much chocolate...its women food, real men dont eat that crap. Got some beef jerky?penkitten said:
you mean heath.joekerr31 said:
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
So i was at Chevron this morning getting my daily Starbucks Doubleshot before heading off for school, and i wanted to try those Salsa Sunchips somebody was talking about last night in the chat while they were high saying how good they were, i dont find it...but i did discover that....THEY BOUGHT BACK FLAMIN HOT FUNYUNS!!!! YAY!!!Ken785 said:http://guacamoledoritos.ytmnd.com/
GUACAMOLE DORITOS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED!!!!
This is the same way i felt when I found out they discontinued Flamin' Hot Funyuns. Remember those?? man they were great!
do a search for "sosuave chat"MacAvoy said:
Way to go Ken, your best thread yet.Ken785 said:
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.
people go in and out all the time, but usually they miss everyone else.MacAvoy said:
Even though youre trying to be sarcastic, thanks for sounding so positive about it Mr. Positive..Mr.Positive said:Way to go Ken, your best thread yet.
Let's all learn from this, it's the simple pleasures in life that really matter. Like our favorite funyun chip.
Life really is pretty damn good.
Thanks Ken.
Actually Ken, I was being serious to some extent. We make life more difficult than it needs to be...and we tend to overlook the small things we enjoy.Ken785 said:
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.