"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
For Giovanni and Penkitten
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"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.
Fist_of_Fury
Don Juan
on your way up, yet?
Fist_of_Fury
Don Juan
"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.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
hahaha go eternal!!
penkitten
Master Don Juan
Originally posted by Don Ronny
Damn, you hear that penkitten? Gio thinks you are his PROPERTY!
I think it's time you send this chauvenist bastard packing.
Call me if you need comforting.
he can pack up and come here anytime
however, he isnt either chauvenist or a bastard......
Giovanni Casanova
Master Don Juan
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Baby it's your turn.Originally posted by penkitten
he can pack up and come here anytime
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i will be there in like 3 days, honey
"She's Out of Your League"
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.
Giovanni Casanova
Master Don Juan
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Can't wait.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
hang the mistletoe everywhere baby and vaccum all the floors
penkitten
Master Don Juan
the sooner the better , our share goes to travel expenses haha
"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.
GlutusMaximus86
Master Don Juan
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- Sep 2, 2002
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penkitten
Master Don Juan
i love taco bell yay!
Thanks to you I can now knock the lamp off the night-stand with my money shot!
Thanks a million,
DR
PS- Sorry honey but it never would have worked out between us. We are too similar and it would have all ended in terrible fights resolving in mindblowing sex...I just could not stand all that emotional drama! *sigh* At least we'll always have our pubic exercises. (I am doing them as I type!)
"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.