"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.

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Freaking Batman is AFC? You gotta be kidding me...

"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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ChrizZ said:
What's AFC about it?
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Did you miss it, or do you not think saying "you always told me we'd be together...did you mean it?" to a chick is afc?
 
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You can't really determine if its AFC from two lines of dialouge. Plus in context she is carrying his secret and that can cause a huge strain on a relationship.

And if thats AFC is James Bond AFC as well for falling for Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale and for tracking down her killers in the next movie Quantum of Solace?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Jaxon said:
Did you miss it, or do you not think saying "you always told me we'd be together...did you mean it?" to a chick is afc?
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Nothing is AFC as long as it comes from a position of power and abundance and not from a position of neediness.

Don't get brainwashed by the nerdy pua community...
 
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Alle_Gory said:
That's nothing! Did you watch Spiderman 1 through 3?
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I've seen 'em, don't really remember a whole lot about those movies though. But Spiderman's supposed to be a dork, isn't he?

Like I said this is the god*mned Batman we're talking about, he's supposed to be a man among men, yet he wilts in the presence of a woman. I just picked that line up from the trailer, I'm assuming there's more in the full movie.

Batman Begins had him being AFC throughout, here's a sample:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kSR1fBDqZA&feature=related
 
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ChrizZ said:
Nothing is AFC as long as it comes from a position of power and abundance and not from a position of neediness.

Don't get brainwashed by the nerdy pua community...
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Agreed, which is why when she replies with "Don't make me your hope for a normal life" or whatever she says, it's clear that at least in her mind she has the power.

I know there are people on these boards who cry AFC way too often, but this just seems so blatantly obvious and it bugs the hell outta me. You'd never see Bond whimpering for some girl's attention. I hate the fact that being afc is run of the mill in the media and most movies these days. It just goes along with being pc, and contributes to the pussification of America.
 
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Wow, is this the stuff we discuss on SoSuave now?
 
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I.A.F.Y.B. said:
Wow, is this the stuff we discuss on SoSuave now?
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Unfortunately it seems more like comic-con around here. People posting threads with no substance or advise and not asking a question. There is the petty arguments, seems like 2 13yo girls fighting over a training bra. At least in this main forum. The mature man forum is still pretty un-nerdy, straight dj SHlT(for now).
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Some of you guys just take it way too far, but thats ok, you will mature.
 
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Yeah, going around calling people Average Frustrated Chumps.

While you're on the internet...
 
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Batman = Captain Save-a-hoe
 
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batman can get away with being afc.... because HE'S F'KN BATMAN! i'm assuming its the same for bradd pitt.
 

"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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Brandonc662 said:
Unfortunately it seems more like comic-con around here. People posting threads with no substance or advise and not asking a question. There is the petty arguments, seems like 2 13yo girls fighting over a training bra. At least in this main forum. The mature man forum is still pretty un-nerdy, straight dj SHlT(for now).
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God forbid we ever talk about anything other than how to get a girl's panties wet. Relax dude, you're taking this all too seriously, and you'll never get her panties wet doing that!
 
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Jaxon said:
God forbid we ever talk about anything other than how to get a girl's panties wet. Relax dude, you're taking this all too seriously, and you'll never get her panties wet doing that!
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What part of the post seemed so frantic and upset to you that I need to relax. I wasnt stressed out about it. *again in a relaxing tone* (just incase you read it as I am pissed about somthing) Why dont these post just go in the anything else discussion or you can go to a comic book discussion forum.

Ok pumpkin ;)
 
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Adam West is a pimp. :D
 
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Why are you analyzing batman so deeply?

The m0ther****er is a billionaire and he flys around in a bat suit fighting bad guys, come on....
 
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