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.
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.
The justifications for not understanding how to sarge the net are pathetic.SinRod said:I seen all these posts on here about guys who want to know if they should go on the computer and cant find a date yall be men and find a ***** on the street or in the clubs ok?guys who internet date are pathetic!
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.
So women in cities are not interested in dating a suave, charming gentleman?you must not live in a city..women in cities, cold approaching is a no go
Ok, thanks. I'm out.SinRod said:get off the internet and start dating like real man NOW!
baller1985 said:how is it not manly to hit up myspace, get 10 phone #s from girls there within a few days, and then call them all up and set up 5 dates for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, SAturday, and Sunday???
Cuz the guy who does that will be possibly ****ing 5 different girls in 5 days LIKE A REAL MAN
and YOU will be cold approaching chasing women who arent interested in being approached and not gettin any!!
KEEP THIS IN MIND:
YOU DONT KNOW IF A RANDOM WOMAN ON THE STREET IS OPEN TO BE APPROACHED. She may be having a bad day, have a bf, be gay, be an uninterested feminist, be depressed, just had a family member die, just got fired from her job, ect ect ect
ONLINE however, the women that say they are single and have profiles up, are OPEN to being talked to, and that is 100% accurate.
Sinrod, your a Nimrod
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.
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.
hey look buddy don't listen to these guys their really dumb when it comes to dating on the internet. You don't have no confidence cause that's what you think. trust me it is all in your mind. you can do it. Just don't be takinf advise from baller and them guys because all you will end up with is lonelyness and a semen-stained computer chair. just ask baller, he tells you.Willis said:Cant, no Confidence or self-esteem
Umm... It's "they're".SinRod said:...their really dumb...
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.