"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.
Getting approached at the mall..
- Thread starter Thai Foon
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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.
just so suave
Senior Don Juan
make sure there not a bunch of psycho stalkers gals "hi your cute." *hugs me*
me "what the hell are you doing? I dont know you. get away from me before i call security on your lonley asses! christ trying to touch me inappropriately and of all the places!"
gals *shocked*
me "so how many of you are registered sex offenders?"
gals *the omg i cant believe you said that look*
me *picks one and points* "ya, you look like you just molested an entire preschool of children!"
and so on
GaryUranga
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"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
jesusrules
Senior 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.
TheVirtualMind
Master Don Juan
Don't be sad. They probably did this in the whole mall and didn't call anyone, or they could have been playing "Dare" or something.Thai Foon said:
cant think of a user name
Master Don Juan
I nominate this for post of the month!superchill89 said:
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Point is: if you want to know a girl is serious, ask for her phone number. I think you have a better chance of not getting played if you make the move rather then let her make the move. I know it's great to the ego, and I know it's easier if you let her do the hard stuff, but it's usually doesn't turn out pretty.
She could also not have the balls to call you, which is normal. I know I'd do the same thing as you if I were in the situation, but when you take the emotions out of it, you probably realize that this isn't looking too good and that the best thing you can do is move on quick.
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