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.
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.
Horrible idea.Originally posted by skeeloo
sometimes if i dont trust the girl that much i use two condoms at once.![]()
I never claimed that they are any more likely to break than any other condom you purchase or recieve through any other means, anywhere. However, in my own personal experience I've had 4 condoms from the health unit tear on me, out of perhaps 10 times using them (over a 2 month period). 40% failure might not be the norm, or an average, but that number is far too high for me. Perhaps I just have bad luck, but it's irrelevant either way; I speak for myself when I say that I won't use the condoms they provide ever again - even if my reasoning is based on 'a bunch of bullsh*t'.Originally posted by -HPNOTIQ-
Response to an earlier post:
I've never heard that the condoms from a Public Health Center are prone to breakage. That's a bunch of bullsh*t.
Public Health Center condoms are fine...
I think it was CVS or Genovese or one of those regular drug stores. It was about a year ago.Originally posted by princelydeeds
Where can you get them for that price? What store?
My problem is I have a slight latex allergy and a severe nonoxynol 9 allergy. I can only wear rubbers with no spermicide. After Im done, I gotta take the rubber right off and scrub my stuff with soap and water.
lambskin does not protect you from certain STDs as well. I believe that there are some newer, higher tech options.Originally posted by penkitten
for the guy who is allergic to latex:
you could look for whats called lambskin , which has no latex, but i am sure the price is going to be outrageous.
however you have no other choice..
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.
I've used non-latex Durex ones...Originally posted by princelydeeds
Where can you get them for that price? What store?
My problem is I have a slight latex allergy and a severe nonoxynol 9 allergy. I can only wear rubbers with no spermicide. After Im done, I gotta take the rubber right off and scrub my stuff with soap and water.
That's true. But it is fairly reliable.The thing about Polyurethane is that it often comes with a warning that there weren't enough tests done to conclude that the material can prevent all viruses from entering or existing the condom.
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.