Okra
Don Juan
hey yea'll I made plans with this girl tonight to go to a concert but she is on the way with her friend. they'll be here in like 15 minutes. I need advice as fast as possible. isolation? kino? how can I pull this **** off yo?
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
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.
girl bringing friend to concert (need advice really quick)
- Thread starter Okra
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
JimmyZ
Don Juan
1. Make sure that you are nice to her freind...
2. Share your attention 60/40 (60 target 40 freind)
3. do not isolate... and maintain composre if freind attacks... just smile and disarm...
4. TRy to set-up next date tonight, to make your intentions clear.
2. Share your attention 60/40 (60 target 40 freind)
3. do not isolate... and maintain composre if freind attacks... just smile and disarm...
4. TRy to set-up next date tonight, to make your intentions clear.
Shiftkey
Master Don Juan
She's bringing a friend? How is this a date?
If you can, invite a female friend to come with the three of you. If she's inviting friends, you can to. I'd inform your female friend of the situation though.
If you can, invite a female friend to come with the three of you. If she's inviting friends, you can to. I'd inform your female friend of the situation though.
Okra
Don Juan
it's a little late for me to invite a female friend.
I don't really know or care if it a date or not. I don't think my intentions were made clear when I was setting this thing up. oh well.
I don't really know or care if it a date or not. I don't think my intentions were made clear when I was setting this thing up. oh well.
"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.
MightyMate
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Seems shes not interested in You.
DonJuanMonk
Master Don Juan
I certainly hope you took JimmyZ's and JH6's advice as they are good
Okra
Don Juan
yeah it sucked. actually the girls suck. I didn't have a good time and I shoulda nexted her and her friend early on the date but like an a** I let them hang for a while. She kinda turned out to be a turd sandwich so I am glad I didn't wind up with her. I can hang with rosy palm for one night. I drank a couple shots of sake too and that was cool. guys remember not to tolerate sucky-ness from girls. I did for one too many hours tonight and that **** was lame. I'm having more fun being a keyboard jockey at the moment.
Don Juan Don Juan this website is the bizomb.
Don Juan Don Juan this website is the bizomb.
DonJuanMonk
Master Don Juan
Ouch, I don't like how you just went to the booze because of a negative experience. Just sharing some sensibility to ya. If it was a bad experience, then let it be.. see it as a lesson not something that you should've avoided or "nexted."
JimmyZ
Don Juan
actually, if she brings a freind, it does not mean that she is not intresting in you... that's my opinion and experiance....
what it usually means is that she is unsure of how she will be with you, or if you are right for her....
and that is why they bring that freinds along,
for the friends' seal of approval
and so they don't **** you on the first nihgt....
but good for u man... if she is no good,
she is no good.
what it usually means is that she is unsure of how she will be with you, or if you are right for her....
and that is why they bring that freinds along,
for the friends' seal of approval
and so they don't **** you on the first nihgt....
but good for u man... if she is no good,
she is no good.
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
ApproachDoc
Don Juan
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Always do what is true to your heart, be honest.
You want to be alone with her, and let her know that in the future.
You make the call, you make the shots.
Okra
Don Juan
yeah she is totally no good. she is a little bit too sporadic and she doesn't seem like she has her s*** together upstairs. I don't know what the deal was. yeah now that I have a hangover I wish I wouldn't of started drinking so much but I am taking this as a lesson rather than beating myself up over not nexting her. it's the best thing for me to do at this point. I kinda want to delete her off of my myspace but I think I'll wait a couple of days.
Okra
Don Juan
I did take some cool pictures of me and her though. maybe I'll use them as social proof?
The Juan and only
Master Don Juan
Don't deliberately show off pictures of you and other girls. Makes you seem desperate and looks like you're "trying to impress her".
Maybe that's not what you meant but just in case
Maybe that's not what you meant but just in case
Shiftkey
Master Don Juan
So tell us what happened. Go ahead and post those pictures if you want too.
"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.