"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.

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Going to Ethiopia!

Magma

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I just found out that the company I work for is sending us over to Ethiopia to put up some AM towers in a few weeks! :D

I'll be there for about 4-5 weeks. I've been working with this crew while trying to secure a teaching job here in the local district, and it's turned out to be quite the job. We've travelled all over the western US, but now we have this contract in Ehtiopia, then we're off to Guam later in the summer, and Hawaii is also on the agenda. Maybe I'll put off finding that teaching job!

I am so stoked! We fly into Amsterdam, and then on to Africa. I am so pumped to spend time in Amsterdam and experience the local culture. :up:

Anybody ever spent any time in Africa or have any advice for this guy? Fvckin' A, man this is sweet! If only the AIDS rate weren't like 99% over there...

Pics of me working:

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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.

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Paradox

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Magma said:
I am so stoked! We fly into Amsterdam, and then on to Africa. I am so pumped to spend time in Amsterdam and experience the local culture. :up:

Anybody ever spent any time in Africa or have any advice for this guy? Fvckin' A, man this is sweet! If only the AIDS rate weren't like 99% over there...
Bring condoms. Look in your bag before you go and count how many you have. The go out and buy more.
 

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Wow congrats. Over seas work pays a ton of dough, right?

Ever been out of the country before?
 

"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.

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Magma

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Paradox said:
Bring condoms. Look in your bag before you go and count how many you have. The go out and buy more.

Well, since we're only in Amsterdam for a few hours on a layover, I'm just going to find the nearest coffee shop and get ripped to the bay-jeezus, and NOT worry about the red light district. I've never paid for sex, and am not about to start.

I just can't imagine even THINKING about sex in Africa. Fvcking yikes.

My dollar is going to go a long way over there, that's for sure. I guess some of the local guys we're hiring are going to be making $10 a day, which is about twice what they normally get paid.

I guess it's just exciting for me because I've only been east of the Mississippi River once in my life, and that was when my parents took us to Disney World when I was 11. And Canada doesn't count as travelling abroad either. I was in Nogales, Mexico one time. I thought I was going to wake up in a bathtub full of ice with my kidneys missing!
 

Magma

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ThunderMaverick said:
Wow congrats. Over seas work pays a ton of dough, right?

Ever been out of the country before?
Dude, the pay is going to be sick! I'll have enough in a month to get all the parts, motor, and frame for a '69 Triumph Bonneville that I've been wanting to build. Can't wait!
 

"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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Magma said:
You live a strange and fascinating life Mac.
This is however another prime reason why I am able to attract women. Because I live a fascinating life. I don't necessarily let all the strange stuff that your referencing be known, just the fascinating stuff.:rock:
 

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Magma................. Have a great trip! I've never been to Africa but I've been to Amsterdam several times. It's a blast. Cheers!
 
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