"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.

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Hate my degree, going back to school for IT. Advice?

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Thought I'd update.

So I didn't go back to school. I completed a couple of certifications (A+, N+) and finally landed a job with a regional not-for-profit. I'm making the highest salary I've ever made, and actually about 4 dollars an hour more than what the Fortune 500 company I interviewed with had offered me. Im not making a fvk-ton of money, but definitely more than what I expected to get based on the comparable starting salaries for similar jobs with no professional IT experience.

I was actually surprised that a non-profit that gets a bulk of its money from federal grants, would actually pay more than a private sector job. What's even more surprising is that this is a job in the burbs, and similar jobs down in the city are really low-balling entry level IT professionals as well. Im talking like city companies offering 15$ an hr or less, which isn't terrible in some of the small suburban towns near me, but is definitely not great for a job in NYC.

The health benefits are decent, but not great. And the time-off is about on par with what federal employees get starting out. The company even offers education reimbursement, so I'll be taking advantage of that for more certifications and maybe even a Master's one day.

Anyways, the career change took me a little time, but I finally feel like I found my calling. Thanks to everyone who gave me some good advice in the thread.

EDIT - What really got me noticed by the hiring managers was my degree combined with my certs and technical aptitude. They said the college degree made me stand out. So I hope any men who ever read this post know the value that a good education can bring.

The best combo though is education, certs, and experience. I think I made it over the experience hurdle due to my personality and technical knowledge from years of working with computers (despite it not being professional experience.)
 
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Get a CDL, do a trade.... more rewarding and no women around. Do your IT on the weekend.

Oh its you Jaylan... lol. Also do that Security+, Linux and Ethical Hacker. I know a black guy down in Texas who is doing REALLY well with those certs.

Come to think of it, I have a friend who is working as a forklift driver, the guy CODES in his spare time. He wrote a program to help him do his work on the forklift. He went to Uni but I guess dropped midway cause he couldn't stand the leftist narrative everywhere. Anyway, he's a smart guy and I've been telling him to go apply for a programming position at his company. What small certs would help this guy? He probably won't listen to me but it would be nice to know.
 
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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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