"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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have you seen Blue Valentine? I'll never get married after this

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guys I understand that this is a movie but too many stories I've heard here tell me that this is extremely accurate. Hypergamy, extreme betatude and bpd traits are at their extreme. I'll never get married, honestly I wouldn't have been able to see it coming if I had been in the guy's shoes. It's sad but there's no point to bet your mental sanity and half of your assets for this.
 

"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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joker79 said:
guys I understand that this is a movie but too many stories I've heard here tell me that this is extremely accurate. Hypergamy, extreme betatude and bpd traits are at their extreme. I'll never get married, honestly I wouldn't have been able to see it coming if I had been in the guy's shoes. It's sad but there's no point to bet your mental sanity and half of your assets for this.
Saw the movie with my then wife in a theater. Didn't care for it then, but I'm curious about watching it now in retrospect. I vaguely remember it, but I do remember just feeling so bad for the guy, especially when he attempts to rekindle things in that lousy hotel and the wife is just not into it. Depressing movie.
 

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Just saw it on Netflix.

I would rate it 3/5 just for the purpose that this actually happens. Dean is a bit of an AFC ignoring red flags beforehand and engaging arguments but his wife is also a bit not there in the head. I wish it show cased on how their marriage BEGAN to fall apart rather than the middle.
 

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Frayzer said:
Just saw it on Netflix.

I would rate it 3/5 just for the purpose that this actually happens. Dean is a bit of an AFC ignoring red flags beforehand and engaging arguments but his wife is also a bit not there in the head. I wish it show cased on how their marriage BEGAN to fall apart rather than the middle.
What is Netflix? Is that a cool site o watch movies?
 

"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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