"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Having a videogame console = bad form?

Maxwell

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I currently live in a dorm at University, and I have a game console hooked up to my TV.

If I think a might be able to get a girl back to my room, should I hide it in advance?

Is it likely to be interpreted as a sign of nerdishness or immaturity, which might turn her off?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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JCballin88

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No way man. Almost all guys own video game systems, starting from when they were little. If it's one of the things that you enjoy doing, why should you care what a girl thinks?

Now, if you have like...a Halo lair complete with cardboard cutouts and headsets galore with your online name printed all over the room, then you could scale back. But seriously, don't worry about it. Heck, she might even want to play something with you (but let her suggest it).
 

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Back in the day it might've been an iffy thing, but these days it's not an issue at all. Loads of people have them. Shouldn't be an issue.
 

DonGorgon

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Maxwell said:
I currently live in a dorm at University, and I have a game console hooked up to my TV.

If I think a might be able to get a girl back to my room, should I hide it in advance?

Is it likely to be interpreted as a sign of nerdishness or immaturity, which might turn her off?
PS3 is cool as hell .. cool women will like it but you cant be lame. having a game machine does not matter of she likes you..
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

Read more...

Maxtro

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There is not wrong with it at all. Just be sure to have a couple of games that girls will like to play with you. Mario Kart, Wii sports, Rockband etc.

Now if I could only figure out how to transition from Mario Kart into sex...
 

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Core issue: Feeling comfortable in your own skin. Everyone has this issue, and they feel like they need to prove themselves to other people - we feel as if parts of our lives, like playing games or whatever, is a drawback. Ever meet a cool guy who embraced himself fully? Who didn't hesitate when someone asked him what games he likes, or other hobby or lifestyle-related questions? THAT is the guy you wanna be.
 

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A well rounded man likes a lot of different things and is ashamed of none of them.
 

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In a college guy's place, it would almost be more unusual for him not to have a video game system, I'd imagine.

My only advice is try to have multiplayer games there. I love playing Mario Kart on the Wii or Rock Band, and have had some great nights with groups of friends playing them.
 

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Alright CatB. Since you are a female coming to a mans forum, you must introduce yourself and tell us about you. We need to know what we're dealing with.
 

"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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Maxtro said:
There is not wrong with it at all. Just be sure to have a couple of games that girls will like to play with you. Mario Kart, Wii sports, Rockband etc.

Now if I could only figure out how to transition from Mario Kart into sex...
To go from Mario Kart into sex, just get a banana and share it with her. Have her throw the banana peel on you and then spin out onto her! Do it smooth or you'll rank out! It helps to use a Starman!

Never use a lightning bolt or your drive and your speed will shrink drastically.
 

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If she says anything about it, just shrug and say it's your roommate's game system.

But seriously, if that's all it takes to turn her off then she's a nut case to begin with.:crazy:
 
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