"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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Help me find a book for my friend

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My buddy has been going thru some rough times with his marriage. He's the quintessential "nice guy" and his wife is a piece of work. They are scarily similar to Stu and his controlling gf in "the Hangover."

I want to give him a book to help him out. I'm looking for suggestions. I would prefer more of a broader life perspective to a PUA book.

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"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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Nothing preachy. I would give him a book of stories, or a story about your typical nice guy getting crushed by the world and women.
 

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Alle_Gory said:
Nothing preachy. I would give him a book of stories, or a story about your typical nice guy getting crushed by the world and women.
I would give him the book of Pook.
 
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