"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.

Read more...

How do I compete with this?

foomee

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jan 8, 2006
Messages
363
Reaction score
1
Age
39
Location
California
Alright, her last boyfriend who has recently broken up with her was everything she could ever want. He was a bad boy, with piercings and tattoos. Although he wasn't all that good looking, but he was what she wanted... I think. This guy wrote her songs.. he played guitar and he freakin wrote songs for her. How lame is that? There's no way I can compete with that. Although I do write poetry... which is kinda unmanly/gay, it still doesn't compare to writing songs for her. Plus, she's liked this guy for quite a while now... she's liked him since she was a freshman in HS, and now she's a freshman in college. He was a jerk or somethign and broke up with her. They only dated for 2 months... and yeah, I'd really like to get with her. Although I doubt she'd use me as a rebound or anything like that, as she has strong morals and would never do that. And I'm pretty sure she still likes him, but it's gonna take her a while to get over him. So how do I compete? How do I get her to get over him? I asked her to a concert on Sunday, and told her to call me back this week... but I doubt she's gonna go... she's heading back down to San Diego, heading home for this holiday weekend... sigh. So yeah.. and I already bought the tickets too, damnit. Anyways, how can I compete with this bad boy? I do have confidence, and I'm very funny at times... she always tells me I'm so funny... but I'm not quite as bad as she wants I don't think. So yeah.. what should I do?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

Read more...

blinkwatt

Master Don Juan
Joined
Apr 6, 2005
Messages
1,904
Reaction score
7
Age
39
Simple as asking her to lunch one time. If that doesnt work next her. There is always more fish in the pond.
 

Scorched

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jan 12, 2006
Messages
371
Reaction score
7
Age
42
Location
TN
She thinks you are funny?
DUDE, go with that!

Just make her laugh! You are on the right track!
Be very witty at the start of the conversation and towards the end. After you've done this a few times... When you call, a smile will light up on her face, and she'll say hello with that smile... Create as many inside jokes as you possible can! I usually use multiple nick names, but don't over use them. You can always bring them together..

If you aren’t in the "funny zone" then don't call her or get off the phone.

Do not bring up the ex.
If she does let her finish the sentence and then... Change the subject.

Still bro, present her with a challenge...
Don't let her know how much you like her...
Regardless if you pull her or not! Another friend!
And more experience!
 

Spiky

Don Juan
Joined
Aug 21, 2004
Messages
45
Reaction score
0
Age
38
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Look through the phone of a girl your with and you probably find it full of messages from guys tryin to get with her. Plenty of these guys are probably funnier, smarter, cooler, better looking and richer than you.

Point being?

It doesnt matter because YOUR the one with her.

Forget her ex boyfriend, you dont have to compete with him because hes not around anymore.
 

Duke

Master Don Juan
Joined
Apr 16, 2003
Messages
914
Reaction score
17
Age
40
Location
Louisiana
Don't worry about what SHE WANTS. Doesn't matter. This is about what YOU want.

Dude, don't compare yourself to her exes. It serves no purpose seduction-wise. It's not what those guys DID that mattered, it's how they made her feel. You don't need to write a song about a girl to make her feel wanted.

But chances are, she dumped this AFC because he was in her world TOO MUCH. Writing songs about her, supplicating, trying to impress her and WIN HER OVER. Right now it sounds like you are seeking out ways to win her over too. Don't do that. Just dominate her frame and don't qualify yourself. Check out the DJBible ( http://www.jbspencer.com/djb/ )here and www.bristollair.com for further reading.

Right now you're in the wrong frame of mind to seduce a girl.
 

"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.

Read more...

Dante1a

Don Juan
Joined
Dec 17, 2005
Messages
130
Reaction score
35
You know what..as shocking as it may sound..your task now is not to compete with him, but take her out of her reality..that means take her out of being hurt over the break up with him.

The bad boy who writes songs for her? Sounds like she's a typical female. She likes guys who seem in control and in charge but also seem to have a hidden sensitive side.

Poetry works, but it has to be echoed in your life. Live what you write about and live passionately. Don't be someone you're not, but be confident, funny, and remove her from her old ways of doing things. Replace her pain with happiness and mix that WITH a light, unexpected hint of 'real emotion' that she seems to want.

You'll need to do that because girls love to get into that whole "I can't be with him, but I'm spiritually tied to him" thing about bad boy musicians, writers and artists and if he ever wants her back, you'll be hurting.

You need to basically AMOG him in her mind. So hint that you can be deeper than him, but never do it ABOUT HER or she'll freak out.
 

WORKEROUTER

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 9, 2003
Messages
1,514
Reaction score
9
Location
WA
Nothing a little training in MMA can't solve. I suggest hitting the gym and upping your protein.
 

\O/

Master Don Juan
Joined
Oct 3, 2005
Messages
573
Reaction score
12
Originally posted by foomee
Although I do write poetry... which is kinda unmanly/gay
Atleast you have excellent self-insight! :D
 

"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.

Read more...

LongDrinkofWater

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Apr 20, 2005
Messages
231
Reaction score
0
The majority of your initial post was all about how you thought you measured up to this other guy, and I'll bet you feel she's going to see it the same way.
Wrong O bucko.
As Scorched pointed out, you mentioned that she thinks your funny....funny will get you far. Just don't make it strained.
 
Top