SELF-MASTERY
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Why do you guys do it?
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.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
I can't speak for the other guys, but I do it for the free ****tails in the Moderator's Corner from 5:30 to 7:00 every weekday evening.Originally posted by SELF-MASTERY
Why do you guys do it?
Because before I was a Mod, HS was a complete mess. Very inactive mods and people were getting away with murder. Spam was left up for days, etc. I just wanted to help the site, but apparently it was a bad decisionOriginally posted by SELF-MASTERY
Why do you guys do it?
Nothing changed until I got there.Originally posted by Vincent
/\/\/\/\ I knew I was missing out on something
Because before I was a Mod, HS was a complete mess. Very inactive mods and people were getting away with murder. Spam was left up for days, etc. I just wanted to help the site, but apparently it was a bad decision![]()
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Yea its friggin anarchy over here.Originally posted by TheVirtualMind
Nothing changed until I got there.
Spam still is there at times, people still hate you (or stalk you), and a lot of posters get away with muder.
uh this job doesnt pay cash hahahaOriginally posted by spider_007
do you guys have reall jobs, or do you guys sit around a computer all day doing this stuff?????
The benefits are pretty good.Originally posted by spider_007
do you guys have reall jobs, or do you guys sit around a computer all day doing this stuff?????
Well yes, I have a job, but I do sit around on a computer all dayOriginally posted by spider_007
do you guys have reall jobs, or do you guys sit around a computer all day doing this stuff?????
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
ya, i got one of thoseOriginally posted by Vincent
Well yes, I have a job, but I do sit around on a computer all dayIt's kinda my job.
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It sucks, I really want to be outside doing things instead of sitting in a cubicle all day.Originally posted by spider_007
ya, i got one of those![]()