Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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hey guys,

interesting question...

how do you handle some chic that you have a 'cosmic' connection with being with some other guy?>

it's a ***** when you come across that chic whom with everything just clicks like you never thought it could. yet shes got a bf.

what to do ?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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joekerr31 said:
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what to do ?
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I would still ask her out and if she rejects me then I would know that this connection feeling was just in my head and move on.

I know sometimes I run into a girl I think we would be perfect together only to realise that after dating her a couple of weeks down the road that we are not really perfect and she has her positives and negatives like everyone else.

You are putting the carriage in front of the horse by thinking that this girl whom you never dated is perfect for you.
 
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DJDamage said:
I would still ask her out and if she rejects me then I would know that this connection feeling was just in my head and move on.

I know sometimes I run into a girl I think we would be perfect together only to realise that after dating her a couple of weeks down the road that we are not really perfect and she has her positives and negatives like everyone else.

You are putting the carriage in front of the horse by thinking that this girl whom you never dated is perfect for you.
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Putting the carriage before the horse is the perfect metaphor for this situation.

If she really has this connection with the other dude, your presence in her world is merely symbolic.
 
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NEXT.

MOVE ON.

You realize you're going for it on Fourth and ten, right?

PUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!:cheer:
 
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DJDamage said:
I would still ask her out and if she rejects me then I would know that this connection feeling was just in my head and move on.

I know sometimes I run into a girl I think we would be perfect together only to realise that after dating her a couple of weeks down the road that we are not really perfect and she has her positives and negatives like everyone else.

You are putting the carriage in front of the horse by thinking that this girl whom you never dated is perfect for you.
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Bravo! :up:
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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yeah if they will do it for you or to you...they will do it to or for the next guy.
 
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joekerr31 said:
hey guys,

interesting question...

how do you handle some chic that you have a 'cosmic' connection with being with some other guy?> What to do ?
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This is an illogical question considering that you do not know this girl (i'm assuming),yet there is a "cosmic" connection??? Huh?
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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