"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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How many of you read Cosmo?

"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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My sister gets it. I read it both for fun and research.
 

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wow, what bullsh1t. Several of those "techniques" are a good way to lose my interest permanently.
 
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More appropriately referred to as "Cos-HO-politan" - part of the propagation of the Hor Matrix!!
 

"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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My ex-wife had a subscription for years.

It is a great opener to start busting on a chick at a news stand or checkout line for reading Cosmo. "You're reading the sex articles, aren't you?"
 

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My ex-gf used to read it almost religiously... I read a little when they had something like sex tips for guys, but it was all pretty much common knowledge anyway. You guys should be reading Hot Rod or Maxim though, quit looking for new makeup tips. :D

Playboy's a good one, not just for the pics of nekked chicks, it's got some good articles. Also check out GQ.
 

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Summary of the article:

- Don't return his calls/emails the same day.
- Keep him guessing.
- Be just as busy as he is.
- Chat up another guy in his presence.
- Delay doing the deed.

Replace his with her and guy with girl. Sound familiar? How is this ANY different to the recommendations on this site? The only (half) exception is the last one where the article recommends waiting a MONTH :eek: Although DJ principals state that we shouldn't care if we have to wait a few dates, you know, don't be TOO attached to sex.

Honestly, if a girl is doing those things then she's exactly the same as we are. A female DJ if you will. Stop b!tching you hypocrites.
 

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What gets me about Cosmo is how there are all these articles about sex --- how to drive him wild in bed --- 10 sex secrets he wishes you knew --- how to spice it up.

Yet, a lot of women are cold fish in bed. Do they even READ the "TIPS"? I'll bet about HALF don't ever apply them. Even when I rip them up, and make them do things they've never done (which is SO common that it AMAZES me -- how could they have never DONE x, y, or z before?) many are bereft of initiative. Too many just lie there. I like the ones who are enthusiastic.

This one chick recently (who's old enough to have already learned a thing or two) who was reasonably enthusiastic in bed, said, "Wow, I just realized that before, I'd been having BORING sex all my life." So, even though I was sorta flattered, I'm thinking: "B*itch, why don't YOU get crazy? Why is it all those other guys' fault? I'm not THAT much different than them. You oughta bring something to the table." But I didn't say it.

This post is pretty tangential, but the Cosmo question just got me thinking about this. The "fun" f*cks are just SO much better. I like those women a lot more.
 

"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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From what I have seen, Cosmo only encourages women to do that pointless bull**** that pisses men off
 

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I've read some Cosmo, some of the stuff is like right on. But there's alot that your like wtf:confused: who'd like that.
 

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Any good alpha male would probably either see through these "games" or ignore them.
 

"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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MushroomGod said:
Not surprised a women's magazine would encourage **** tests
Yup. Have you, mushroom, or anyone else for that matter had a conversation with a girl who reads cosmo alot?

It's startling that sometimes the magazine thinks for them.
 

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aliasguy said:
What gets me about Cosmo is how there are all these articles about sex --- how to drive him wild in bed --- 10 sex secrets he wishes you knew --- how to spice it up.

Yet, a lot of women are cold fish in bed. Do they even READ the "TIPS"? I'll bet about HALF don't ever apply them. Even when I rip them up, and make them do things they've never done (which is SO common that it AMAZES me -- how could they have never DONE x, y, or z before?) many are bereft of initiative. Too many just lie there. I like the ones who are enthusiastic.

This one chick recently (who's old enough to have already learned a thing or two) who was reasonably enthusiastic in bed, said, "Wow, I just realized that before, I'd been having BORING sex all my life." So, even though I was sorta flattered, I'm thinking: "B*itch, why don't YOU get crazy? Why is it all those other guys' fault? I'm not THAT much different than them. You oughta bring something to the table." But I didn't say it.

This post is pretty tangential, but the Cosmo question just got me thinking about this. The "fun" f*cks are just SO much better. I like those women a lot more.
so very true
 

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Basic Rules of Attraction 101

1. Keep them guessing/ keep them on their toes
- hot/cold
- actively disinterested
-c+f

2. Don't be clingy
- spin plates/ date multiple people
- don't call too much/ wait to call
- give them a chance to miss you

3. Don't be afraid to approach
- eye contact
- kino
- rapport
- say hi

ect ect., it goes both ways, boys!!! Long before there was EVER sosuave, there was the Rules, and Cosmo, and Grandma!

It CRACKS ME UP that you all think Game is for boys. Girls have had it mastered for decades!!!

Game is just another word for common sense and ability to attract/maintain interest in romance.

We really ARE a lot more like you guys than NOT!!!
 

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iqqi said:
Basic Rules of Attraction 101

1. Keep them guessing/ keep them on their toes
- hot/cold
- actively disinterested
-c+f

2. Don't be clingy
- spin plates/ date multiple people
- don't call too much/ wait to call
- give them a chance to miss you

3. Don't be afraid to approach
- eye contact
- kino
- rapport
- say hi

ect ect., it goes both ways, boys!!! Long before there was EVER sosuave, there was the Rules, and Cosmo, and Grandma!

It CRACKS ME UP that you all think Game is for boys. Girls have had it mastered for decades!!!

Game is just another word for common sense and ability to attract/maintain interest in romance.

We really ARE a lot more like you guys than NOT!!!
Yeah and that's why your female friend who doesn't do any of that gets the guys right out from under your nose. You're just not getting it iqqi, women are already too indirect naturally and men tend to be too direct (because they're erroneously told by society to do all the pursuing). The last thing most females need is to use more indirect games and especially game that's for guys.
 

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ketostix said:
Yeah and that's why your female friend who doesn't do any of that gets the guys right out from under your nose. You're just not getting it iqqi, women are already too indirect naturally and men tend to be too direct (because they're erroneously told by society to do all the pursuing). The last thing most females need is to use more indirect games and especially game that's for guys.
Believe what you want.

And an easy woman will always pull more men than a woman who is more of a challenge. Just not in the way she wants. You dig?

Easy women get the men who get the pvssy which is all the easy woman had to offer so he hits and runs and the easy woman feels more empty than she did before so she goes and finds another man who gets the pvssy which is all the easy woman had to offer.... its a cycle.

Poor easy girl.

I'll be Waiting To Exhale while them other h0's be Dumb and DUMBER. ;)
 

"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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