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.
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.
GENIUS QUOTE!!1!!1!!one!!1! I liek it a lot.Originally posted by Grey Fox
If you looks define your game. It looks like your game needs some redefining.
-Grey Fox
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.
Actually you are the one with the problem if you can't admit that a man is handsome. If you admit to that it doesn't mean you are gayOriginally posted by Desdinova
You've got a problem if you find some men handsome.
TOTALLY AGREED!Originally posted by Fatality
Actually you are the one with the problem if you can't admit that a man is handsome. If you admit to that it doesn't mean you are gay![]()
grow up
Okay, I'll cover myself in whipped cream, take a picture, and fire it your way. Any particular positions you wanna see me in?Actually you are the one with the problem if you can't admit that a man is handsome.
I was expecting a mature response like thatOriginally posted by Desdinova
Okay, I'll cover myself in whipped cream, take a picture, and fire it your way. Any particular positions you wanna see me in?![]()
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.
Just me.Originally posted by DJ24SEVEN
How many ugly DJs do you know?
just walked through teh city, noticed loadsa ugly average guys with stunning girls, realized most of them dont get any sex, noticed lots of good looking guys? (wtf) have no self esteem and therefore opt for uglier girlsOriginally posted by S0LID
jus walked through the city, loadsa of ugly, average guys with stunning girls, and loads of gd looking guys with ugly grls.
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.
eyes (ec) , body language, confidence, being able to carry a conversation, carefreeOriginally posted by Anaxibios
I know a few... just goes to show you that looks are closer to the bottom of the list than we think... besides, have you ever seen a girl that you think is beautiful but your friend doesn't?
Not to coin a cliche, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder (esp. w women)
i can tell u a man is ugly when he is fat or has a mole on his face, but realistically, i cant take 10 men and rate them since i do not have such sexual attraction to be able to tell wich is most attractive,Originally posted by Fatality
Actually you are the one with the problem if you can't admit that a man is handsome. If you admit to that it doesn't mean you are gay![]()
grow up
You are 27 years old and usually give decent advice.Originally posted by Desdinova
Okay, I'll cover myself in whipped cream, take a picture, and fire it your way. Any particular positions you wanna see me in?![]()
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.