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.
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.
Mmmm, I think you too should go to talk to sogay.com instead of here...Originally posted by BigManB69:
Guys, these bodies are not much compared to me. Flyguy IM me at duke9087 and you all will see what I have been talking about to you for such a long time.
i remember that aol sn.. ur machoguy.. i know i remember that SN.. anyways IM me on AOL/AIM.. sn is flyguy3663Originally posted by BigManB69:
Guys, these bodies are not much compared to me. Flyguy IM me at duke9087 and you all will see what I have been talking about to you for such a long time.
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.
Isn't duke9087 machoguy123's SN? I'm confused now...Originally posted by BigManB69:
Guys, these bodies are not much compared to me. Flyguy IM me at duke9087 and you all will see what I have been talking about to you for such a long time.
Nm.Originally posted by gotnone:
Isn't duke9087 machoguy123's SN? I'm confused now...
I'm game.Originally posted by Viroid:
Ive got a better idea:
How about we all post pics of the chicks weve dated...
Anyone game?
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.
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.
Yes, I agree. It is NOT hard to get a picture. I also wonder whether such people like Lorenzo, Viroid, and Diesel are fakes.Originally posted by Flyguy3663:
yo theres like 80 guys that post here.. why have only 5 or so shown their pics???? somthin tells me a lot of you arent as built and shyt as u say..
soshyopathe, wheres the pic?
diesel?
viroid??
don_jaunabee lol??
What would make us fakes?Originally posted by BigManB69:
Yes, I agree. It is NOT hard to get a picture. I also wonder whether such people like Lorenzo, Viroid, and Diesel are fakes.
I agree that you guys have a good knowledge of health and fitness.Originally posted by Viroid:
What would make us fakes?
Even if we were fat bald old men or 15 year old skinny punks...we would still have more knomwledge than you about heatlh & fitness.
most of the bodybuilding gurus are skinny dweebs.
If I were to take a guess as to what these guys look like, I would say that they are big strong guys with a high % bodyfat. You know the type of guys I'm talking about, the ones that lift heavy weights but slack off on the cardio. The typical strong but fat football player physique.Originally posted by BigManB69:
Yes, I agree. It is NOT hard to get a picture. I also wonder whether such people like Lorenzo, Viroid, and Diesel are fakes.
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.