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.
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.
Im in the Utilities field. I work for an electric company in Texas.
Yeah I do
Then why are you making all these miserable middle age threads. I must have it worst than you since I am older than you are dont have a proper job and no gf either and have aging parents that are supporting me. If I didnt believe God I dont know what I would do.
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.
This post is a bit of a head-scratcher. You are 40 and you are in college? But you don't want to have a traditional career/job because you hate having a boss and feel burned out, so you want to open a small business instead? Then what's the point of going to college? I'm pretty sure you don't need a college degree to open a storage space business.
If you didn't have aging parents to rely on, you would get a job like everyone else does. Your parents are not doing you any favours by financially supporting you as a 40+ year old man.
One random person may pay the ultimate price for making a stupid comment like that at the wrong time to the wrong person.
What, you'd have your elderly mom kick their @ss for 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 wasnt talking about myself. That was a general statement. Not everyone believes in God like I do.What, you'd have your elderly mom kick their @ss for you?
Great advice! Much appreciated
Ive had jobs I have liked but I never get along with bosses. Alot of bosses end up firing me and im not sure why.
Were the bosses women or men?
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.
It was both men and women. I dont know what im doing wrong to get fired from jobs. It seems like bosses never like me for some reason.
You are white?
Generally speaking, 90% of the time employees get fired because they can’t or won’t do their job correctly. The other 10% usually involve severe personal, mental, or personality issues of the employee.
What makes you think many homeless people are not working at jobs but the salary is not enough to pay sky-high rents, and all the other bills. If this guys gf is not sharing the costs you think he can even afford the place he is at with his salary?
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.
