"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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I Have no social proof, but so what.

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Lately ive been realizing i don't have many friends. I have alot of people im aqquainted with, people i hang out with or say whats up to every now and then but not many who are real friends. One of my good friends just out of the blue stop talking to me a week ago, i would say hi to him and he wouldn't answer back, he hangs out with this other kid now and once i think i saw him talking about me. Alot of people at school don't really like me for various reasons but im okay with that because i don't need anyone. A month ago i had plans to attempt to become popular, now im like i don't really care about being popular, ever. If there's a girl i want to talk to, im talking to her regardless of how well known or disliked i am. And if my lack of friends hurts my chances then i guess i'll wait until i get a car to talk to girls out of school. I don't ever want to put myself in a position where i need friends to feel better or to get girls. There's nothing wrong with having friends and being popular, and maybe having a bad rep and no social proof destroys my chances of getting girl at this high school, but if thats how it is, then so what. Im not going to waste my youth begging people to like me. There's life out of high school.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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Comeback kid said:
Lately ive been realizing i don't have many friends. I have alot of people im aqquainted with, people i hang out with or say whats up to every now and then but not many who are real friends. One of my good friends just out of the blue stop talking to me a week ago, i would say hi to him and he wouldn't answer back, he hangs out with this other kid now and once i think i saw him talking about me. Alot of people at school don't really like me for various reasons but im okay with that because i don't need anyone. A month ago i had plans to attempt to become popular, now im like i don't really care about being popular, ever. If there's a girl i want to talk to, im talking to her regardless of how well known or disliked i am. And if my lack of friends hurts my chances then i guess i'll wait until i get a car to talk to girls out of school. I don't ever want to put myself in a position where i need friends to feel better or to get girls. There's nothing wrong with having friends and being popular, and maybe having a bad rep and no social proof destroys my chances of getting girl at this high school, but if thats how it is, then so what. Im not going to waste my youth begging people to like me. There's life out of high school.
brave man.

That's exactly my mindset, too.

You'll do fine once you have a car.

Don't worry. Life hasn't even started yet. You are still young.
 

LostAndConfused

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About a year ago I lost literally over 90% of all my friends at my school. Why? I have no idea. A couple of my remaining *best* friends and I just think it was out of jealousy.

Not having that many friends does hurt, don't try to cover it up, girls are more receptive to a guys popularity than even his looks, but your mentality is great.

You really CAN succeed with girls from outside the school. The last two girls I've dated recently are both from different schools!

But i gotta warn ya, whatever you do, DON"T tell people inside your school that you are dating or in a relationship. One of the two girls an HB7 easily, just "stopped talking" when some phony arsehole who pretended to be my friend at school talked to a kid from the girls school about me and that kid went on to tell her that I had very little friends.
 

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Comeback kid said:
Lately ive been realizing i don't have many friends. I have alot of people im aqquainted with, people i hang out with or say whats up to every now and then but not many who are real friends. One of my good friends just out of the blue stop talking to me a week ago, i would say hi to him and he wouldn't answer back, he hangs out with this other kid now and once i think i saw him talking about me. Alot of people at school don't really like me for various reasons but im okay with that because i don't need anyone. A month ago i had plans to attempt to become popular, now im like i don't really care about being popular, ever. If there's a girl i want to talk to, im talking to her regardless of how well known or disliked i am. And if my lack of friends hurts my chances then i guess i'll wait until i get a car to talk to girls out of school. I don't ever want to put myself in a position where i need friends to feel better or to get girls. There's nothing wrong with having friends and being popular, and maybe having a bad rep and no social proof destroys my chances of getting girl at this high school, but if thats how it is, then so what. Im not going to waste my youth begging people to like me. There's life out of high school.
After you graduate you will be lucky if you ever bump into half of the people you went to school with, let alone friends. All that petty sheet doesn't matter after those 4 years. F**k what you think others think about you. You got a good head start on that philosophy.
 

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fresh_to_death said:
. F**k what you think others think about you. You got a good head start on that philosophy.
second that motion. work on yourself. by the time your in college or out of college, you'll be light years ahead of everybody and getting laid and paid like there's no tomorrow.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Comeback kid said:
Lately ive been realizing i don't have many friends. I have alot of people im aqquainted with, people i hang out with or say whats up to every now and then but not many who are real friends. One of my good friends just out of the blue stop talking to me a week ago, i would say hi to him and he wouldn't answer back, he hangs out with this other kid now and once i think i saw him talking about me. Alot of people at school don't really like me for various reasons but im okay with that because i don't need anyone. A month ago i had plans to attempt to become popular, now im like i don't really care about being popular, ever. If there's a girl i want to talk to, im talking to her regardless of how well known or disliked i am. And if my lack of friends hurts my chances then i guess i'll wait until i get a car to talk to girls out of school. I don't ever want to put myself in a position where i need friends to feel better or to get girls. There's nothing wrong with having friends and being popular, and maybe having a bad rep and no social proof destroys my chances of getting girl at this high school, but if thats how it is, then so what. Im not going to waste my youth begging people to like me. There's life out of high school.

How long have you got left of school mate and what are the reasons no one likes you?

Just befriend the nerds, they are always accepting.
Better yet if you wanna pick up your academic game befriend asian nerds
 

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In college, I was kinda like that. I had like only 2 friends I hung out with all the time. I wasn't a loner either.. I had lots of acquaintances and temporary friends. Basically, I'd be hanging out with a different group every couple of months or so. A lot of times, I just relied on the social proof of my acquaintances to get "in" certain group. Even now, I still find it more exciting to meet lots of new people on a regular basis even if it means sacrificing deeper relationships with a select few group of "friends".
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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