You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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.
Chimps smile too. It's a trait that stayed with us as we evolved from them.Now explain to me how the simple smile is universal in all cultures if evolution is true.
No, it just goes to prove how far behind are some people in evolutionary progress.Helter Skelter said:
It isn't a joke.piranha45 said:ITS A JOKE YOU TOOLBAGS. QUIT TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.
The movie is a parody of creationist arguments.
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.
I was just about to say that after watching many of creationist videos and hearing their arguments (I came from a fundamentalist background), creationism and parodies of creationism are virtually indistinguishable and that I wouldn't be surprised if the guy was deathly serious.Slevin said:
Slevin said:
Exactly.Shiftkey said:Seems like a better arguement for evolution than creationism.
I am always reminded of a quote by Michael Shermer: smart people believe in weird things because they are better skilled at defending their beliefs which they arrived at for less than smart reasons.Helter Skelter said:I didn't think anyone could be that dumb.
Hilarious!Deep Dish said:I was just about to say that after watching many of creationist videos and hearing their arguments (I came from a fundamentalist background), creationism and parodies of creationism are virtually indistinguishable and that I wouldn't be surprised if the guy was deathly serious.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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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.