Myrrdin
Don Juan
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
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.
I have reached Nirvana
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"I just moved here from Florida."
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.
Solomon
Master Don Juan
So let me get this straight
Your underage girlfriend got sloppy drunk and was trying to get on another guy. You end up leaving once the guy goes in the "tent" and walk 7 miles just to have to hitch a ride home?
and your in "nirvana"
Can you pass me what you smoking?
Cause honestly mate your g/f was disrespectful and if she wasn't you wouldn't have left
Your underage girlfriend got sloppy drunk and was trying to get on another guy. You end up leaving once the guy goes in the "tent" and walk 7 miles just to have to hitch a ride home?
and your in "nirvana"
Can you pass me what you smoking?
Cause honestly mate your g/f was disrespectful and if she wasn't you wouldn't have left
Ya, wtf man. Maybe you need more sleep or something.
You have an underage girlfriend who got mad at you for TALKING TO another girl and tried fvcking some other dude in a port-a-john, until you he-manned her out.
You were just playing a game that you didn't care, when she called your bluff you couldn't stand it. Understandably so, but don't play the game if you aren't going to play all the way.
Then she sleeps with the dude later. I don't want to know what creepy story ensues for you finding out they didn't fvck. Probably laying outside of their tent crying for hours waiting for any sort of noise to charge in.
And walked home because of your broken ego on top of it, 7 miles. Why are you so happy again? Because the girl is texting you being "sorry" now? Interesting.
You have an underage girlfriend who got mad at you for TALKING TO another girl and tried fvcking some other dude in a port-a-john, until you he-manned her out.
You were just playing a game that you didn't care, when she called your bluff you couldn't stand it. Understandably so, but don't play the game if you aren't going to play all the way.
Then she sleeps with the dude later. I don't want to know what creepy story ensues for you finding out they didn't fvck. Probably laying outside of their tent crying for hours waiting for any sort of noise to charge in.
And walked home because of your broken ego on top of it, 7 miles. Why are you so happy again? Because the girl is texting you being "sorry" now? Interesting.
Solomon
Master Don Juan
joverby said:
bwahhahahahhaah
Joverby thanks for the laugh mate I needed it
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gOTTA SPREAD REP AROUND
AND LOL @ OP editing his post quickly, EPIC FAIL!
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
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There's a saying that is similar in nearly all religions.
We reach nirvana through way of samsara.
You reach christ through suffering.
Its more difficult for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to find heaven.
etc. etc. There's one in every religion.
Anyway it's super true. You reach an ultimate state of happiness through pure and intense suffering, its just the way it is. I missed the original post, but I'm sure this very real suffering experienced by the original poster had the potential to give him a glimpse of the ultimate truth, of enlightenment.
We reach nirvana through way of samsara.
You reach christ through suffering.
Its more difficult for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to find heaven.
etc. etc. There's one in every religion.
Anyway it's super true. You reach an ultimate state of happiness through pure and intense suffering, its just the way it is. I missed the original post, but I'm sure this very real suffering experienced by the original poster had the potential to give him a glimpse of the ultimate truth, of enlightenment.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.