Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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I just got out of college

Don JuanII

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And I moved to a new city with a new job. How can I go about finding some friends and getting a social life here? The guys I work with are all 30 and up with wives, so there's not really much of an option there. I'm 21.
 

"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.

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tristan22

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Just go out and meet people! I go out all of the time to bars by myself and end up leaving with multiple numbers. You are either backward or unmotivated if you can't find people to hang out with!

What kind of work do you do?
 

Plain & Simple

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dang that some inspiration there, im about to start college, and im just so focus on it, thats all im thinking about, college and in doing good so i can get a good job and buy my own house and car.
 

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Originally posted by tristan22
Just go out and meet people! I go out all of the time to bars by myself and end up leaving with multiple numbers. You are either backward or unmotivated if you can't find people to hang out with!

What kind of work do you do?
I am in IT (big shocker lol)

I guess I am backwards and unmotivated because I always had people I knew in college. I'm not a natural social guy and here I don't know anyone.
 
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