Alpine
Master Don Juan
I'm tired and weary. After a thousand posts answering stupid teenager angst type questions, I seek refuge here.
But is my search in vain?
But is my search in vain?
"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.
I seek the Grail
- Thread starter Alpine
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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
The "Grail" isn't here on this board either. You won't find it anywhere on this Forum. Not even the DJ Bible.
The "Grail" is out there in the real world. Consider this place a "map" giving directions to the Grail. You have to do the work to get there.
Have you tried the BootCamp?
The "Grail" is out there in the real world. Consider this place a "map" giving directions to the Grail. You have to do the work to get there.
Have you tried the BootCamp?
Alpine
Master Don Juan
No, seriously, I just want somewhere to get away from the silly stuff and have a sensible thread going somewhere.
But thanks for your concern.
But thanks for your concern.
thecraftylefty
Senior Don Juan
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You so sure about that...
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16971
thecraftylefty
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16971
thecraftylefty
Donald Kaufman
Don Juan
Perhaps we should get reduce the use of the " " in here.
I think it leads to immaturity.
I occasionally look around in the high school forum. It makes me glad not to be doing that anymore.
Was it your birthday recently Alpine? Were you born in '80? Happy birthday.
" in here.I think it leads to immaturity.
I occasionally look around in the high school forum. It makes me glad not to be doing that anymore.
Was it your birthday recently Alpine? Were you born in '80? Happy birthday.
"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.
Alpine
Master Don Juan
'80? I wish. I remeber Slade, hell I remember the Beatles!