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.
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 say most people try to date up if they can. Men and women want hot mates. No news flash there.HumbleNinja said:
PlayHer Man said:Men want to bang the most sexually attractive women. Banging a hippo is like banging a farm animal or a man. What pleasure do you get from that?
The more you troll on this site you more you convince me that you are really an angry, unemployed, bedridden, feminist dyke.
Have fun trolling.
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.
Yes men do care about status. Especially considering that many men and women derive status from looks in this world. Studies have shown how the rich tend to be of a certain height and attractiveness level. And people even treat attractive people more favorably.JoeMarron said:
I dont overthink that bs like a lot of folks do. Its really simple how dating works in my eyes. EVERYONE dates the best they can get with regards to sex, personality, money, etcMaddXMan said:
JoeMarron said:
Right. It's that simple, really. I don't know why people are acting like this is a controversial subject. We all want the best we can get.Jaylan said:
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
True, however looks are only part of the equation. One could still be low status and attractive. We should all know that a man is much more likely to get with a low status woman than vice versa.
Exactly. Women marry up far more often than men do.
This too. Men are more likely to stick with what they have instead of trying to upgrade. That's why women are refereed to as hypergamous.
