"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.

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I'm bringing Strauss' book, "The Game" to high school.

Vice

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I no longer care if anyone finds out that I'm into this stuff. I've read the book once, and why not read it again, in a place where I have plenty of free time?

I'm a senior. I dress well, and act non-needy. I don't care if people find out I do this stuff. When they do I can talk about it freely.

I don't care. School starts again next Monday, April 7th.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Effington

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Umm...thanks for sharing? I don't understand what type of response you are looking for here.
 

Mavrick

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What response are you looking for? Do what you want.
 

"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.

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Good luck!

Can't say I would do that.

Look forward to seeing how it goes.
 

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Tard.
 

jacob

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DON'T DO IT BRO! When I was in high school I would do that and at first I thought nobody gave a sheeet. But as time went on and I was with my group of friends ,guys and gals, the book thing would pop up in sarcastic comments and jokes from the guys and the girls would look at me weird. I found out on my own that, yeah, it was a bad idea and now years later it got validated on this site with the some article suggesting "confident men don't tell the dynamics of attraction to women". I guess you want the women to think your a natural at creating attraction inside of them instead of some wanna be nerd trying to learn the game. That is what'll make you seem mysterious, that you know something others don't, but how?
 

"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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I have a friend who actually carries that around with him, not to read but to use as an opener/prop. You'd be surprised how many women have read that book (and seen/heard of Mystery) and invariably they want to talk about it, and usually approach him before he can approach them (using some excuse to talk to them while 'accidentally' showing that he has it). They go on and on about how they are immune to it, all while my friend is getting in closer with them with every second. He's had more than a few dates with women who were 'immune to it'. I guess with how popular that stuff has gotten, you have women who are all about reading it to see what the deal is. This guy has also read "He's Just Not That Into You", the "Rules" and uses that stuff to his advantage also.

I don't know how it is with high school girls - it might only work on older women. Just thought I'd mention it.
 
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