"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.

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I'm getting old...

RenaissanceMan47

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Gentlemen,



I'm new to this forum, but not to game. I went to a party college for undergrad and I've been spending the past few months banging a soon-to-be lawyercunt I met in law school. Haven't had much of a problem getting laid since my senior year of high school. That said, I have come down with a bad case of oneitis. About two weeks ago I was a groomsman for my cousin's wedding, so naturally I was paired up with a bridesmaid, a girl from Moscow. This girl turns out to be a 19-year-old solid 8.5, shy as ****, doesn't talk much, possibly even a virgin, and pretty much fits my standard for a chick I'd want to marry. On the flip side, she's a ****ing enigma. I teased her a bit and she threw me IOIs all night (mostly made eye contact, smiled and looked down). I could tell she was a little nervous around me too (her palms were sweaty when I called her up to dance). I figured I'd ask her out for coffee. Can't remember the last time I asked a girl out for ****ing coffee. She turned me down saying she has a boyfriend. I laughed and said "what's his name." She took a second to answer and said "George" without making any eye contact. I left it at that. I saw my (female) cousin the next day, and evidently she knew about me asking her out. Turns out she lied, and apparently her dad is some strict, shady guy connected with the Kremlin.

What would you guys say? Is it worth pursuing the next time I see her? I accept any and all criticism. Thanks in advance.
 

"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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"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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raider87

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When I was 26 I really was thinking I am "old" now I am 32 I consider 28 to be very young
There's just something about 26. You feel like it's time to get your **** together I guess. I think a lot of people have quarter life crisis' at this age. I know I did.
 

SteR

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There's just something about 26. You feel like it's time to get your **** together I guess. I think a lot of people have quarter life crisis' at this age. I know I did.
Haha, it's funny because it's true. I actually made a post on this forum about feeling old at 26 - it's ridiculous looking back.

Having said that, you're right about there being something different about this age. It's not that you're old per se, maybe it's just you can't really get by on doing wreckless things because "I'm young". I think it's around this time a level of responsibility/maturity seems to kick in..
 

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Haha, it's funny because it's true. I actually made a post on this forum about feeling old at 26 - it's ridiculous looking back.

Having said that, you're right about there being something different about this age. It's not that you're old per se, maybe it's just you can't really get by on doing wreckless things because "I'm young". I think it's around this time a level of responsibility/maturity seems to kick in..
I felt at 26 that I no longer consider the life is timeless and I can just live and waist time like we feel when we are younger.
 

Bible_Belt

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pretty much fits my standard for a chick I'd want to marry.

You say this without having any clue about her personality. That's why you have oneitis. When you get to know her, she'll become imperfect like everyone else.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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Dear All,
Our Free Lamce Journalist,a Woman is back!
 

Desdinova

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There's just something about 26. You feel like it's time to get your **** together I guess. I think a lot of people have quarter life crisis' at this age. I know I did.
For me it was age 25. When I was in my early 20s, I made the goal that I wanted to own a house by age 25. Guess what? I fvcking did it, but I also got married in the process.

I think there genuinely is a "crisis" at this age for men. It's almost like you're telling yourself that this is the age that you need to get your 5hit together and have a real life. Looking back, I should've done it differently and abandoned the idea of marriage, but what the hell does on know at age 25?
 

zekko

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It was age 25 for me too. There's a point where you realize you have to get your sh!t together or you're probably going to end up a loser lol. For me, I just needed to grow up, and I had put it off long enough.
 
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