Jack Wealthy
Master Don Juan
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- Nov 6, 2010
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I just looked through your photos on facebook, you stand to far away from people in general. Stand much closer to people and take up more space.
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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Very true. Good advice. I really need to get my piano scales and fundamentals down, I need to put more time in.Mindgamez said:Dance, rap, play music, whatever. Sometimes, you can have fun with the little meaningless things. Make it fun.
First step, get off the computer! x)
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.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
It would be helpful to see your conversation/messages to see how you integrate something like your sexual jokes and stuff. I definitely want to see her reply to your b0ob compliment, i thought that on Facebook it might be considered a bit too strong?LearningSlowly said:Woo! Sup y'all. I wonder if anyone but our regulars read these posts. Any newcomers, please give me some feedback here! I want to know what you want to read, what you want detail on. If you think I should be cold approaching more, if I need to refocus myself on my hobbies or renew my anti-masturbation efforts, let me know. I need everyone to push me to success.
I just had to write this when I saw the above! (It would probably fit better in my journal, but whatever)Justchill said:It would be helpful to see your conversation/messages to see how you integrate something like your sexual jokes and stuff. I definitely want to see her reply to your b0ob compliment, i thought that on Facebook it might be considered a bit too strong?
Here's the one he asked forNorwegianDJ said:Got a boob comment in your sleeve? Use it!![]()
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.