"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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I'm Tired

My parting message for Gio is...

  • Gio, you're so damn cool!

    Votes: 11 37.9%
  • Gio, you rock like nobody's business.

    Votes: 5 17.2%
  • Actually, I LIKE menstrual blood on my face...

    Votes: 13 44.8%

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Giovanni Casanova

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I'm tired of people whose whole existance and energy, day after day after day, goes into crying and complaining about the actions of people on the internet that they've never even met.

I'm sick and tired of logging onto my email to find fifty reported posts from one particular member who thinks that they can be the biggest pain in the ass on the face of this planet but if anybody responds, they should be punished.

I'm tired of people who run and cry to the moderators over every little perceived injustice and then turn on those very same moderators any time they don't get their way.

My day only has 24 hours... 6 of those are spent sleeping, at least eight are spent working, and the other ten belong to me and my family. I don't know how many of those ten hour blocks I have left on this planet, but I'm not spending another fraction of them d*cking around humorless, obsessive-compulsive, or just plain pain-in-the-ass posters. I realize that most of you don't fall into that category. The ones I'm specifically thinking of I could count on my hands and still have at least my two middle fingers free. For those of you who are awesome, thanks for being awesome. For the others, just being humorless, obsessive-compulsive pains-in-the-ass should be enough punishment for them.

So for those of you smearing menstrual blood on your faces like warpaint and marching on Washington for the removal of Gio Casanova... I'll grant you your wish. I'll step down as moderator in the hopes that it will make your lawn greener, your TV reception better, your Pabst Blue Ribbon tastier, and maybe children and animals will even start liking you. Perhaps me stepping down as moderator will make your gas mileage higher, your mortgage payment lower, your mattress softer, and your house cleaner. It would need to have that kind of effect to be worth even ONE PERCENT of all the whining and crying a b*tching and moaning from a few of you people.

In the meantime, I have a real life to live.
 

"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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* munches on popcorn *
 

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If you're so tired of it, then why not just step down as a moderator. There are plenty others who would like the opportunity.


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You will still post, right?
 

Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by thecraftylefty
If you're so tired of it, then why not just step down as a moderator. There are plenty others who would like the opportunity.
Way to read a post all the way through to the end, genius.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by SamePendo
You will still post, right?
If I feel like it.
 

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Way to read a post all the way through to the end, genius.
Is that comment sarcasm, you know that new thing I been hearing about? That is just soooo original! I mean, no one ever does that! :rolleyes:
 

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Is it just me, or are the votes incredibly inflated?

Gio, you're so damn cool! 653 votes
Gio, you rock like nobody's business. 704 votes
Actually, I LIKE menstrual blood on my face... 586 votes

Total: 1943 votes
 

Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by Desdinova
Is it just me, or are the votes incredibly inflated?
They seem about right to me.
 

"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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I saw MODERATOR (and still do as of 2:00PM Eastern Time) underneath your name. I guess you're a little slow to pull the punch.

And I don't appreciate your tone. Wise up. Just cause you have a bad day, month, or year, doesn't mean you have to publicize it. We all have $hit we go through. Deal with it like a man.


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Originally posted by 007~JC
Gio loves to stealth edit.
Yes, it was ever so stealthy, wasn't it?
 

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Originally posted by thecraftylefty
I saw MODERATOR (and still do as of 2:00PM Eastern Time) underneath your name. I guess you're a little slow to pull the punch.
That's because Allen hasn't signed on yet to make that administrative change, sparky. I'm sure he offers his condolences that he isn't quite quick enough on the draw for your high standards.

And I don't appreciate your tone.
Wow, and I really give a sh*t what tones you do and don't appreciate.
 

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Gio, you're an attention wh0re...but I'm enjoying the thread :D ...so keep it up
 

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
I'm tired of people whose whole existance and energy, day after day after day, goes into crying and complaining about the actions of people on the internet that they've never even met.



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Wait, are you crying on the internet about people crying on the internet?
 

"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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You could have wrapped all that up by saying I'm stepping down, but proceeded to dish out the babble of babylike drivel you put down in words. Great job. I wish you would have stayed on as a mod.


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Originally posted by h2o
Gio, you're an attention wh0re...but I'm enjoying the thread :D ...so keep it up
It's not my fault everybody loves me.
 

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Re: Re: I'm Tired

Originally posted by Skel
Wait, are you crying on the internet about people crying on the internet?
Hey, that's pretty clever and I just never in a million years saw that comment coming. But you'll notice that I'm referring to the people "whose whole existance and energy" is devoted to b*tching "day after day after day". So, no that's not me. Thanks for playing, though. I'm sure someone will give you a nice consolation prize at the door. Maybe the home version of the game or something.
 

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Originally posted by thecraftylefty
You could have wrapped all that up by saying I'm stepping down, but proceeded to dish out the babble of babylike drivel you put down in words. Great job. I wish you would have stayed on as a mod.
I could have, but that wouldn't have been as fun for me (and I'm the one who counts), and also it would have provided you with one less thing to b*tch about and I'm all about giving people a reason to b*tch.
 

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Re: Re: Re: I'm Tired

Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
So, no that's not me. Thanks for playing, though. I'm sure someone will give you a nice consolation prize at the door. Maybe the home version of the game or something.
...and as much as I side with everyone else, your replies seriously make me laugh out loud :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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