Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Help meeeeee!!!!!!!!! I'm on a runaway thread and I wanna get offffffff!!!!!!!!!!
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
*Reclines on towels.* Geez Pen, these are really soft...What detergent do you use?Originally posted by penkitten
hahahahaha
i thought i seen you hiding in the linen closet...
*Jumps off towels and run to Tenn. to get comforted by my girl.* I feel unclean...Originally posted by penkitten
a l l .. the stain lifter thats all ...
hey dangit that commercial is stuck in my head...Originally posted by Eternal
*Jumps off towels and run to Tenn. to get comforted by my girl.* I feel unclean...
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
I remember that commercial.Originally posted by penkitten
hey dangit that commercial is stuck in my head...
and thats the jingle...
mr benjamin guy sings it
you remember that show in the 80s about the english butler and the bad kid named wesley? anyhow the butler mr benjamin does the voice over for the all commercial.
Originally posted by penkitten, corrected by Eternal
Get your head in Gio!!!
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.
He was accused of videotaping some sexoring with an underaged girl.Originally posted by penkitten
come to think of it, i think i was about nine or so during the rob lowe crap and they made him leave the show and pretend he went to college because thats when rob lowe became bad..
but i dont remember wtf he did ... except madonna..
I thought that was R. Kelly? Let's not get into that anyway.Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
He was accused of videotaping some sexoring with an underaged girl.
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.
Rob was blazing a trail. It was the late 80s.Originally posted by Eternal
I thought that was R. Kelly? Let's not get into that anyway.
I'm sure that's not the only thing he was blazing...Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Rob was blazing a trail. It was the late 80s.
Someone told you this thread was funny? I am not responsible for this dishonest advertising.Originally posted by Sexy_Malibu
When I'm directed to read a funny thread that **** better be REALLY FUNNY.
Disappointed.
< did nothingOriginally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Someone told you this thread was funny? I am not responsible for this dishonest advertising.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.