Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Help meeeeee!!!!!!!!! I'm on a runaway thread and I wanna get offffffff!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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.
*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...
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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.