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.
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'm not surprised. In the 2010s, when I went out on the night of January 1 in Dallas, I found it dead and women were no more receptive that night than other regular nights during the year.Flat dead in DC
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.
That's great. I think you did the right thing. NYE is the night of December 31. I agree that the night of December 31 (NYE) is amaetur night. This thread is about the night of January 1, last night. The first night out after the beginning of the year. The night of January 1 is supposed to have a different audience than amateur hour on December 31.I didn’t go out because NYE is a stupid amateur holiday and not worth the risk/price. I noticed a couple of my friends were fighting with their gfs due to NYE planning drama. Me and my girl did everything during the day and just stayed on the couch and watched football lol.
shvt, my bad lmao. I never knew people went out on January 1st unless it appeared on a weekend like this year. I live in a popular bar area of the city and it seemed tame last night.That's great. I think you did the right thing. NYE is the night of December 31. I agree that the night of December 31 (NYE) is amaetur night. This thread is about the night of January 1, last night. The first night out after the beginning of the year. The night of January 1 is supposed to have a different audience than amateur hour on December 31.
It's the biggest party night of the year typically.Why is Thanksgiving the easiest day of the year to get laid?
That's why Roosh originally wrote the article about the night of January 1 back in February 2011. He was making the point that the night of January 1 was an overlooked night in terms of getting laid via nightlife. He had personal success with it and it was an uncommon take. At the time I read the article, it was so persuasive to me that I tried it and even tried it a 2nd time. Both times it was dead and a not so good experience. It's possible I chose poorly on venues but I was going to venues in the most active parts of the city.I never knew people went out on January 1st unless it appeared on a weekend like this year. I live in a popular bar area of the city and it seemed tame last night.
Why is Thanksgiving the easiest day of the year to get laid?
That night before Thanksgiving has a big reputation. I've never tried that night.It's the biggest party night of the year typically.
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.
From what I hear lately and current arrest reports, Nola is now one of the easiest cities to become a crime victim in …Does anybody have any reports on the ease of getting laid due to Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)?
Mardi Gras in the French Quarter in New Orleans is different than Mardi Gras in nearly any other city. I'd be more interested in reading non-New Orleans answers, but a New Orleans story would be welcomed if someone has one.
New Orleans is a dangerous city in general. It's a high crime place due to the poverty of the area.From what I hear lately and current arrest reports, Nola is now one of the easiest cities to become a crime victim in …
Decent girls will stay grouped, not a good environment to pull stray poon in
I would say private parties are a safer bet cause you have the comfort of the safer environment, better logistic while girls have lower inhibitions due to the maska and make ups.Many men think Halloween is an easy night for getting same night sex from a nightlife venue or private party.
Halloween falls on a Tuesday this year. More of the Halloween party type events were last night or will be tonight.
How successful have you been on Halloween?
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.
Private residence parties are usually a better option any night of the year as compared to a bar open to the general public. I also think it is true for Halloween as well.I would say private parties are a safer bet cause you have the comfort of the safer environment, better logistic while girls have lower inhibitions due to the maska and make ups.
Me personally I enjoyed a lot halloween 2013 but probably cause I was in the right place and the right moment...and I was in my 20s.
If it was about attention oring in 2011 I dont even wanna think now....damn anyway really miss the early 10s.Private residence parties are usually a better option any night of the year as compared to a bar open to the general public. I also think it is true for Halloween as well.
Some guys swear by Halloween as a good night for getting same night sex from nightlife venues but Roosh in 2011 argued that Halloween was more about attention whorring than actual whorring.
In the early 2010s, I was in my late 20s.If it was about attention oring in 2011 I dont even wanna think now....damn anyway really miss the early 10s.
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.