"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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Is there one definitive book that teaches you all the basic stuff?

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Like everything from approaching to what to wear on a date to kissing to cunniligus? Or do you have to read everything from authors like Xuma, Pilinski, etc. I've heard "How to Become an Alpha Male" by John Alexander covers everything, but I'd like to know that before I buy it.
 

"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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Noob said:
the first book id advice any new guy to read would be the game, by neil strauss
Totally right. Then start with PU videos, go through Mystery Method just to get the technical know-how of a pickup. Then read forums and finally get your ass out there!
 

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Does the Game cover everything like I mentioned? Approaching, good kissing, good conversation, sex techniques, etc.? I just want one huge resource for all the stuff on dating.
 

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RazorAzoth said:
Does the Game cover everything like I mentioned? Approaching, good kissing, good conversation, sex techniques, etc.? I just want one huge resource for all the stuff on dating.
you want an easy out. News flash, you won't find it.

Do the work.
 

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When did I say I was looking for an easy way out? I simply asked if there is indeed one book that covers all the basic stuff instead of reading a bunch of them. I have no problem reading more than one book, just simply asking if there is one GOOD one before I read several.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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Someone PMed me telling me the DJ Bible is exactly what I'm looking for.
 

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Seriously, this one. It helped me so much I made an entire thread about it. That book alone has done more for me then all the others combined. "The Game" by Neil Strauss is a fun read, but that's more of a story. It's not really about 'how to improve yourself', it's more a story about how f*cked up most of these Pickup Artists are.
 

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I quote myself

The thing about this book is that it doesn't learn you tricks. Those are all tricks you name there, and they are just that... What's different from this book is that it teaches you how to transform mentally. How to take on a different mindset. I benefitted much more from this then any other book I've read.

And by the way, I hardly ever stick feathers up someone's ass unless they really deserve it. And this book does.
 

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There is no one book that will teach you everything you need. If there were, don't you think you would've known about it by now?

There is however, a plethora of information available. Maybe you should search what your looking for rather than ask for an all in one. You'll probably get better results that way.
 

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I should've mentioned I have absolutely no aspirations or ambition to become a pick-up artist. I'm really just looking for a book that gives the basics of dating and sex stuff. Snowdog, I've heard that book is quite good.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Yea, really check that one out. If you follow what's in there, it will improve your life in general as well. That book was the one that made me go out there and start the journal which is linked in my sig. Compare the first few posts with the last one and you'll understand how I changed already. Not there yet, but one hell of an improvement.
 

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carlos xuma nails it on the head. no gimmicks, fake stories. Its real word advice. best author I've read yet.
 

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No there is not "one definitive book".
 

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DJ Bible

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"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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