Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

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.

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Crazy Asian

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to be honest, CA,
my friend and i both think you are too "lazy" and arrogant and too full of yourself...and you seem don't even care about anything``

that's what some girl said to me over e-mail
now back in the day, i would've loved to hear this since i was an afc, but now i don't think being egotistical is good. maybe being arrogant is not a good thing. i'm trying to become a nicer guy, but i'm confused on which path to take...
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

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War Against Betaism

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Reading this takes me back to when I was in high school. I was exactly like this; girls told me I was arrogant or ****y, David DeAngelo told us this is what we were aiming for, though realize later on that his book wasn't meant for high school. Don't become a nice guy, don't become a jerk. Instead, become a leader. I always try to model myself as if I was leading a tribe 10 000 years ago; all my decisions I imagine myself as that leader debating the best outcomes and results. Be nice to women, but be nice to yourself first.
 

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I find you can be ****y, but you really need to up the funniness and genuinely show you're joking - and you can't get away with some of the ****ier statements. War Against Betaism's spot on, be a leader.
 
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