penkitten
Master Don Juan
Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
It depends on the results of the scientific experiments.![]()
im so glad i rock at science!
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
It depends on the results of the scientific experiments.![]()
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.
If I had known the Mature Man forum could be this fun, I'd have turned 25 a long time ago!Originally posted by penkitten
im so glad i rock at science!
Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
If I had known the Mature Man forum could be this fun, I'd have turned 25 a long time ago!
Why didn't you tell me sooner? Now it's going to take a lot of time and energy to get me caught up. You'd better be up for it.Originally posted by penkitten
well duh! thats why i turned 25 two years ago haha
me = always up for itOriginally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Why didn't you tell me sooner? Now it's going to take a lot of time and energy to get me caught up. You'd better be up for it.
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.
The answer is yes.Originally posted by penkitten
the question really is ..
can YOU handle me?
Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
The answer is yes.
Get up here and I'll prove it.
I don't know, but every minute you're there and not here is another minute your world isn't getting rocked.Originally posted by penkitten
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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
I don't know, but every minute you're there and not here is another minute your world isn't getting rocked.
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You talk big but I don't see you naked in my bed yet.Originally posted by penkitten
rocked?
you better be planning to knock it off its axle![]()
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.
Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
You talk big but I don't see you naked in my bed yet.
Theres also a really funny bash.org joke about that. Too lazy to look right now.Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
I'm putting on my robe and wizard hat right now.
Ten points for anyone who gets that joke.
Originally posted by baseballDJ
Hahahaha
(no offense P_S but it is funny)
This thread made my night.
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.
Originally posted by Gipper
You saucy kids are getting me all hot and bothered! Get a room!
wash yer sheets casanova... penkitten is coming over to play
It's like you said, Gip. Things happen to me.Originally posted by Gipper
Oh boy.![]()
Gipper
Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
It's like you said, Gip. Things happen to me.
Penkitten... Just call me catnip. I' ll drive you out of your mind.
Yup.Originally posted by penkitten
promise??
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.