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.
Just Curious, How many of you have sisters?
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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.
Hughman
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Maxtro
Master Don Juan
It's probably a good thing I didn't have a sister because I may have ended up violating her...:nono:
BTW to avoid this poll being too similar to Hughman's you should have had the choices be Yes or No.
Luthor Rex
Master Don Juan
Voice said:
Incest is best.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
Joking aside. If I had a sister it may have been very helpful for me. It could have helped me to learn how girls are, the way they work and think. Cause right now I basically don't have a clue about girls. There's also the possibility that I could have hooked up with her friends, or a friend of her friends.
There is an interesting question. Do guys who have sisters, do better with girls?
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Maxtro said:
I think that just answers your question right there Maxtrowolf116 said:
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
Hughman
Senior Don Juan
Put your sister to the test.Luthor Rex said:Incest is best.
Don't blame me, I'm only quoting a song lyric
I only have a 15yo sister so I obviously haven't learned anything from living with her, other than that I fully understand the saying "treat women like your little sister" and have done this with success.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
One example doesn't prove anything. Honestly I think it's a fault of the poll.OTB said:I think that just answers your question right there Maxtro
I would have done a poll with the options being.
No sisters, good with women
No sisters, bad with women
Have sisters, good with women
Have sisters, bad with women
That poll would help answer the question if having sisters would help with women.
LOL have you not learned anything or haven't you? Because I hope you know you contradicted yourself.jahidi said:
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
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.
I never directly learned anything from her about women because she is several years younger. I was figuring things out on my own before she had reached puberty.Maxtro said:
The only thing I learned was that I could have success by treating chicks I want to bang in somewhat of the same way that I would treat my sister, like I said.
So yes I did learn something but not nearly as much as I probably could have learned if I had an older sister, and I wouldn't think that what I learned was what the OP was thinking of people learning when he made the thread.
Da Realist
Master Don Juan
The only thing I learned was that a house full of women is hell if you're the only male there. Sure my dad was around, but he worked during the day leaving me to hear my sister and mom not being able to agree on anything other than that the house had some kind of undetectible smell. If any of you ever get married, never let your wife or little girl think they run anything because you will have absolutely no peace.Maxtro said: