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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Flabbergasped?

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I can now: vote, buy ciggies in some states, not fvck high school students, open an online account with my bank, use paypal, get a sam's club card, tell my parents to fvck off (unless they wave a hundred dollar bill in my face), pay taxes, not have to use a fake ID to get into 18+ clubs, though I will anyway so I can drink, and get drafted.

Happy 7th of July, Flab. Welcome to adulthood.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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"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.

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Happy b-day you two.

Have fun and go get some college girls.

comic_relief
 

Flabbergasped?

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i can't, no money to leave town and go party

i'll get drunk in my room rofl
 

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Go to school and finish quick. Or go to work and make a lot of cash. Better yet do both at the same time like I'm doing now at the age of 21. I don't got a car, cell phone, none of that. All because of a lot of bad decisions that I'm paying for now. I won't ruin your day. hehe so Enjoy. Happy Birth Day!~
 

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Unless your parents have beat you for the past 18 years you should keep a good relationship with them. They are the sole reason you are on the planet.
 

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Like everyone, I have my personal issues. On the one hand, they come from my disposition, but on the other, a big part of it is the comfortble but relatively fvcked up childhood my parents gave me. I pretty much had to grow up too fast, I was in college by age 15.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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Flabbergasped?

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Disposition? Didn't cry when my grandparent(s) died, i make little effort to be with friends and family, i alternate between inferiority and superiority complexes, depends on my age. Hate my culture, but can't assimilate into prototypical America because of racism, so I'm stuck in this middle ground where I don't connect with anyone (and consequently, Americans call me white-washed and my family says I don't know where I came from).

Divorce, poverty squashing all my interests (sports, martial arts, music, no money to support any of those things), lack of social life/jobs/transportation due to age, bullying in middle school due to age, general bad parenting (I have little respect for my parents, so they must have done something wrong).

They pushed me into the whole age thing. People will tell you it's nice to have a headstart, but it doesn't justify 12 years of misery. The age gap between me and my peers were such that I was too old to be pitied/looked after, but too young to fit in, so I just got shat on.

The good thing is, now that I'm an adult, I can make decisions for myself and find some passions, like music and dancing, probably the two things that have stopped me from becoming depressed.
 

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Flabbergasped? said:
I pretty much had to grow up too fast, I was in college by age 15.
Wow, guess your kinda smart ! Thats very impressive
 

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Flabbergasped? said:
I can now: vote, buy ciggies in some states, not fvck high school students, open an online account with my bank, use paypal, get a sam's club card, tell my parents to fvck off (unless they wave a hundred dollar bill in my face), pay taxes, not have to use a fake ID to get into 18+ clubs, though I will anyway so I can drink, and get drafted.

Happy 7th of July, Flab. Welcome to adulthood.
Here, we can do all the bolded since 16.
 

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So what did you study in college? Are you still in or working or what?

If you leave your parents that isn't really a bad thing, that's part of growing up. But don't do it in a negative way where there's tension or anger.I don't know many people who really respected their parents when then were 18.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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