"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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"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.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
it's as is, take it or leave it.yourunintended said:
we keep welcoming you guys
yourunintended
Don Juan
I was merely jesting PK, this is quite the interesting place, I think I can adjust
ThunderMaverick
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YAWY! !!!
I repped both oth them. Is that a crime? Sade's "is it a crime" I like that song. No i'm not gay.
I must go to bed.
yourunintended
Don Juan
"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.
taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
yourunintended
Don Juan
Did you guys really only go there to up your advertising revenue? Have we been used?
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Yeah no need to repeat yourself, because I read and remember every single detail from every post on this forumyourunintended said:I have no problem with saying who I am. In fact, I already have. I just dislike repeating myself. Hence the change in name
.Gee you only have to wait a month? I wonder who gets to stay there long enough a "regular" memeber.
Yeah that sounds like a good idea I guess but I couldn't get that feature to work over there either for some reason.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
FoolsCause
Don Juan
Howdy doody.Commando said:
Why not? Then we can go over there and check out your hot girl fake avatar pic j/k sort of.HOMBRE said:
I think someone quoted that chick with the girl taking a bath avatar and changed the name to, "GirlTakingaBathbutNotHer" or something. Funny :crackup: .
penkitten
Master Don Juan
which one is storyrider?Nighthawk said:
"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.
I don't have an avvy on there at the moment but my profile pic is real.ketostix said:
I don't want to say who I am yet. And it has nothing to do with LS finding out. What I say here has nothing to do with anything over there. Besides, I get in trouble over there all the time. I'm used to it by now.
That's funny about the girtaking the bath thing. Maybe I'll change my name to NotDoucheHere.