Marvin Gaye
Senior Don Juan
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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.
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.
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.
That's what I was thinking. The guy is a pretty good looking dude, and he has a very articulate voice. Just that alone would give him a step up.Zarky said:that guy is good looking enough that he has a major advantage over 95% of other dudes. Good points he makes though.
Yeah, that's the basic tl;dr for the above posters lol. I've read his site though (http://www.campuscharmer.com) and it's worth a look, basic info, nothing groundbreaking--what I like is how it's presented though. Following on what BJ said he doesn't take himself too seriously.Audiophile said:That's what I was thinking. The guy is a pretty good looking dude, and he has a very articulate voice. Just that alone would give him a step up.
His message is pretty clear though, go out and actually apply the things you read.
NorwegianDJ said:Great stuff.
What if you do them all at the same time? What will happen if you go do the hardest, most awkward things, when you're afraid of approaching chicks?
Two Step said:Norweigan,
Well you can do that, and it wont hurt. Personally id recommend increasing the hardness of the situations at a logical pace. This way you can pick up alot of good experiences that fuel you to get better and give you confidence
Just think if you were playing rock band on the hardest level (notes flying everywhere) and have never played it before. After about 10 trys youd be like fuck this this
But if you start on the easier levels and master those, youll be having fun while learning alot. Just be sure to keep challenging yourself once you get something down