"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.

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Yes. It's a highly valuable DJ skill.

For one thing, it's just plain useful, women or no. Cheaper than going out and usually healthier.

But with girls, the ability to cook is one of those 'ooooh' things that can get you noticed. It's not that hard to do; just choose a recipe that looks complicated but isn't, like curry.

Plus it gives you a good excuse to bring them to your house...
 

"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.

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Believe it or not this post is actually pretty motivating. Ever since my stove and oven broke I haven't cooked. I'm not fat or anything, 6 foot 3, 160 pounds, but I waste so much money dining out, and I don't have the ability to say "Hey I cooked myself some good food last night, you should come over and put my cooking to the test."

Thanks so much.
 

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Additionally, get rid of the idea that cooking pasta is something out of the ordinary (and no, not even a bottle of red wine and candle light makes spaghetti something special).

If you want to make use of your cooking skills to impress a women, you had better learn how to cook a decent 3-4 course meal. Whilst you are preparing the main course, she can already try your appetizers and watch you do your thing. Always worked for me, success guaranteed.

In order to circumvent tense feelings from a girl's side when you invite her for dinner at your place, just suggest making her dinner at her place. Gives her the feeling that she is in control of things even though we all know she is not. After all, if everything fails, this might prevent you from cleaning up the kitchen afterwards :D
 

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This is a great idea and something I've always wanted to learn. Any good beginner recipes? I've seen first-hand how impressive it is to a girl when you can cook them a real meal.
 

"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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cooking pasta by boiling it and adding ragu isn't impressive

if you can make seafood alfredo from scratch...
 

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I think we should have a thread or something devoted to posting good recipes to not only impress the girls, but to improve ourselves.
 

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since i never hung around the kitchen much as a kid, i don't know a single thing about cooking...

and now that i'm 21 and trying to learn, it's pretty damn hard to catchup. i dont know the things that you don't learn from a book, common sense 'feel' things like knowing when something is ready or why people put iodised salt in noodles etc
 

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Great post, cooking is a skill I've always wanted to cover, just never got around to it though. I'm really tired of going out and paying for expensive food and then feeling obliged to tip the waiters or else they'll get all pissy.
 

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Grizou said:
Additionally, get rid of the idea that cooking pasta is something out of the ordinary (and no, not even a bottle of red wine and candle light makes spaghetti something special).
depends on where you are. here in Vietnam spaghetti al pomodoro is considered pretty exotic
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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I love being able to cook. I involve the girls in the cooking sometimes to have some fun with them and test the waters for after dinner activities
 

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Pathgen said:
I think we should have a thread or something devoted to posting good recipes to not only impress the girls, but to improve ourselves.
I concur.
 

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I"m living on my own and I don't have a clue how to cook. The closest I come to cooking is boiling pasta and putting ragu on it. I can also make grilled cheese sandwiches and french toast but that's about it.

I don't have a clue where to start :(
 

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ready123 said:
cooking pasta by boiling it and adding ragu isn't impressive
LOL.

You just crushed the hopes of half the guys on here.
 

"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.

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I"m living on my own and I don't have a clue how to cook. The closest I come to cooking is boiling pasta and putting ragu on it. I can also make grilled cheese sandwiches and french toast but that's about it.

I don't have a clue where to start
I don't either thats why i wanted to create a cooking thread but so far nobody has responded lol. So maybe its not gonna happen here. I tried though i just figured that somebody out there who has some experience could get the ball rolling
 

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Maxtro said:
I"m living on my own and I don't have a clue how to cook. The closest I come to cooking is boiling pasta and putting ragu on it. I can also make grilled cheese sandwiches and french toast but that's about it.

I don't have a clue where to start :(

Start by watching Good Eats on the Food Network and devour anything that Alton Brown has ever written.

Soon enough you'll be whipping up Coq au vin with a raspberry and balsamic glaze which will have her toes pointed at Jesus before dessert.
 

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that sounds like it's really good...does anyone have any good recipes that are easy to make that they would like to share? I would really like to get better at making food..
 

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Work at your favorite restaurant for a couple weeks and you will no longer have to pay for your favorite foods. It's what I did this summer!!! Get paid to learn a useful skill, can't go wrong there.
I worked at McDonalds when I was 15, didn't learn sh!t.
 

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Date a girl who knows how to cook and invite her over to use your incredible, but ohhh so sadly underutilized kitchen. Win. Win. Win.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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