I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
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.
:crackup: :crackup: Im DEFINITLY using this when im older.Originally posted by white_hype
I love threads like these so I'll abliege
background: this halloween, I was out of my fvcking mind drunk. A friend had to tell me i did this
me- hey, guess how old I am (wtf?)
her- uh i guess you look abo
me- IM 38 b1tch, I sleep on ice thats why i look so good
me- *walks away
her- *wtf look on face
Amen.Originally posted by Dapper Swindler
Me: .....................
See? I didn't say anything. That is the worst approach you could possibly have, to not approach at all. Anything is better than saying nothing. Therefore, that is my worst approach.![]()
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
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.
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.
Originally posted by Gonzalo
Here's a quick one:
Me: Hi.
Her: No.
I got pretty good at recognizing b1tches after that.
me: so what is it you find so attractive about guys with stinky breath?Originally posted by SuPaF1y
me: hey whatsup?
her: not to much who are you
me: Rob who are you?
her: jamie and your breath stinks
me:yeah, that was pretty bad. I don't even have a sister. So what's the worst line you've ever heard(besides that one)?Originally posted by ER!C L!VE
The Scene: Double Date - Me with Blind Date at dinner.
HBhairdresser: Blah blah blah me me me
E!L!: *cutting her off mid-sentence* You look just like my sister.
HBhairdresser: That's like the 3rd time I've heard that this week.
My Buddy: stares at me in shock.
My Buddy's chick: stares at me in shock.
After dinner we hit the club and HBhairdresser mysteriously disappears into crowd and avoids me for the rest of the night.
Wrong.Originally posted by Dapper Swindler
Me: .....................
Anything is better than saying nothing. Therefore, that is my worst approach.![]()
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.