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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Levi's jeans for Men

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What is the general view of Levis jeans? I am 21 years old and I have worn Gap Jeans and American Eagle Jeans. I recently bought 4 Levi's jeans, 2 of them are the low rise bootcut 527, 1 501 preshrunk and another jean that i do not remmeber the number. All the 4 jeans cost me 40 or less each. I also bought a pair of J Crew bootcut jeans today and they look great.

My question is what is your opinion of people who wear Levi's especially for guys. For instance, all Levis have that red tag on the behind which shows you are wearing Levi's unless your shirt or sweater covers it up. I know Levis jeans is considered cheap by many and i felt like i wasted money buying these jeans and am thinking about selling them on Ebay. Note 2 of the levi jeans i bought i didnt even wear yet.

It's funny because i rememberred when i was younger say back in high school i always wore Old Navy jeans. My sister always laughed at it because of that Old Navy tag on the left side of the jeans. The funnier part was that the jeans were carpenter jeans and we all know carpenter jeans are the worrst jeans ever.

Would it be terrible if I wear some good button up shirt that cost me 100 dollars with a 350 dollar J Crew Blazer along with 250 dollars loafers and then wear Levis? This is the situation I am at now. I bought Levis because everyone say buy Levis and i thought Levis was a good brand. But so many people consider jeans like Lee jeans cheap.

Are Levi jeans considered cheap to most people? I like Banana Republic Jeans and J Crew and i know those jeans are considered medium priced.
Are Levi Jeans considered a real bad idea for jeans to wear to go out at night since the blazer, loafers and my stripe button up shirt i have all cost a good amount of money?
 

"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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Get clothes that fit and look good first and foremost, the brand is an afterthought.
 

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in my opinion, levi's are the best jeans ever.
for both men and women.
sure, $40 for jeans may be cheap to you... but where i come from, people are not made of money and you can't be paying for over priced jeans .
levi's can be dress up jeans or dress down jeans.
levi's jeans are known for their sturdiness and are wonderful work jeans.
levi's look great on most people.

i personally know someone who is 40 and still has a pair they wore in high school, not one snag in them... that is how sturdy they are.

i do not know anyone who would say they are cheap or compare them to lee jeans. eww

i would take levi's jeans to a deserted island ,,,,
 

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does that red tag on the back make it look good to you?
 

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warrior1 said:
does that red tag on the back make it look good to you?
dude, i still have levi's with white tags.
in fact, i think my brother still has some with the old brown tags on the back.
 

"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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levis are awesome they are OGs of jeans, good quality and fashionable. They sell them at the trendy fashion stores like urban outfitters or dept stores like Macys. I buy em at Macys for like 25-35 bucks and they look, fit, and feel great
 

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Francisco d'Anconia said:
Get clothes that fit and look good first and foremost, the brand is an afterthought.
I can't fully agree with that. Call it a personal stereotype or hang-up of mine, but when I see a dude wearing Wranglers, I think redneck. And "Lee" jeans look gay to me.

Its just one opinion, so don't get bent out of shape if one of you wears these.
 

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yea i agee with you on Wranger and get rednecks and Lee does sound funny to me. What does Levi's sound to you azanon? Doies it have any negative stereotype?
 

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azanon said:
I can't fully agree with that. Call it a personal stereotype or hang-up of mine, but when I see a dude wearing Wranglers, I think redneck. And "Lee" jeans look gay to me.

Its just one opinion, so don't get bent out of shape if one of you wears these.
The key is that clothing should fit and look good. Now have you seen anyone wearing Lee's or Wranglers which fit and looked good? Now those Sear's Toughskins with thick patches on the knees... Woooo-doggie!!!!!
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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Lee 101zs look good - James Dean wore them for fvcks sake!

I like a lot of the Levi's Capital E line, and of course the old LVCs and actual classic jeans. The 1947 501xx is a damn fine pair of dungarees.
 

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seanchai said:
Lee 101zs look good - James Dean wore them for fvcks sake!
Didn't that guy kill himself? What's a more AFC act than committing suicide?
 

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Francisco d'Anconia said:
The key is that clothing should fit and look good. Now have you seen anyone wearing Lee's or Wranglers which fit and looked good? Now those Sear's Toughskins with thick patches on the knees... Woooo-doggie!!!!!
Round' here :D , some like that redneck (cowboy) look. Probably some dudes here would take being called a cowboy a compliment. Not me though. Those jean brands matter and they carry stereotypes; like it or not.

But Levis? You just can't go wrong there. They're the benchmark jean.
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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azanon said:
Didn't that guy kill himself? What's a more AFC act than committing suicide?
No, he died in a car crash because he was driving too fast and reckless. What's more DJ than that? :confused: Euhrm.
 

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No, he died in a car crash because he was driving too fast and reckless. What's more DJ than that? :confused: Euhrm.
Yeah... being a potential Darwin Award winner is not many rungs above the ladder from suicide, if at all.
 

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azanon said:
Didn't that guy kill himself? What's a more AFC act than committing suicide?
Touché. Maybe he felt ostricized for thinking he looked good in Lee's.
 

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I think the man makes the clothes more than the clothes make the man. Some people look good wearing nearly anything because they bought the right size and trim. And anyone that's going to judge you negatively because you are wearing $40 Levi's instead of $300 Dolce & Gabana jeans is an idiot.
 

"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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