penkitten
Master Don Juan
omg that was the funniest thing i ever readBible_Belt said:
"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.
Links to "amusing" Internet stuff.
- Thread starter Francisco d'Anconia
- Start date
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
New link since YouTube pulled the original. Make note of the part about discussing politics, it'll explain why political discussions are not allowed in this forum.Francisco d'Anconia said:
Red vs. Blue: Real Life vs. The Internet
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
oops
Kimberly A. Baker, 22, of Warrensburg, N.Y., went
to court to ask the judge to order the father of her 2-year-old
daughter to help support the girl. She identified the father as a 16-
year-old boy she knows. The judge did some quick math: Baker was 19
when she was impregnated by the 13-year-old, and Baker was arrested on charges of second-degree rape of a minor. She faces up to 7 years in prison.
Source: Glenn Falls Post Star as quoted in the www.thisistrue.com free newsletter
Kimberly A. Baker, 22, of Warrensburg, N.Y., went
to court to ask the judge to order the father of her 2-year-old
daughter to help support the girl. She identified the father as a 16-
year-old boy she knows. The judge did some quick math: Baker was 19
when she was impregnated by the 13-year-old, and Baker was arrested on charges of second-degree rape of a minor. She faces up to 7 years in prison.
Source: Glenn Falls Post Star as quoted in the www.thisistrue.com free newsletter
Scrumtulescence
Master Don Juan
Stupid people: what would we laugh at without them?Bible_Belt said:
"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.
Scrumtulescence
Master Don Juan
Girl sh*ts in a hot tub full of people.
http://www.break.com/index/embarrasing_hot_tub_accident.html
http://www.break.com/index/embarrasing_hot_tub_accident.html
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
I think we need a bit more levity around here. Did you guys know that The Count from Sesame Street was a master PUA? Yeah, really! He even made a video expounding about his greatness, check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXPnH0C9UA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AXPnH0C9UA
ThunderMaverick
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OW This hurts every time I see it!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jn39M3bdzrg&feature=related
"ANALINA!!"
"dah?"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jn39M3bdzrg&feature=related
"ANALINA!!"
"dah?"
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I love how he says "sloowly...slooowly". :crackup:Francisco d'Anconia said:
"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.