"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.

Read more...

Loss of life...

playa99

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jun 13, 2007
Messages
839
Reaction score
372
A close family friend passed away today. Late 40's. Cancer.

It serves as a brutal reminder to live in the now. Enjoy life whilst we can.

Ask that solid 9 over there to meet you for drinks tonight, you WILL regret it if you don't.

Demand to be heard, demand to be successful.

Refuse to look back and regret all the chances you missed, whether it be in a year or 50 years.

Life is too short to be down about 1 girl or 1 situation in life. You are here to improve, if you are doing something that isn't working, change it. There is no cannots, just an unwillingness to change or see the truth.

Want an LTR? Good for you.

Want to fvck slvts? Good for you.

Every day has 1440 minutes, get using them!
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

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.

Read more...

KingBeef

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 11, 2001
Messages
803
Reaction score
116
Location
Queens, New York
Im sorry for your loss. Those are true words. Its a shame that it sometimes takes the death of a close one to make us remind how important life is and to make the best of it while we're still here.
 

Julian

Banned
Joined
Jul 30, 2003
Messages
4,754
Reaction score
1,216
Real talk broski. The thing is, these words will fall on deaf ears and sound as a cliche' to those who have not experienced real loss yet in life.

I for one would just read this post as another small reminder, but it would not impact me that much. However, getting news that my grandmother is in a coma the other day really fked me up in a way. Knowing that she may not wake up and having not been able to see her the last 10 years and get to know her in my adult life and reconnect will now forever be a life long regret. Thats life son. Also my best friends dad suffering a stroke and now kidney failure at the exact same time. It's not a joke. But you wont actually know how this feels until you go through it.

The last couple days since i heard the unfortunate news ive been living to the fullest, and reading this post now really does impact me in a real way. No sense in wasting time fellas. Cherish those you love and dont put this off that you want to do now.
 

playa99

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jun 13, 2007
Messages
839
Reaction score
372
Real talk broski. The thing is, these words will fall on deaf ears and sound as a cliche' to those who have not experienced real loss yet in life.

I for one would just read this post as another small reminder, but it would not impact me that much. However, getting news that my grandmother is in a coma the other day really fked me up in a way. Knowing that she may not wake up and having not been able to see her the last 10 years and get to know her in my adult life and reconnect will now forever be a life long regret. Thats life son. Also my best friends dad suffering a stroke and now kidney failure at the exact same time. It's not a joke. But you wont actually know how this feels until you go through it.

The last couple days since i heard the unfortunate news ive been living to the fullest, and reading this post now really does impact me in a real way. No sense in wasting time fellas. Cherish those you love and dont put this off that you want to do now.

Sorry to hear that man, really am. It really does hit home. Said person was a great influence on my life growing up in a positive way.

Life can be summed up in 3 words... It goes on.

You can make the most of this or you can let the world swallow you up.
 

guru1000

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 20, 2007
Messages
5,299
Reaction score
4,338
Yup. Your days are limited. So why be afraid of the what ifs? Be vigilant, do your best, but embrace the what ifs.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

Read more...

BeExcellent

Master Don Juan
Joined
Dec 16, 2015
Messages
5,422
Reaction score
7,955
Age
57
Sorry for your loss @playa99

Nothing is guaranteed in life; none of us are getting out alive. It is both a sobering & liberating truth.
 
Top