"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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what are guys thoughts on this show, more importantly the characters, esp Don Draper?
he has his demons, seems pretty cool otherwise, alpha, tall dark, typical for TV stereotyping.
his mannerisms ooze the traits preached on here. of course the set is in the 60's, smoking, drinking, womanising are all on open display.
can we get away with such behaviour now?
its more difficult but I believe men can if they are a little more circumspect, aware of surroundings and more cute.
love the show though
 

"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.

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I enjoy the show. You're right, he does seem to be a DJ. Showing dominance over the comedians wife by grabbing her hair and shoving his hand down her panties was just classic. He definitely has his miss-steps - operating at a high level gives him very little leeway when he shows weakness, for example with the jewish clothing boutique owner. Wanted to run away with her but she saw through it and realizes he's a man that runs from his problems like a coward. That was the end with her!

Good show, looking forward to the next season
 
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We all have to admit that Jon Hamm is a handsome guy. Originally, the character was written such that he wasn't supposed to be handsome -- he was supposed to be somewhat sloppy and devious-looking...but the director thought Hamm was the perfect for the role and so they rewrote the character to make him handsome.

I think Draper's behaviors are successful with women (and in his career) in the context of the 60's. In today's ultra PC, ultra polite society his behaviors would get him in serious trouble, regardless of how good looking he is.

If we want to emulate Draper the best way to do it would be to emulate his mindset which is that of a shameless salesman: hide/downplay the negative while simulaneously upplay the positive. Everything he does in his life has some sort of a sales pitch involved and he's successful because he's mastered the art of closing the deal.
 
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Good show , It is the only show that I dont have to watch pvssy men trying to please women
 
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Because this site needs another discussion about how certain fictional characters seem to attract other fictional characters based upon various fictional attributes of their fictional personas.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Zarky said:
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I think somebody is on their period
 
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Zarky said:
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aww.. this site doesn't deserve these discussions right Zarky?

Sshhhh woman , men are talking.
 
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