"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.

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Masculine Role Models in Films

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Yes, there are threads like these here already. So what. This is mine. I am on a masculine role model in the movies kick. I made this list for another user in a PM but figured I'd share it here as well.

These are the movies that come to mind that have had an influence on me in the last couple years. Add to it.

3:10 to Yuma. A man's movie, about being a man. Watch this ASAP.

American Psycho--Don't become a serial killer but notice the way the dude handles women (minus the killing part).

Tao of Steve--about the pardadox of the less you care and try, the more women want you. Ignore the ending.

Straw Dogs--Dustin Hoffman starts as a complete Pvssy and turns into a MAN. Powerful older film.

Training Day--Denzel is a bad person but all ALPHA.
Ethan Hawke moves from AFC to ALPHA courtesy Denzel.

The Kid Stays in the Picture-- a fun documentary about Robert Evans, a big movie producer from the 60s and 70s. Balls of steel. This is real life, and a real man.

300--men being men and this is awesome.

Gladiator--see above.

Batman Begins--turning fear into a powerful motivator.

Unbreakable--Bruce Willis has no sense of self then discovers he has a mission and becomes a man in the process.

Thomas Crown Affair (Pierce Bronsan version)--smooth, a man living his life on his own terms and a hard as nails woman melting because of it.

Peaceful Warrior--Nick Nolte is a great spiritual and masculine figure.
 

"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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Dare you neglect Glengarry Glen Ross? Alec Baldwin's Blake character is uber man!

What about Toshiro Mifune and Charles Bronson in Red Sun?

Sterling Hayden's Johnny Clay in Kubricks The Killing?

Fishburne's Morpheus in The Matrix (and also badass Collin Chou as Seraph. Perhaps a better example anyway?)

I like that you threw in Straw Dogs. Peckinpah at his best.
 

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The ultimate man's movie is High Plains Drifter with Clint Eastwood.

I also love the movie Shaft with Samuel L Jackson.

Last man standing with Bruce Willis is also a classic...
 

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Yeah Shaft, that almost made the list. He's just a bad motherfvcker.

My Dad suggested some Clint Eastwood movies, I'll look into that one.
 

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Yeah Shaft, that almost made the list. He's just a bad motherfvcker.

My Dad suggested some Clint Eastwood movies, I'll look into that one.
Definitely. It's my favorite movie...
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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KarmaSutra said:
Dare you neglect Glengarry Glen Ross? Alec Baldwin's Blake character is uber man!
ABC! Wow, yeah, I must have neglected that one only because I've seen it so many times. Yeah, that's way up there.

David Mamet writes great shyt.

A movie I saw recently was "Edmond", with William H. Macy, another Mamet work. There's a story about a guy who one day goes from AFC to something really messed up, but it's sure about breaking away from the matrix. I'll have to check out the others you suggested.
 

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I'm a big Samuel L. guy but man, you guys need to see the original Shaft with Richard Roundtree. THAT is one bad mutherfvcker.

Speaking of Sam Jackson, what about Jules Winfield or Mace Windu?
 

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ABC! Wow, yeah, I must have neglected that one only because I've seen it so many times. Yeah, that's way up there.

David Mamet writes great shyt.

A movie I saw recently was "Edmond", with William H. Macy, another Mamet work. There's a story about a guy who one day goes from AFC to something really messed up, but it's sure about breaking away from the matrix. I'll have to check out the others you suggested.
Bill Macy and Mamet are very very close. Check out Heist with Gene Hackman. Great flick and the chick in it is smoking hot!

Edmond didn't make my c0ckles stand up but it was still cool. Oleanna was good but distracting because of the chick acting in it.
 

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Heist is good as well, it's in my collection, along with both Shafts. (haven't seen shaft in africa).

Mace Windu... I grew up worshiping George Lucas and man, enough time has elapsed that I can say the prequels weren't the originals. Sam Jackson has so much personality, but it was totally restricted in those films. So I'll raise you Black Snake Moan.

Speaking of, at this time I'd like to add "Hustle and Flow" to the list. A guy getting a little older who thinks he has no future, then discovers his passion and runs with it.
 

"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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Got High Plains Drifter, will watch it later today.
 

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ChrizZ said:
The ultimate man's movie is High Plains Drifter with Clint Eastwood.

I also love the movie Shaft with Samuel L Jackson.

Last man standing with Bruce Willis is also a classic...
Yes to all.

I love the whole lone gunman motif as well. It was mastered in the western but there are still modern revivals that portray the ulitmate tough guy. Not only are they well equiped and skilled to beat out their rivals, but they understand their limits. When things don't go their way they never stop thinking and over come. It's what we know as "classic cool."

Fistful of Dollars is my favorite movie of all time.
 

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What about Brad Pitt in Fight Club?

3:10 To Yuma....yes! Great movie. Christian Bale is the man's man. I mean, come on. The guy still escorted a crazy killer with only a shotgun even though the deadliest gang was outside waiting for him. I mean, talk about balls of steel.

Watch Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed, Gangs of New York, and The Aviator.

Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson in Pulp Fiction.

Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan.

Eric Bana in Troy and Munich.
 

"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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Gattaca

Its the ultimate DJ movie.

There is nothing more DJ than standing up and becoming more than society says you can be or wants to allow you to be and that is the underlying message of this movie.

Ethan Hawk and Jude Law's characters in the movie aren't overly masculine but both characters do for the most part feature intense focus, sacrifice, heart and determination which is all part of being a man.
 

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I like Gattaca, I haven't seen it since I've been on the boards. I should re-watch it in this new context.
 

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John Rambo.

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Oh, yeah... 300 was a really bad movie with no point made by rich fat cats in order to sell tickets. Go watch "The Warriors" instead. Pay close attention to the relationship between Swan and Mercy. Cool ****ing movie.

Also, "Peaceful Warrior" was directed by a convicted child rapist-- Victor Salva. I'll pass on watching one of his movies, thank you! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Salva
 
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Sorry, but some of yours are really dumb and over-the-top. Remember these are just movies, a lot of these characters would be ridiculous in real life.

Best movie character is Harmonica from Once Upon a Time in the West.
"I'm not a business man. I'm just a man."
"A dying breed."

Roddy Piper in They Live

lead character in The Warriors, the one who stayed asexual throughout. If you pay attention, you'll notice the demise of every other character came as a result of treacherous women.

Arnold Schwarzenneger in Predator

DeNiro in Heat

lead character in Hustle and Flow

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But this is all abstract, the greatest real man is Glencoffe Johnson, full-time construction worker and part-time World Champion. "I don't claim to be the best, but I'll fight anybody who does." THATS A BAD MUTHA****A.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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