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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"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.
Sexy_Malibu
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I'm so glad that this thread will be able to reach those who REALLY NEED IT.
Thank you Wyldfire for making my dream, a reality.
WesCottII
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Giovanni Casanova
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Immature, Hypocritical, Insulting, Offensive, Egotistical Nazi Moderator
You forgot boring.
check_mate_kid_uk
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dam right eternal, i hate people who like to joke about others but can not take a joke aobut themselves.Originally posted by Eternal
Dude, he is ALWAYS 1337!
Oh wait, you area talking about AFK.
*This thread has officially been hijacked by people who can take jokes and don't flip out at one little comment by someone. Please take notes people. We also assure you that everyone that proper protection was used in the sexual acts in the airplane restroom. You can go back to your original reading and whackingness at our screwing.*
WesCottII
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"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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How could I have been so negligent? I guess I just figured it was wrapped up in "unfunny", but the oversight has been corrected now. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and vigilance, WesCott. You know I wouldn't be able to do this without you.
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gio cracks me up!
WesCottII
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-Dogmatic
-Small minded
-maggot ****
I can keep 'em coming.
WesCottII
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Yep......i found the problem eternal. Sorry to tell you, you have a check_mate_kid_uk up your arse.
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Hmm... I like "small-minded". I think I'll use that one too.
"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.
WesCottII
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Possibly because you don't understand the phrase Dogmatic?
Here, Let me help.
Dogmatic:
Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
Sexy_Malibu
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Giovanni Casanova
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No, I know what dogmatic means, but I think it's sufficiently covered by "hypocritical" "egotistical", and "small minded."
Feel free to keep it coming though. As a moderator I value your feedback very, very, very much.
penkitten
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thats right, cause we are the bestest!!
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
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All the jerks get all the girls!!
A "real DJ" is mature. He's not defensive, can take constructive criticism like a man instead of like a boy. He is confident but he doesn't come across as being egotistical...he doesn't NEED to. He doesn't need to make himself look like a better person by insulting and demeaning others.
You, Eternal, are not a "real DJ", not by a long shot.
*editted name...got Eternal's name mixed up with someone from another forum I post on.
yay chicks defining what a Don Juan is.Originally posted by Wyldfire
A "real DJ" is mature. He's not defensive, can take constructive criticism like a man instead of like a boy. He is confident but he doesn't come across as being egotistical...he doesn't NEED to. He doesn't need to make himself look like a better person by insulting and demeaning others.
You, Elemental, are not a "real DJ", not by a long shot.
Whats next for this site I wonder...
"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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