"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Need help with this...eye contact in a gym

gundecker

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I'm not new here...I used to post under Phonk Beta but I couldn't change my password under that account so I made a new one.

Anyway, I go to a Bally's Gym and everytime I go, I make eye contact with a lot of women there. Usually, I'll make a long one with each woman but then I'll make little small "one-second glances" with them.

What does all this eye contact mean? I don't smile at all when I make eye contact with these women. I only do if they smile first.

What can I do to make this eye contact turn into something else?

BTW, I have a very serious demeanor when I go into the gym, which is usually why I don't smile. I know some people go there to make friends but I go there to actually put in hardwork. I'm a aspiring powerlifter.
 

"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.

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There's this guy in this forum, really cool. I've gotten the HONOR of meeting him personally, he rocks, he's coolness in it's most greatest presentation.

He has this thread that has something like "meets all women at his gym in a week" in the title of the thread, search for it. If you still have some doubts about this, he'll surely read this thread and give you a hand.
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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gundecker said:
... I don't smile at all when I make eye contact with these women. I only do if they smile first...
How come? What are you afraid of? What's there to lose?
 

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SamePendo,

I read your thread about the gym thing. Now, what are women thinking when I make eye contact with them all the time but do not smile? How can I make myself more appealing or more approachable?
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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:cuss: WTF is wrong with smiling???!!!! :cuss:
 

"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.

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there are lots of homos that go to my gym. For one, there's nothing to smile about while I'm working out. And two, I don't want to come off as being one of the homos.
 

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I'll give it a try. What else can I do to make myself appear more approachable?
 
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