"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...

Neg-hits

ArcBound

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 15, 2009
Messages
1,525
Reaction score
114
Location
U.S. East
are magical... I did my first one unknowingly: there was a girl sitting next to me in class and there were pieces of paper in her hair. So naturally I don't like staring at that **** so I tell her "Hey you got something in your hair..." She becomes embarrassed and then suddenly started talking more. I shifted the conversation to something else and eventually got her number. I think I was discredited the neg-hit because it seemed too player-ish for me but after using it I find that its effect is insane. It is almost like the girl drops her passive aggressive *****iness and warms up to you. I guess I can use this opener on random people in my college classes even if they don't have something in their hair :yes:
 

"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...

Top