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.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
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.
Same here, when I first got into the game I took negging to heart. Now, I don't even know what it is, but its not neccessary.ElStud said:Really I don't neg girls anymore because it's just not me.
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.
Negging...bleh. I believe Killapetehog said it best "When a woman has fallen for you, all the tactics, methods, tricks and tips are unneeded. She is in the palm of your hands and all you need to do is to just be yourself. Once a woman loves you, you don’t have to act “cool” anymore. She’s yours."Masaka said:Neg in a playful way and make her qualify. (ASK HER IF THERE IS MORE TO HER THAN JUST HER LOOKS). You are displaying value here and also being different from most guys.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
If you have internal strength, and a strong sense of individuality. You would never fall into "Wuss" mode.Masaka said:You know what EVOLUTION i think you are right of course when you get a girl you can be yourself for sure, but you still have to be just a bit challenging remember we do not want to turn into a WUSS!!!! just because of love.
I'm starting to have my doubts. Not with the above statement, thats true, I've screwed up recently by playing and not taking action when the chick was already into em. However if a chick isn't interested in you are tactics methods and tricks going to work for you? I doubt it. Especially in high school. If you use tricks and methods to get a girl to like you, it's probably going to be fake, you can't just turn into an AFC after than, you need to be congruent. I dont like the preasumption that AFTER you use tricvks you can "just be yourself". Just being yourself is actually the best advice for getting women there is, the problem is that almost no one understands it properly.Negging...bleh. I believe Killapetehog said it best "When a woman has fallen for you, all the tactics, methods, tricks and tips are unneeded. She is in the palm of your hands and all you need to do is to just be yourself. Once a woman loves you, you don’t have to act “cool” anymore. She’s yours."
I agree that the term "neg" is all crap....I mean, it is just teasing, and it has such a negative connotation (haha....negging is negative :crackup: ) IMO, negging is pretty much the same as C&F.SinJester said:I'm starting to have my doubts. Not with the above statement, thats true, I've screwed up recently by playing and not taking action when the chick was already into em. However if a chick isn't interested in you are tactics methods and tricks going to work for you? I doubt it. Especially in high school. If you use tricks and methods to get a girl to like you, it's probably going to be fake, you can't just turn into an AFC after than, you need to be congruent. I dont like the preasumption that AFTER you use tricvks you can "just be yourself". Just being yourself is actually the best advice for getting women there is, the problem is that almost no one understands it properly.
I also don't like the term neg. You can use it right and you can use it wrong. Negging is basically just teasing, girls like being treated like little kids. It isn't something magic, it isn't an isnult, it isn't meant to be sneaky. Really the only way you are going to find out how it works for you is to try it.
Anyone heard the saying "treat the *****s like princesses and the princesses like *****s". That's gold if you use it properly. Treat the girls with a high opinion of themselves like they aren't good looking and the girls with low self-esteem like they are beatifull. That way you are doing the opposite of what every guy is doing, possibly creating attraction and making sure she will remember you. Using that logic only neg girls a lot if they get complements from guys all the time (probably most good looking girls that go out a bit).
Also don't underestimate the power of a sincere complement. It shouldnt be 'your hot', it should only be her looks if it's something specific and unique or something she worked on. The best complements are about her personality, how often does a guy do that?
Anyone agree with me?
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.