"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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Nervous DURING the approach?

ElStud

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So say your in the approach already and you start getting nervous DURING the approach. Like today just a few minutes ago even, I was talking to this Kaara girl and I had no problem starting the chat or even getting interest from her, but dude I was hella nervous. This is uncommon for me, because usually I'm not nervous during the approach or I'm just nervous before the approach. Advice is appreciated.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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ElStud

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Come on guys, I really need advice on this situation.
 

HandyAndy

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I dont think there is really any advice on how not be nervous DURING the interaction, think of her being bald? I heard that works lol
 

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If it's happening, I can think of a few possible explanations:

1) You were tired.
2) She was not doing a good job of making you comfortable; for example, she may have been very untalkative, which put the entire strain of making conversation on you.
3) You had oneitis for her.
4) You tried too hard beforehand to think up something interesting to say.


If you're doing a good job of living in the moment, not thinking ahead for clever thinks to say, not trying to impress her, and not yearning desperately for some smooth way to #-close, then she probably just wasn't doing a good job of making you comfortable. Some girls just make guys nervous, and it's usually because they have poor conversation skills. The upside is that every other guy will have the same problem with her, so if you really want her for whatever reason, you will not be at a disadvantage.
 

MikeYikes122

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^^^ Obsidian makes a lot of good points. I've always noticed if I'm tired as hell I suck at cold approaching. I also need to be in a good mood/have a clear head.

Are you nervous when you're talking to the chick? If so, don't force anything. If the she isn't being talkative with you, just politely move along. It's not a big deal.
 

"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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