Never stop
"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Never another woman for you
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"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.
Travel memoir21
Master Don Juan
If you want to play pick up...just lift light and cut, do more sprints and cardio.
The reason I say never stop is because muscular atrophy is the major cause of injury in those of retirement age. Bones lose density and the frame has no elasticity or shock absorption. The longer you can hold that at bay the better the quality of life.
my Dad is 76 a former Olympic coach. Never stopped lifting. He swims, jogs, climbs mountains. Plays ice curling.We did a 21 mile hike in February in the snow.
make adjustments to your training protocol. Hell just switch to calesthenics.. but don’t stop.
that’s my advice anyway. Also they say that as a man’s testosterone drops the balls he plays with get smaller. You will be flicking marbles next.
Travel memoir21
Master Don Juan
I would live in a beach town in Thailand or maybe Florida.
Focus more on my Christian faith, volunteer and help people on my spare time.
I would make a ton of of platonic friends to hang out with.
Work more on my hobbies, hone my guitar skills and maybe play a couple of gigs.
Career wise, finally finish my bachelors degree and maybe get a part time job I enjoy while at it.
Oh yeah, continue working out, lifting weights, calisthenics etc.
Focus more on my Christian faith, volunteer and help people on my spare time.
I would make a ton of of platonic friends to hang out with.
Work more on my hobbies, hone my guitar skills and maybe play a couple of gigs.
Career wise, finally finish my bachelors degree and maybe get a part time job I enjoy while at it.
Oh yeah, continue working out, lifting weights, calisthenics etc.
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Master Don Juan
Hi Rocky2,
"Become a hermit in the mountains. Dogs, horses and mules for company. Build a cabin with hand tools, and explore."....Been there done that at 35 years old,a little cabin 7 miles from nearest neighbour....Kerosene fridge,postie dropped off bread and any light groceries at post box 2 miles away mostly lived on Rabbits...It soon palls,after a fortnight you are glad to get back to Babylon.
"Become a hermit in the mountains. Dogs, horses and mules for company. Build a cabin with hand tools, and explore."....Been there done that at 35 years old,a little cabin 7 miles from nearest neighbour....Kerosene fridge,postie dropped off bread and any light groceries at post box 2 miles away mostly lived on Rabbits...It soon palls,after a fortnight you are glad to get back to Babylon.
"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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