"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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New Logo?

Deep Dish

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For Allen's consideration...

http://ucf.edu/~co262176/dj/logo.gif

The logo dimensions are the same, making replacement easy, and I included the white curve. It's GIF rather than JPG.

I'm a professional graphic artist, who's getting into freelance work. I can do a complete overhaul of the main website, for much less than other, equally talented artists. I have an interactive portfolio available upon request, done in Macromedia Flash. If you're interested, Allen, either privately message or e-mail me.
 

"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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I've already contacted Allen about using my graphic design firm's resources to design and develop a professional and appropriate identity for SoSuave.com and the Don Juan Discussion Forum.

Of course, if you are determined to design a logo that is better than the one you just showed us, then I'll step down because I don't want to be involved in a competition to design a logo for free.

I'm President and Creative Director of a local San Diego graphic design firm. We recently acquired a new client: DRS Technologies, Inc., a multi-billion dollar military equipment developer.
 

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Originally posted by Demon
I've already contacted Allen about using my graphic design firm's resources to design and develop a professional and appropriate identity for SoSuave.com and the Don Juan Discussion Forum.

Of course, if you are determined to design a logo that is better than the one you just showed us, then I'll step down because I don't want to be involved in a competition to design a logo for free.
It's not important enough to me to warrant getting competitive, either.
 

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I like the logo, deep dish. I think most DJs on this site would agree that the logo needs to be changed.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Thanks for designing the logo. But where's the genie? Can't very well have a logo without a genie.
 

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Allen's on a roll today.
 

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wowee a web design thread!

I'm an "ethical" web designer. My rates can be bigger than the T Rex, or non existent.

Generally, when I design for companies, I charge big time depending on the size of the company. Note, however, that my price is still lower than competitors, yet I get more "pay", because I am only one man whereas every other company has multitudes.

And I'm fast. Very fast.

There's a phrase I coined which I like very much:

The more people that work on a website, the longer it takes to finish
But when my church wants a professional website, or when I'm interesting in giving back to a community that has given me much, (such as sosuave...) I don't charge for my work. Not a penny.

I've also been known to make subsites for Microsoft in exchange for free access to a bar :D
 
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Good Logo Deep Dish

Dude,
I just wanted to chime in to say that I like your logo. By the way, why did you change your name from Inspector Clouseau?
 

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SoSuave.com:
Where's the genie? Can't very well have a logo without a genie.
I hated the genie. However, this is not my website; so, I have created a modified version with the genie:

Right here.
Cesare Cardinali:
By the way, why did you change your name from Inspector Clouseau?
Simply put, I just didn't feel that it was representative of who I am anymore.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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