Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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NEW YORK - Sept. 2, It's on like donkey kong

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DJ's expected to be there:

Drum & Bass w friends
KingBeef
SuperAlbert
snbatman
lexdiamond w/ friends

Pre Game Special- 8:00pm, we gonna Pre Game and everbody gonna get the chance to chill and pal around until...

Game Time - 10:00pm, We hitting lounges known for their singles scene, dress to impress and be 21 or over.

Post game wrap up - 12:00am, in case things are going really well you can decide to chill longer and meet even more people and not be worried about it being to late cause NY don't shut down till 4.

- Aight !
 

"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.

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1st location - THE SKINNY

174 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 228-3668

Cross Street: Stanton Street
Directions: F, V at 2nd Ave

2nd location - Social

795 8th Ave
New York, NY 10019
(212) 459-0643

Cross Street: Between 48th Street and 49th Street
Directions: N, R, W at 49th St; 1 at 50th St


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Drum & Bass w friends
KingBeef
SuperAlbert
snbatman
lexdiamond w/ friends
BlackAccord
 
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Hey fellas, i'm back from being away the entire summer. Great meet that first time and I hope this one is just as good. Mark me down on the list. I saw a lot of people can't make this meet though, so I'll set something up with Drum&Bass in mid-late Septemberish.
 

"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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Hey is it at all possible for us to meet up the same place we did the first time; Penn Station. Its a familiar landmark and I dont think any one of us that showed up there had a hard time finding it.

Also, Bass, since your the one organizing this one, make sure you get everyones conatact info.
 

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true indeed, everybody who will be coming PM your info, Blackaccord I still got your number so i'll give you a call real soon.

If you all want to meet up at Penn Station thats cool. I think it was at the houlihans restaurant so 8:00 pm I'll be at the bar.

its about 2.6 miles from Penn Station to the Skinny.

and 1 mile from Penn Station to Social.
 
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I'm gonna try to make it to this crazy PUA festival with you guys this Saturday. Look for the asian dude macking all the chicks at the Bennigans bar :)
 

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woop little typo, that bar at Penn Station was HOULIHANS !!!! so don't get lost its

HOULIHAN'S
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KingBeef
SuperAlbert
snbatman
lexdiamond w/ friends
Camden (gonna try)
 
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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.

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i'm gonna be checking this thread at 6:00pm to see if anyone is jumping on at the last minute or for any news.

I got some contact info from a few so I'll assume some of you are gonna show and some won't, meet up at the houlihans located inside penn station.
 

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Sorry can't make it tonight guys.
 
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i hung out with superalbert who turned out to be a really cool kid ! we made plans to chill next saturday at Social and The Skinny in manhattan.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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It was great to meet you, Drum&Bass. I'm already excited to see what's going to happen THIS weekend! (Yo Drum, only thing that will hold me back is this possible temp job I may get this weekend... but then again that may be during the daytime only so it's A-ok)

Oh ya, just to let everyone else know I want to do something every weekend if possible. Anyone is welcome of course. I got Drum's number so if you guys wanna jump the bandwagon, just go ahead and shoot one of us a PM... just make sure that you guys are serious about going out and sticking to it.
 

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Drum&Bass said:
1st location - THE SKINNY

174 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 228-3668

Cross Street: Stanton Street
Directions: F, V at 2nd Ave

2nd location - Social

795 8th Ave
New York, NY 10019
(212) 459-0643

Cross Street: Between 48th Street and 49th Street
Directions: N, R, W at 49th St; 1 at 50th St


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Drum & Bass w friends
KingBeef
SuperAlbert
snbatman
lexdiamond w/ friends
BlackAccord
****, sorry for the no show, totally forgot about this event :(

I'll make sure to make the next one, promise.

How'd it turn out?
 

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me and superalbert just got into chyna club for free..everyone else had to pay 25 bucks and wait inline while this hot ass HB 15 promoter snatched us up and said you guys are in..boo yah !!
 
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