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.
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.
I don't see how that advances you in her eyes.Originally posted by NYC Dude
Find something about her that you joked to her about (like an inside joke or something). I, for instance, call my GF a "Fat old hag." No joke.
She wants you to call her a nick name so you go on an internet board in search of one?Originally posted by tpntch
my girl is really buggin me about calling her one of those corny nicknames... Can someone help me out?
Anything besides baby or honey is fine with me
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.
:crackup: :crackup:Originally posted by Jerky Boi
Me and my old girlfriend just kinda came up with ours together. I called her buttercup and she called me her Honey Bunny. Kinda nice haha, I liked it.
ewwwwwOriginally posted by Jerky Boi
I called her buttercup and she called me her Honey Bunny.
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.
Yeah, that's good to do if you want to come off as being gay.Originally posted by Mr. Debonaire
ps one that i like to do is use the male version of their name
example
erin -> ernie
jenny -> johnny
ashley -> ashton
etc,etc,etc
hahaha ya, i guess it does sound badOriginally posted by MetalFortress
Yeah, that's good to do if you want to come off as being gay.Absolutely horrid.
Nicknames based off of inside jokes or conversations are best.