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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Once I know I got her... Loses Attraction

socalrunner

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this happens to me....except i get her and then act afc and then she doesnt want me anymore. anyone got some good links to stay DJ once the girl is very interested in you and even tells you that she likes you?
 

"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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Francisco d'Anconia

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socalrunner said:
this happens to me....except i get her and then act afc...
That only happens if you act like a DJ. It's not an act, it's a lifestyle. Become authentic and you won't have this problem.
 

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DarkLight said:
Anyone have this issue.
Whenever I dig a chick, I'll be doin my thing... then once it attracts her, and I know I got it, I lose interest.

I've let HB's go like this.
Some foolish sh!t in retrospect.

Anyways... any1 feel me on this?
Comments?

To quote a line from a Deep Purple Tune: "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase..."
 

speakeasy

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DarkLight said:
Anyone have this issue.
Whenever I dig a chick, I'll be doin my thing... then once it attracts her, and I know I got it, I lose interest.

I've let HB's go like this.
Some foolish sh!t in retrospect.

Anyways... any1 feel me on this?
Comments?
So you're a f*ck 'em and dump 'em kinda guy. Not a bad problem to have. Who says this is a problem though. If you're 40 years old, I'd say it's time to grow up and get serious. If you're 22, just enjoy laying different women for now.
 

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I think part of it is insecurity. The chase is so fun because we want what we can't have, but once a girl gets to like you, and you don't have a good self image you can think "I'm a big loser, and this girl likes me. So she's a loser. I'm not into her 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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You're pursuing romance and thrill instead of a real relationship. Romanticism glorifies the pursuit of the lover more than the company of the lover. Pook says romanticism is evil.

That, and like Francisco said, you have two contradictory goals. Straighten out your thoughts and make up your mind on what you really want.
 
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