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.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Keep EVERYTHING lighthearted, C&F until... well... always. Don't ever say you're a romantic nice guy who still believes in the long lost art of chivalry. My profile mainly just listed some of the things that I most love doing in life (guy stuff like motorcycling and mountainbiking) - basically give the impression that your life is full and that any girl is gonna have to compete hard for your time. And when I mean your life is full, work and study don't count - everyone has to do these things - it should be stuff you really enjoy and make time for, not excuses to get out of.miscombobulated2
I have been utterly unsuccessful in getting even a single reply on all the online dating sites I've tried. Can you guys post some transcripts of what you did to get an answer?
Contrary to popular belief, online chicks are not aliens. They actually are people too. Don't quote me on that though...i dont think i would get into a relationship with an online chick. the ones i meet are usually weird and i just try getting them into the sack. thats about all they're good for.
Yeah, I didn't get too many replies from my profile, but if you try to find something that relates to you in theirs- they will be likely to respond. Just try and make it clear ASAP that you are not some loser jerkoff...you're busy and you see this as a cool way to meet someone more like yourself.I have been utterly unsuccessful in getting even a single reply on all the online dating sites I've tried. Can you guys post some transcripts of what you did to get an answer?
Again, like the real world, the expectation is that the guy initiates things. I have had only 2 girls ever contact me first, and those were just "kisses" - a service whereby attention wh&*rs can fish for more responses to their profiles.matius
Yeah, I didn't get too many replies from my profile, but if you try to find something that relates to you in theirs- they will be likely to respond.
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.
In my experience, this has been true in almost every case. If they can't think of something to say online, they'll have little to bring to the party in the flesh. And I can almost guarantee that they'll be equally unimaginative between the sheets.Originally posted by Howie Farkes
4). More than half of the girls will not write much about themselves in their profile beyond "I like music, going out dancing, romantic dinners and the beach. I also like going to the movies and curling up on the couch to watch a video ". Don't bother emailing these girls. I actually managed to date a few who had profiles like this and they are very boring people. But I guess that all depends on what you're looking for.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
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.
Your recommended website seems to be down. I'll keep trying every 5 minutes for a week or until it comes back, whichever comes first. I bet there's lots of hot chicks at gooutinreallife.comOriginally posted by Dee-Zy
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Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.