LovelyLady
Senior Don Juan
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2007
- Messages
- 437
- Reaction score
- 41
bump
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.
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.
I think what he was going for here is more the mindset rather than a specific list of instructions, because honestly, the path to this higher "enlightenment" he speaks of will usually be unique for each person. No two men reach the same peak of maturity following the same path, we all discover and grow differently.Lifeforce said:Am I the only one who doesnt get this post? Somehow it seems like a mix of 48 laws of power and a manowar song lyric. There are alot of words, alot of adjectives that sound good but it doesnt really give anything substantial. It may be your version of what a perfect masculine man is but there is nothing on how you achieve this.
Think of Interceptor as the tough military general who is giving a speech to his soldiers before they leave for the fight of their lifetime. He is that little voice that has been suppressed by fear, shame, and guilt that we brought upon ourselves throughout our lifetime by either not having a proper role model during childhood/adolescence or by following somebody else's advice on how to live our own lives. Wow, that was a long run-on sentence! I'm starting to type like Kontroller!!Lifeforce said:Am I the only one who doesnt get this post? Somehow it seems like a mix of 48 laws of power and a manowar song lyric. There are alot of words, alot of adjectives that sound good but it doesnt really give anything substantial. It may be your version of what a perfect masculine man is but there is nothing on how you achieve this.
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.
Jon55 said:I think what he was going for here is more the mindset rather than a specific list of instructions, because honestly, the path to this higher "enlightenment" he speaks of will usually be unique for each person. No two men reach the same peak of maturity following the same path, we all discover and grow differently.
Think of it as if we were all ships, lost in an upset sea in a dense fog, and his words are a glowing beacon of light to shore.
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.
Its really great you have changed your life and that the advice you got here has been beneficial for you. I may come across as an arrogant hardass and that's not my intention. Interceptor might be a keyboard jockey who's stolen some passages from some self help books or he's the real deal. I dont know.reset said:post...
Yes it's all about the mindset!Jon55 said:I think what he was going for here is more the mindset rather than a specific list of instructions, because honestly, the path to this higher "enlightenment" he speaks of will usually be unique for each person. No two men reach the same peak of maturity following the same path, we all discover and grow differently.
Think of it as if we were all ships, lost in an upset sea in a dense fog, and his words are a glowing beacon of light to shore.
Not to be rude but I think you've missed the entire point of everything I've written. Its all about natural game, but Im not in agreement with interceptor on how to achieve this.slaog said:Yes it's all about the mindset!
Lifeforce do you want a load of canned material and lines and instructions on how to behave in 1000's of different scenarios or do you want to develop a mindset that makes everything natural?
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
As long as it works for you and you're honest about it its all good and well. Good luck with the improvements in your life.reset said:What's the phrase about the unexamined life not worth living?
The point is that you consciously choose the values, opinions, and passions you have and to integrate them into your life to the point that they are natural, and just happen. Those are the results I've been seeing in my own life. I do things instinctually now that I had to really struggle with earlier. And a lot of that has come from the ideas and insight Interceptor's provided.
Sorry I've just read you posts again. You're focusing on results alone... you can attract women but having a nice body alone won't keep them!Lifeforce said:Not to be rude but I think you've missed the entire point of everything I've written. Its all about natural game, but Im not in agreement with interceptor on how to achieve this.
I wanted to address this. Since it appears you have a very strong emphasis on physical appearance being the main attraction factor for women.Society has changed. Appearance is something very important
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.