"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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Out of comfort zone

oakraiderz2

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So i just moved to go to school and im living in the dorms. I know a few people that live up here so that should make things a little less stressful. Ive been up here since thursday and i feel like ive havent been in control or thinking right since ive got here out of nervousness. I constantly worry about other peoples opinions and whether or not what im doing is considered right, i hesitate with practically everything, and even when i workout i have a sense of anxiety, not to mention dont feel how i used to after i would get done lifting. Ive had some good chances to talk to girls but didnt because bullsh*t excuses. Just about all the time i dont feel like myself at all. When im nervous im not fully aware of what im doing. Sometimes ill eat by myself cause no ones hungry and i feel kinda like a loser. I suppose i could sit with random girls and meet them, but thats kinda hard when you have the shakes already. When i was in elementry school i remember eating by myself and not having many friends, it was almost the same until my junior year in hs. I really dont feel any emotions except fear. When i was driving up here i wasnt the least bit excited or nervous in a good way, nothing at all. I hesitate and let my mind run the show, im just along for the ride. I understand stepping out of your comfort zone is a good thing, but i feel completely vunerable. I need a way to get control and relax...i need something.
 

"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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Lion

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Hobby?

Do you practice anything? Learn to play an instrument or take up a sport which there is a club for! Get involved outside of dorm too. :cheer: (Maybe cheerleading, at my college they were low on guys for the heavy lifts :D )
 

baltyre

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Make an effort to meet the other guys in your dorm. Leave your door open, and when people stop by make some conversation. Ask one of your dorm mates to go to dinner / lunch. Play basketball / wiffleball or whatever with them. This way you will have to people to go out with, and maybe go to a party with. People were very friendly freshmen year in college, just be friendly and don't brag or try tell people how good you are. You will make a friend or two, then build from there.
 

Mjazz

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Think about it this way, you have a fresh start at life. You are who you want to be, be happy your starting all over again.
 
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