Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
What's up with this fool? They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Looks like that's what's gonna happen. Is he the next Mike Tyson?
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.
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.
not quiteA-Unit said:He was a problem before he entered the NFL.
I knew of all players he wouldn't, and can't, change. His actions are the worst of any players. Worse than TO. Worse than MOSS. Drunk driving? Yes, you could kill someone, but it isn't close to what PacMan has done and what is coming. Even Tank Johnson isn't quite as close. With his offenses, he's on par with former RB from Denver (Maurice....something, former Ohio State).
I hope he doesn't come back. The nfl doesn't need.
Moreover, giving 21-22 years BIG money for college performance?
COME ON!!! For the top picks it's not even a level playing field!
Calvin Johnson is so far above all other WRs and CB's, that his performance was destined. Does that mean the fans/owners have to cough up dough for an unproven performance?
STOP GIVING ROOKIES BIG CONTRACTS.
Pay them moderately, then let them escalate as performance dictates.
Er, Ryan Leaf? W-T-F
Charles Rogers?
Mike Williams?
30 million? Please. Perform, THEN get paid.
I couldn't believe it when Bush was harping that he was SUPPOSED to be pick 1, and wanted the same money as Mario Williams, ALTHOUGH he didn't get picked #1. I have sympathy for RBs, b/c they have to get their dough early and fast, but most other players have longer time lines, especially for adapting to the nfl, which they may never do. Being as nasty as LT, SA, LJ, etc isn't as likely, but due to turnover of RB, they get a shot immediately, and more play time if they can catch and block well.
A-Unit
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.