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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Peacocking in School

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Okay guys, the new semester is starting and I thought I'd try my hand a peacocking at school.

Here is what I am planning on doing.

I bought a LED scroller that I have affixed to my backpack. Here is the link for the scroller:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/768c/

Here is how I affixed it:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/thegregthe/a1b26ca6.jpg


This scroller, while appearing small, has very good visibility. It is clearly readable from about 40-50 feet if not more.

What I'm struggling now is what messages to write with it.

So far the two choices are "Made You Look" and "Stop Staring"

What you guys think? Any suggestions?
 

"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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I think I will go with "made you look" the first day and then just switch every now and then to something else.

Any suggestions? comments?
 
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If you wear it every day you'll be known as 'that guy with the LED thing'. It won't really attract attention anymore.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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"supercalafragalisticexpiallidoscious"
 
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Im a tw-at

:crackup: :crackup:

Jus messin. In the UK people would find you nerdy.
 
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Originally posted by wolfie
If you wear it every day you'll be known as 'that guy with the LED thing'. It won't really attract attention anymore.
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Yes but he can wear it on occasion, definately not everyday.

"SUCKE SUCKE 5 DOLLA!"
 
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Does peacocking even work in everyday lives aside from clubs and bars? I talked my friend into trying peacocking for couple of nights and I think we've never been more ignored, lol.

First time we went to a mall and girls intentionally averted their eyes from us, we could really tell. Got lots of weird looks too. Then other night we went to a bar/billiards place. We had to flag down our own waitress cuz nobody would serve us! No one has made comments on our ridiculous styles.

I think this town has enough of its own freaks (many art/music schools here).
 
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Nah mate this isn't peacocking.
 

"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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"Your ad here"
 
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How about "This looks really stupid"?

Kinda like the posers in the T-Mobile commercials.
 
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Life-Trainee, if folks are averting their eyes, you're doing it wrong. It's about standing out from the crowd for all of the RIGHT reasons, not just about standing out. I'm guessing that you probably felt silly at the time.....
 
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