"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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Penkitten and I Are Getting Married

Gio and Penkitten Are Getting Married!

  • Dude, that rocks.

    Votes: 31 36.9%
  • That's so effing awesome.

    Votes: 21 25.0%
  • Penkitten, you are one lucky chick.

    Votes: 26 31.0%
  • Gio, you are one lucky dude.

    Votes: 6 7.1%

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Giovanni Casanova

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She is nice and sweet and I am an mean motherf*cking assh*le and so we figured that if we combined our superpowers into one combined partnership, we would be unstoppable and could take over the universe.

So when the ball is dropping in Times Square this year, chug down a bottle of champagne in honor of me and mrs. penkitten casanova.
 

"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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Originally posted by diablo
Will there be a home video of the wedding night forthcoming?
video of wedding
private video of wedding nite hahahahaha
 

Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by diablo
Will there be a home video of the wedding night forthcoming?
On sale in the gift shop for $24.95. Proceeds go to us.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Re: Like they say when you join the Marines...

Originally posted by earthshyne
"You'll be sorrrrryyyyyyy!!"
That means a lot to me, coming from you.

Who are you again?
 

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serious?

or is this one of those cyber-forum-things you guys do?

*slaunters off to bed*
 

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That is great!!!

When two great people find each other like you two have, I thank God for this.

I really wish you the best. I am quite fond of both of you and think you are making a great choice.

Damn I'm excited for you both!
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by Centaurion
serious?

or is this one of those cyber-forum-things you guys do?
The cyber forum things we do is serious too.
 

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
The cyber forum things we do is serious too.
haha they thought we were just being flirty the whole time :)
 

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Originally posted by penkitten
haha they thought we were just being flirty the whole time :)
So they didn't know that you were REALLY hiding in my linen closet?
 

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Dude, I'm like, still invited, right?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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Originally posted by TheVirtualMind
Dude, I'm like, still invited, right?
You pretty much have to come.
 

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Wow!!!! That is SO awesome. I'm so very happy for you both and I wish you a lifetime of happiness together!!!!!!!
Seabreeze:D
 

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look at all the good responses we are getting !
thank you so much.

i am all excited to get on the honeymoon !
 

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Originally posted by penkitten
i am all excited to get on the honeymoon !
Ditto!
 

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I realise that this is the anything else board..

but Giovanni, i wouldn't have expected this type of thread from a mod..

...unless u are actually getting married? in which case, i'm sorry for assuming that this is some "internet marrige" which will last a few hours at best.

surely you could have made a thread like...

"who is a better DJ?

Mitch (david hasslehoff - baywatch)
or
Doogie (sean patrick harris - doogie howser M.D.)

or

"MAN I WAS SO DRUNK LAST NIGHT THAT I ATTACKED THIS GUY AND HE HIT ME SO I HIT HIM HARDER THEN HIS GIRLFRIEND GAVE ME **** SO I HIT HER AND WHEN THE BOUNCER CAME AND ATTACKED ME FROM BEHIND I HAD TO GRAPPLE HIM ON THE GROUND BUT OF COURSE I WON AND THEN HIS GIRLFREIND WHO I HIT WANTED ME BECAUSE SHE COULD SEE I WAS THE ALPHA MALE AND SO I ****ED HER BUT THEN I HIT HER AGAIN FOR BEING SO STUPID"
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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