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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Persistence vs Nexting

raidou

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this has really been hurting my game lately guys, drawing the line for when nexting is warranted and when i should keep pressing. I mean, nobody has time for low interests chicks!

This is kinda vague, but where do you all draw the line?
 

"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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emelec

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i dont next girls i usually just keep them in the backburner while i pursue other girls. and maybe go back to the low interest girls after a long while and try to seduce them again.
 

Obsidian

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after one flake or two unreturned calls, typically
 

raidou

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wtf, i am sick and tired of getting flake by girls who often seem obviously interested. my last three date attempts were all flakes. i fear i may just be taking these things too seriously though. anyone with any advice?
 

Snow Plowman

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Start running solid sets and stop fiending to get #s. Some things that will help though.

1. Qualification is a MUST to lower flaking
2. Push the set as far as it can go, go on a instadate (Why hangout later when you can hangout now?)
3. If you must, then go for the #

Stop crying over flakes, if it happens it happens, next time do solid game.

As for nexting and persisting, I tend to love testing stuff out because this is fun, so I tend to never really next a chick. I see how far it can go, until she runs away.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

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.

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