logicallefty
Moderator
After discussion in another thread, I decided to fire off this survey to see where we are:
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
See.... even women come to SS because of a BPD.....amazing.I answered the survey that Yes I'm a chick...but that isn't what brought me here.
What brought me here was searching about BPD because approximately a year after my divorce I dated a man LDR for 18 months whose ex wife was diagnosed with BPD...and the things she put him and their children through were horrific...so I stumbled in here because I found a BPD thread in an effort to learn more about the condition and about his situation and how that related to his life as I offered him emotional and moral support in a rough time.
I stayed because I like the DJ and MM community here at SS, you guys are cool...and to offer a female perspective where I think it might be useful or informative. I also like the Wealth & Success forum and like to both read and contribute there to learn and also to benefit others by what I have learned through experience.
I get that SS is a proactive male space and I respect that. I wish more of the general male population knew the maxims taught here as I think the philosophy here has value to society in general and SS is a pretty balanced/straight-up place relative to other outposts in the manosphere.
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.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
I'm always amazed (and a little envious) when guys talk about how this place had such a large impact on their lives. I had a pretty realistic view of women when I came here, so I've never had that big transformation. Not because I'm so smart or anything, it's just because of the age I was when I got here.This site got me out of the blue pill world so I owe it to the next group of guys.
Awesome what happened to the GF?I had a girlfriend when I came here, so I wasn't looking to learn how to get women. My interest in coming here was in being more attractive to women in general - especially since I was approaching my 49th birthday, and the prospect of turning 50 had me somewhat concerned. I had a self identity as "cool older guy", but I was afraid that was about to become simply "old guy". Turns out I got over it on my own. It was just a phase, you learn to adapt or you quit living. The truth is I just accept that there is more of that "old guy" in me.
I've stayed mainly for entertainment, because I like the board, I think the subject matter is fascinating, and I find some of the posters experiences to be motivating.
Still with her, we've been cohabitating for about 14 years.Awesome what happened to the GF?
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.