Fortress Maximus
Don Juan
I've read Pook's Anti Dump Machine twice in the last year; the stuff is amazing.
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.
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.
And you clearly didn't read the whole of Mr. Fantastic's posts. He explicitly says that they aren't misogynists and instead rather brilliant.Re-ac-tor said:If you find Pook a misogynist, then you're just as lost as I am.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
Older thread, yes, but I couldn't resist since someone resurrected it.TyTe`EyEz said:I disagree. Women, as a group, are pretty easily categorized. You can't judge a person based on the color of their skin, but you can damn sure get an idea of who they are based on their gender. They may be a little bit different from the last girl you were with, but they're a lot a fvcking like.
Scary to see that such a deranged character can become a hero for young men who barely finished puberty. What a sordid view of the world.mrRuckus said:Pook had a blog apparently, assuming it was really him, and then disappeared. He didn't seem particulary happy in his blog posts, and he viewed women as a necessary nuisance for his libido. I think he once said something about women viewing men as walking dildo's anymore. He seemed completely against marriage or even having a girlfriend from what i remember.
http://dapook.blogspot.com/2007/12/radicalism-of-vilar-8-even-in-sex-man.html
"A young man is often amazed that dating is really nothing more than sex. Women don't want to know you. They do not care about your dreams. The bait on the hook is sex and the purpose is to reel you in. Women's greatest fear is the celibate man as he cannot be hooked in any way."
Not everyone can handle the truth. Sometimes its better to not think about it. But certainly for mental health its better to keep behavior within normality even though it has these paradoxial problems that pook pointed out associated with it,Blusher said:Scary to see that such a deranged character can become a hero for young men who barely finished puberty. What a sordid view of the world.
And power gets pu$$y. What's your point? Most guys on this site want that. Only that. We cry foul when women want certain things from us, but it's perfectly okay to objectify and lump them into one single category?TyTe`EyEz said:My thoughts exactly. Bitterness is not what I thought of when I read Pook's posts; I saw a guy who had accepted the game for what it was - at least the way it is in America. Pvssy buys things: it buys cars, clothes, houses and jewelry. Women use their vagina to ensure the security of their futures. Move on, nothing to see here. This is the game.
My eyes have been opened. I've been schooled to the game by guys like Pook, Anti-Dump and KontrollerX. They have helped me to see the dating world for what it is. Does this make me a bitter person? No, it doesn't. I'm not angry in my personal life. I still go out there and play by the rules that society has forced upon me, but deep down I know what's up. It is what it is.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
ThunderMaverick said:And power gets pu$$y. What's your point? Most guys on this site want that. Only that. We cry foul when women want certain things from us, but it's perfectly okay to objectify and lump them into one single category?
Women initiate two-thirds of the divorces in this country. I just lumped them into a very large category.
Power without gentleness cannot happily coexist with others. Pu$$y without anything else to offer is just a piece of meat.
That's true, but not every guy has power, dude. The point I was trying to make is that the dating game is unfair to men.
You have power and want pu$$y? It's easy. Go get it. Realize that's all you're going to get. Women as well need to realize that their vaginas aren't going to get them the man of their dreams.
Men strive for power in order to get pvssy. Women were gifted with their power at birth. Don't treat them as if they're one in the same.
Both sides are screwy.
Sure.
Never forget, you are the Alpha agent of righteous karma.Danger said:My "distaste" is more for the women that I know have had big pasts and suddenly in their 30's are chasing me for a relationship and settling down.
It is just incredibly insulting for them to think that they can give their bodies away so cheaply when they are hottest and then expect me to buy the high mileage dented up version at a premium.
In my opinion, modesty is overrated mainly because it's so hard to pull off and walk away as appearing genuine. (Reference to a comment made to someone who consistently puts out better advice than Pook ever dreamed of doing).Rollo Tomassi said:Foolish mortals, POOK ascended into NIrvana 8 years ago. He came to deliver his message, to expose the Matrix and to show us the path to escape it, reshape it and bend it to our will. His message delivered, he left us to ponder his wisdom. Some will accept it and be transformed, others will not,...
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.
Women could argue that argue that it's not fair to them either because if they want a relationship they can be lied to just to get some action and when they want action with no strings attached, they're labelled as slvts.That's true, but not every guy has power, dude. The point I was trying to make is that the dating game is unfair to men.
You're right. Thanks for posting.Blusher said:Women could argue that argue that it's not fair to them either because if they want a relationship they can be lied to just to get some action and when they want action with no strings attached, they're labelled as slvts.
They'd be right too.
The game is unfair, deal with it.
Btw, just because the game is unfait doesn't mean you can't be ethical in how you play it.
Danger said:My "distaste" is more for the women that I know have had big pasts and suddenly in their 30's are chasing me for a relationship and settling down.
It is just incredibly insulting for them to think that they can give their bodies away so cheaply when they are hottest and then expect me to buy the high mileage dented up version at a premium.
My current girl was married for eight years before she realized that she was never going to get what she wanted from the dirtbag she was with. We met a couple of months after the divorce and she fell hard for me. She's a great gal and I trust her.
I think of women like used cars. I prefer one's that have not had a ton of owners over the last few years, and I would never buy one from a rental company.