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.
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.
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.
Be careful what you use in supposed good conjunction with God's name.Chaotixxx said:It seriously is. Discuss.
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.
yea but that richest man probably had like 12 wives...Nighthawk said:I grew up in the seventies when porn was a ripped up bit of Mayfair (printed soft porn) in some wasteland or a two second full frontal in a foreign movie.
A hundred years ago the richest man in the world couldn't get better than some naughty etchings.
Now every spotty un-humpable teen with internet access has streamed hardcore in all varieties and live cam-whores for free. Count your blessings.
This is the biggest AFC move yet - a dude buys porn for a girl and not for himself, and spends $60 at that!STR8UP said:Jeez.....went to the naughty store with my ex g/f and she wanted a DVD, but according to her the chicks HAD to be hot, so I ended up spending like $60 on ONE stupid movie. The chicks WERE hot but that was definitely not the best 60 bucks I ever spent.
Last Man Standing said:This is the biggest AFC move yet - a dude buys porn for a girl and not for himself, and spends $60 at that!
I never bought a porn movie or magazine in my life!! God's gift to men is women - not hors!!!
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.
Lmao, I clicked the link in your sig and the first thing I see is free XXX downloads. Clown.jesusrules said:i actually dont like it, its a waste of time and money. i would rather spend my money on something way better than a stupid porn dvd.
so to me its not a gift from god.
If you can read this thread, then it is free. (refer to jesusrules' sig) When did money ever come into the picture?Last Man Standing said:This is the biggest AFC move yet - a dude buys porn for a girl and not for himself, and spends $60 at that!
I never bought a porn movie or magazine in my life!! God's gift to men is women - not hors!!!
Only fools pay for porn.jesusrules said:i actually dont like it, its a waste of time and money. i would rather spend my money on something way better than a stupid porn dvd.
so to me its not a gift from god.
I've wondered about that. If I get a hooker and have a camera man, is it legal? Either way the women are still getting paid for sex.lordson said:porn stars are just prostitutes
:kick:STR8UP said:Jeez.....went to the naughty store with my ex g/f and she wanted a DVD, but according to her the chicks HAD to be hot, so I ended up spending like $60 on ONE stupid movie. The chicks WERE hot but that was definitely not the best 60 bucks I ever spent.