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.
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.
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Be careful what you use in supposed good conjunction with God's name.Chaotixxx said:It seriously is. Discuss.
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.
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!!!
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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.