Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
You forgot "Rinse, Repeat..."penkitten said:
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
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.
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"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.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
"Nothing in this world that's worth having comes easy" - Dr. Robert Kelso (Scrubs)
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
T-Roy
Don Juan
"Don't wait, act"- Quote by every good Don Juan out there.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely, in one handsome and well-preserved piece. You should slide broadside across that finish line, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting, "Geronimo!"
Poonani Maker
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"Those who live by the sword, get shot by those who don't."
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Love that... I was gonna post that exact same thingCr1msonKing said:
but great minds think alike eh "I just moved here from Florida."
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.
Serialized3
Master Don Juan
I love being in my 20s in 2007 where this no longer applies.KarmaSutra said:
Serialized3
Master Don Juan
Mine:
"I want a truth for which I can live and die"
--Søren Kierkegaard
"I want a truth for which I can live and die"
--Søren Kierkegaard
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
KarmaSutra
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Which explains why you're content being her girlfriend.Serialized3 said:
Serialized3
Master Don Juan
Yeah, a girlfriend that gets to fuck her no strings attached.KarmaSutra said:
Serialized3
Master Don Juan
Because anymore, girls in their late teens/early 20s (particularly college girls) often just want to have no-strings-attached sex, most often with male friends that they feel comfortable around (like me).DonJuan11 said:
"Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer."
"Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer."
"Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help"
KarmaSutra
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Serialized3 said:
Be quite certain that your "girlfriend" is having other guys clutter up her butter gutter without any strings.
How do those fellas' nutbutter taste by proxy? You'll probably come back with some nonsense about that not being true or that you don't go down on her or some other such rubbish but the fact is you're ingesting whatever guy was behind you in stabbing this cvm receptacle.
Hope he didn't eat asparagus :nono: .
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.