Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
You forgot "Rinse, Repeat..."penkitten said:
Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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"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.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
"Nothing in this world that's worth having comes easy" - Dr. Robert Kelso (Scrubs)
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
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.
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!"
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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 "You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
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.
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
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
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: .
"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.