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 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.
Cool layout, did you do it yourself?benassi said:
Yo...we go to the same school...haha this is too ****ing funnybenassi said:
Whats wrong with black preppy people? Why is it imperative that you mention that? You have NO room to talk considining you look like a fag.dannowillbookem said:man.
theres ALOT of ugly people on here. haha oh well thats why youre here.
theres also alot of preppy black guys here.
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.
Lets see youDogFashionDisco said:You guys look like the cast of Will and Grace.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Thanks buddy! 1996 Jetta GLS... good call!TheNewGuy said:Nice Jetta. Looks like an older model from the tail lights, I'm gonna say '96 GLS?
You mentioned you were getting a turbo (I assume 1.8T)... I wouldn't. People beat the **** out of turbos, the engine might not be in the best condition when you get it. I like the GLX VR6 myself...
If anybody wants my myspace link, PM me.
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.
Haha, I love Volkswagens. For my first car I'm looking at either a 98 or 96 GLS. My friend has a '04 GLI, it's sooooo nice. Rich bastard...AC/DC said:Thanks buddy! 1996 Jetta GLS... good call!
Yea it's a 2001 1.8T... dude's holding it for me. If it breaks, good. That's just an excuse to get the K04 Turbo thrown in there.... :rockon: and downpipe... and hot chick riding shotgun.. yee!
oakraiderz2 said:Whats wrong with black preppy people? Why is it imperative that you mention that? You have NO room to talk considining you look like a fag.
EDIT: Why are you people adding me?
mmm knew thatd get me shiit. well i never said theres a 'way' black people should dress, its just an observation. if i said theres a lotta thug white guys on here, no one would give a shiit. never said it was good or bad, just a fashion type that showed up alot in the profiles.DA KID said:What's a black person suppose to dress like huh thugged out with baggy jeans throwin up gangs signs. Shut the **** up faggot dress to impress do whateva **** i want. Your life gets a![]()
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.