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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MacAvoy

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Do you's read every thread? If not, then how do you know where the problems are? Do you divide the work amongst yourselves in the forums your responsible for, or is it all indepent, if your around, you do what you can?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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MacAvoy said:
Do you's read every thread? If not, then how do you know where the problems are? Do you divide the work amongst yourselves in the forums your responsible for, or is it all indepent, if your around, you do what you can?
We can't release ALL of our secrets...

But, you notice how we take on atleast 3 new mods everytime we need people? They are the ones that have to read EVERY thread. Infact, they have to go through every old thread too and make sure that we didn't miss anything. :whistle:
 

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Desdinova said:
You know how Santa Claus knows if you've been naughty or nice? We have that natural instinct, and it leads us to the bad posts.
And who polices Santa Clause LOL
 

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TheVirtualMind said:
We can't release ALL of our secrets...

But, you notice how we take on atleast 3 new mods everytime we need people? They are the ones that have to read EVERY thread. Infact, they have to go through every old thread too and make sure that we didn't miss anything. :whistle:
I hated those pledge frat boy like tasks :rolleyes:
 

"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.

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Rollo Tomassi

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We sift through inboxes every day 50 messages deep with titles like:
"This is uncalled for"
"Ban this Troll?"
"Racist"
"More Spam"
"Is Flaming Allowed Now?

Etc. etc. etc.,...
 

Desdinova

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Rollo Tomassi said:
We sift through inboxes every day 50 messages deep with titles like:
"This is uncalled for"
"Ban this Troll?"
"Racist"
"More Spam"
"Is Flaming Allowed Now?

Etc. etc. etc.,...
For me, it's like this:

"Troll"
"Stupid Post"
"Troll"
"Troll"
"...."
"Ban This Guy"
"Troll"
"Stupid Post"

70% are from the same user. 20% are from one different user. The other 10% are actually useful.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Social profiling ... We're alerted by email every time a KJ starts a thread ... How do you think we all found this one? :rock:
 
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