"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.

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Question for Pook on Law

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Hey pook, I have read your stuff alot and I am really benefiting from the knowledge I attained from you.

I know youre pretty hollywood on this board and you cant reply to much but I was wondering if it would be at all possible for you to give me your thoughts on law school and being a lawyer. I have applied all your priniciples to becoming one.

I ask you this because I respect your opinion and it seems that your personality fits that role like a glove yet you have chosen not to pursue it(from what i gather from your previous posts).

Thanks in advance.
 

"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.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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Eh, it could have been a question about window treatments...
 

sifer

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Originally posted by Interpol
Wait, is Pook a lawyer, or did you just randomly decide to ask his opinion on it?
Pook majored in law.
 

"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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Sexual

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I dunno dewd Pook hasn't checked the boards in a loooong time. I think you'd be better off calling a local successful lawyer for inspiration, I don't even think you can message Pook.
 

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Edit: :) hehe woops
 
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Lost In Translation

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Vincent please clean out your mailbox and stop pretending you get so much fan-mail you can't be contacted other than by carrier pigeon :)

you are a MOD !

say it with pride !

I AM A MOD ON SOSUAVE !

I WILL CLEAN OUT MY MAILBOX TWICE A WEEK !


Lost In Translation :D

**AUSTRALIAN STREET PIMP**
 

"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.

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Vincent

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Well slap my ass and call me ginger, he is back, but he did come back yesterday so I can't be accountable for everything that goes on here.

Originally posted by Lost In Translation
Vincent please clean out your mailbox and stop pretending you get so much fan-mail you can't be contacted other than by carrier pigeon :)
Sooo sorry. I keep some PM's for record and I wasn't keeping tabs. I cleared up space. So those 2 people who sent me PM's can resend them :)
 
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