"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.

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Happiness Renewed

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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.
 

"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.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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Eh, it could have been a question about window treatments...
 
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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?
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Pook majored in law.
 

"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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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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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**
 

"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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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 :)
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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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