"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Rant: Vehicle Prejudice

Rubirosa

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I LOVE extreme vehicles, specifically exotic sportscars and bada$$ trucks and jeeps....
Yet I constantly read cynical comments regarding men indulging in their car passions as "compensating" or "midlife crisis mode"

Why does this prejudice exist? Is it simply misdirected jealousy because the cost of said vehicles is an indication that the vehicle owner makes a good living?
 

"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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Atom Smasher

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Because women are fundamentally jealous of men. Therefore they attempt to shame you for having that which they could never attain.
 

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Atom Smasher said:
Because women are fundamentally jealous of men. Therefore they attempt to shame you for having that which they could never attain.
Yup. Just like how fat women gang up and shame skinny women. Misdirected jealousy exactly.
 

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I think women are pissed off because the money you spend on these vehicles isn't been spent on THEM. Women hate the idea of a man treating HIMSELF and buying something that he wants.

But if you bought her that expensive car, that's fine lol.
 

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As bad an investment as cars are, they are far better and last longer than the consumer junk women would have bought with the money, explaining the negative MSM stereotypes handily.

Remember, for the MSM and its broader gov-edu-union-contractor-grantee-lawyer-MSM Complex interests, money in women's hands = good, more impressionable, easier to get money. Money in men's hands = bad. Explains so much about our culture and even our status quo 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'm usually on a mountain bike. Chicks seem to dig it. Especially when they try to ride on my handlebars.

Listen, a lot of guys get fancy cars to show off. Which is why you see so many red and black exotics and not so many gray or green or navy blue exotics. If it was all about the ride the colors wouldn't matter and would span the spectrum.

You have to know this going in to the purchase. If you truly love the car and the ride and not the talk and admiration you don't care about anyone's perception anyway right?
 

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Rubirosa said:
I LOVE extreme vehicles, specifically exotic sportscars and bada$$ trucks and jeeps....
Yet I constantly read cynical comments regarding men indulging in their car passions as "compensating" or "midlife crisis mode"

Why does this prejudice exist? Is it simply misdirected jealousy because the cost of said vehicles is an indication that the vehicle owner makes a good living?
It's 100% jealously.

I love cars because of how they work, look, sound, and perform. If you have around $25k to spend you can easily turn an old car into an absolute monster with around 900+BHP. The "look" of the car is simply the cover in my opinion. They don't have to look nice but it's really all about how YOU perceive it. What's underneath can be a mystery.

If they care about looks that much then it's simply a mix of jealousy and compensating for not being able to have "nice looking things."
 
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