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.
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.
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.
haha she's hot as f-ck.. you act like you know her in real life LOL keep dreaming...yeah she a porno queen who caresryannath said:Thugo, that girl in that last pic you showed is fvcking nasty, and you rate her a 10!? lol..she is as pale as a ghost and a super slut.
Well for me, 6's are substandard but I respect your opinion. I see now everyone has different tastes and its interesting to see from this thread !1 point difference is nothing to quibble about. I was actually guessing a though because that pic of her is really small, a side-shot, and doesn't really show her body.
come on G you can't TRULY rate a girl till you see her naked. thats a face pic. unacceptable!Cod3r said:Well for me, 6's are substandard but I respect your opinion. I see now everyone has different tastes and its interesting to see from this thread !
Azn's automatically get extra points and white and black girls automatically get deducted points... lol my scale is so biased...
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^ ^ Finally, because you guys tastes interest me sooo much... Please rate my ex-gf. She's an 8 in my opinion... lol i wouldn't be surprised if you guys say 6 !!
-Cod3r
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.
not so fast homey.. my ex is hotter than your ex! and your current girl has a fugly face.. sorry bro for the truth!Cod3r said:^ ^ I just find it funny that most guys on here have ridiculously high standards and yet 99% of them will never attain these women...
Like you chief
-Cod3r
Cod3r said:^ ^ Yet i'm happy :rock:
-Cod3r
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.
DonDan said:Fight Fight Fight Fight!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's MR. Chief to you.Cod3r said:^ ^ Relax and enjoy my ignore list chief
-Cod3r
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.