I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
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.
Brah...MtnMan said:hah! a twist to this ridiculous story. There seems to be some confusion in posts above, I did respond to her initial friendzoning with something to the effect of
"lol, friendzoned without ever meeting, that has to be a record! that must have been a hell of a vacation"
I just got back a response:
"I LOVED your response! you're a funny dude! It was an amazing trip. I think we should chill. DO IT!! DO IT!"
hah! crazy beotch.
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.
Think you could bang this one. And....I think you should. If for nothing else, do it in the name of science.MtnMan said:hah! a twist to this ridiculous story. There seems to be some confusion in posts above, I did respond to her initial friendzoning with something to the effect of
"lol, friendzoned without ever meeting, that has to be a record! that must have been a hell of a vacation"
I just got back a response:
"I LOVED your response! you're a funny dude! It was an amazing trip. I think we should chill. DO IT!! DO IT!"
hah! crazy beotch.
I LOLed.Peaks&Valleys said:Think you could bang this one. And....I think you should. If for nothing else, do it in the name of science.
I honestly think you might be right, considering attempting just because my level of fvcks is so low for this chick that it actually might work out.Peaks&Valleys said:Think you could bang this one. And....I think you should. If for nothing else, do it in the name of science.
Make this a little social experiment.
You may have come on to something here: Whenever a girl comes back from Ecuador and says she met someone. All this means is she wants to get railed.
Ok so she's confirmed mental, but as others pointed out you have a good shot at railing her so go for it.MtnMan said:"I LOVED your response! you're a funny dude! It was an amazing trip. I think we should chill. DO IT!! DO IT!"
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.