Regret is the worst feeling. The worst feeling is not knowing. Rejection is hurtful but it's like a physical wound, it heals with time. Regret, does not. I agree, that sometimes the girl who broke your heart, you just say, I wish I never met the cuvnt. But just think of it this way, at least you had someone. There are forty year old men who have been with nothing but hookers out there. REGRET is far worse than REJECTION.
"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.
Rejection better than regret? Seriously?
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Rollo Tomassi
Master Don Juan
"Father?"
"Yes son?"
"What does 'regret' mean?"
"Well, son, the funny thing about regret is, it's better to regret something you have done, than regret something you haven't done. And by the way, when you see your mother this weekend, be sure and tell her,..SATAN SATAN SATAN!"
"Yes son?"
"What does 'regret' mean?"
"Well, son, the funny thing about regret is, it's better to regret something you have done, than regret something you haven't done. And by the way, when you see your mother this weekend, be sure and tell her,..SATAN SATAN SATAN!"
Luthor Rex
Master Don Juan
Well I can't agree with anyone here. I have regretted the things I have done, but I do not regret any of the things I haven't done.
Didn't ask the girl out? Don't care.
Didn't take that job? Don't care.
Didn't go on that vacation? Don't care.
If any of it had really been that important to me I would have found a way to do it. I didn't do those things because obviously I didn't want them bad enough.
When I'm lying on my death bed I know I'll regret the things I have done far more than anything I didn't do. In fact, I'll probably have forgotten about the things I didn't do.
Didn't ask the girl out? Don't care.
Didn't take that job? Don't care.
Didn't go on that vacation? Don't care.
If any of it had really been that important to me I would have found a way to do it. I didn't do those things because obviously I didn't want them bad enough.
When I'm lying on my death bed I know I'll regret the things I have done far more than anything I didn't do. In fact, I'll probably have forgotten about the things I didn't do.
Again, CONTEXT, people!Luthor Rex said:
What you described is not regret at all. Those are just things you come across in your life that you didn't really care about either way.
Pook's "Rejection is better than regret" refers to a young man who badly wants to ask a woman out but because he's crippled by the fear of rejection, he did not. The regret was painful and made his blood boil with anger towards himself, far worse than the rejection he had once he listened to Pook and actually made a move.
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Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
