Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Role Playing
- Thread starter prema
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"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.
Michele l'Arcangelo
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Snow Plowman
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I really like using the bodyguard roleplay...its so many different things you can do
Push/pull: "I'll pay you 1,000 dol...matter fact I'll pay you 1 french frie a day."
Story: Talk about an incident where she had to protect your or anything that still plays the dynamic of Bodyguard.
Cold Read: "I can see it now, your all quiet and innocent but deep down your a bad girl...I'm kind of liking that it makes you seem tough...you know what your my new bodyguard!"
Kino: "In order to be my bodyguard you must pass my Strength test...first you must beat me in arm wrestling...then lets check out how tough you really are, flex a muscle."
C&F: "Now when we go to clubs you must protect me from all the women trying to grab my sexy body and don't betray me by helpping them and jumpping on me."
Ok you get the idea.
Some other roleplays that I do are:
Runnaway lovers (You both ran from home and met each other and now together)
Bonnie/clyde
Marraige
Bf/GF
Gang (Your the leader and she has to join)
Sexual innuendo: "To join my gang you have to get fuked in...we shall see if you can hang on for atleast 1 minute...actually no I don't think you can handle getting beat up for 1 minute." (I'm thinking bout field testing this)
I must say Roleplaying is one of the most fun techniques to play around with. So many different things you can do while keeping that roleplaying frame. It's also good call back humor.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Livinlifehard
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Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
So are you trying to play like a guy on the net telling another guy how to rollplay?prema said:
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Family Guy rocks! :rockon:Michele said: