"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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Rollo Tomassi

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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piranha45

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duuuuude, hehe nice detective work
 

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tell me about it, here i was thinking all pimps were black.
 

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I can confirm affirmative.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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looks good for his age. very good actually. no homo
 

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Yeah, that's Rollo. Penkitten and I are both on his friends list. I thought str8up was in his friends, too, but don't see him.
 

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WhitePimp said:
I thought he was black for some reason
...says White pimp.

:crackup:

You guys should see the women he works with! Tssshhh hott!

Am I the only one who thinks Rollo looks like Brett Favre?
 

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I found that one a while ago, but I was nice enough to not post it for the whole forum to see.
 

"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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Heh,..it's OK, I have a MySpace site for a variety of reasons.

The Bat said:
Am I the only one who thinks Rollo looks like Brett Favre?
Heheheh,..my wife calls this "getting Favred" and yes I get it a lot.
 

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Bible_Belt said:
Yeah, that's Rollo. Penkitten and I are both on his friends list. I thought str8up was in his friends, too, but don't see him.
Myspace is sooooo 2008
 

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Bible_Belt said:
Yeah, that's Rollo. Penkitten and I are both on his friends list. I thought str8up was in his friends, too, but don't see him.
So am I :D
 

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STR8UP said:
Myspace is sooooo 2008
I see your point, but I'd say being on just one of the two is so 2008.

Gotta get around to making a Facebook now. The rules have changed. In 07', you were REALLY creepy if you had a facebook and you were past 30.

I hear facebook has no blog; myspace's best feature if you ask me.
 

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azanon said:
I hear facebook has no blog; myspace's best feature if you ask me.
yes they do, but they don't call it a blog, they call it notes.:moon:
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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I'm just messin' around. I'm on both but I don't spend too much time on either one.

Like I said many times in the past......neither one is "bad" or "AFC" or creepy at ANY age. They are simply modern communication tools and are only as good as the way you use them.
 

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News Flash: Sosuave Forum issue #45 "Rollo Tomassi's identity is exposed" ,Lol. Now the Ladies whose guys left them might come looking for you to exact revenge.
It's just funny cos I was thinking the other day I wonder what Rollo looks like. Good job Eatgel, I'ill wire the money to your bank account later.
 

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Rollo, Your myspace is plain, besides the guitar solo. Apparently your forte is women, vodka, and sosuave + whatever else it is that you do. You should have someone redesign your myspace. Are you on facebook? I'd like to chat live with you one of these days. If I ever happen to be in your area of Florida I'd look you up.
To whoever said he looks like Brett Favre. You are right! So, Rollo do you consider yourself old school?
 

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jafyk said:
News Flash: Sosuave Forum issue #45 "Rollo Tomassi's identity is exposed" ,Lol. Now the Ladies whose guys left them might come looking for you to exact revenge.
It's just funny cos I was thinking the other day I wonder what Rollo looks like. Good job Eatgel, I'ill wire the money to your bank account later.
You guys are making this sound like someone did some major detective work.

I personally looked up Rollo over a year ago. It took me - ole - 30 seconds to type in "Rollo Tomassi" in the myspace search engine and, you guessed it, i got one hit.
 

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azanon said:
You guys are making this sound like someone did some major detective work.

I personally looked up Rollo over a year ago. It took me - ole - 30 seconds to type in "Rollo Tomassi" in the myspace search engine and, you guessed it, i got one hit.
Hey, man don't play this down for us ok? Lol. Do you know how long we've been trying to Unmask this Son of a... (Just kidding Rollo), lol.
By the way Rollo I'm not a big fan of metal but you're guitar solo skills are phenomenal and I see you do illustrations and Graphic Design (which is my major) Do you have a website where I can see some of your stuff. Otherwise you should put them up on my space. This might sound weird but I;m excited over this thread, lol.
 

"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.

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