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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.

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Say why do guys sometimes 'censor' girls names in FRs?

ElStud

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I just wonder about that, seems pointless to me. Like when guys censor girls names as "HB7" and even hide their own real names. Do these guys honestly think that if they tell you a girls name is Marissa, somebody is actually going to know who that SPECIFIC Marissa you approached is? I mean even if they knew what state or country you lived, there's no way they could really boil it down to THAT specific girl, especially with no last names. Marissa is a very common name and the person would have to go through millions of Marissa's and still he wouldn't know who that exact Marissa was. Point is you give a girls name on a forum, an online rapist or something wouldn't be able to find her. Hiding girls names is rather pointless.
 

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You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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lol, why do u even care?

dude, u need to get out in the real world, seriously.
 

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I'm just saying, seems pointless. Almost makes it seem as if you think the girl isn't worthy enough to have her real name mentioned.
 

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Well if somebody says HB7 i can see it, ut if somebody says marissa it could be and ugly marrissa or a hot one. More descriptive. And I know Marrissa, dont even think about it.
 

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Yes, we probably all know a Marissa. Infact billions of people know a Marissa, that's how common the name is. But do billions know your specific Marissa? Not unless she's a celebrity or something.
 

"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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Who knows, maybe that "Marissa" shows up and reads the post.

It's happened before.
 

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Couple reasons:
1. Like navy said, HBx is a lot more interesting to the rest of us because it's a common nomenclature we all understand.
2. Some post can get very specific, moreso if it's about an LTR. You don't want the girl or someone who knows her stumbling on to the site and seeing this, however unlikey that might seem. My ex was recently on my computer and wanted to log into facebook. I later realized that she might have noticed "fa...stseduction.com".
 

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smooth guy said:
Who knows, maybe that "Marissa" shows up and reads the post.

It's happened before.
You can never be too careful...
 

WesCottII

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If I remember rightly, it happened to Mystery, hence the creation of Mystery's lounge.

Also, don't lose any sleep over it flower.
 

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You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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ElStud

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WesCottII said:
If I remember rightly, it happened to Mystery, hence the creation of Mystery's lounge.

Also, don't lose any sleep over it flower.
Yeah, but Mystery is a huge celebrity. If he gave out the names, it could actually put the girls in danger, because tons of people are going to see it.
 

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yeah, but this was when he was not widely known and charged $300/400 a workshop. His fee is somewhere in the thousands now.
 

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ElStud said:
I just wonder about that, seems pointless to me. Like when guys censor girls names as "HB7" and even hide their own real names. Do these guys honestly think that if they tell you a girls name is Marissa, somebody is actually going to know who that SPECIFIC Marissa you approached is? I mean even if they knew what state or country you lived, there's no way they could really boil it down to THAT specific girl, especially with no last names. Marissa is a very common name and the person would have to go through millions of Marissa's and still he wouldn't know who that exact Marissa was. Point is you give a girls name on a forum, an online rapist or something wouldn't be able to find her. Hiding girls names is rather pointless.

Well, you see, around my city, I'm kind of a big deal. :p
 
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