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.

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I'm looking for a post I made about a month or two ago and I can't find it. I was adding on to Str8up's idea about not burning bridges, I tried searching under my username, under his and the results are too generic.

I tried searching multiple words but the result returns wordA OR wordB or wordC not wordA & wordB, so its like finding a needle in a hay stack.
 

"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.

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Yep, no quoted terms allowed.
 

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http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=137546&page=2&highlight=burning+bridges


MacAvoy said:
The more and more I think about it, I think no contact / no reply is the best method. It completely gives you control. It leaves the women wondering, how come he hasn't responded, like all the other chumps always do.

Does he not like me? Did I do something wrong? There will be a bunch of questions going through her mind. In addition, like Str8Up and Jophil said, it doesn't burn any bridges. Well others argue there was no bridge to burn, but by burning this non-existant bridge, it could catch other bridges on fire that haven't been built yet.

What happens down the road when you meet some random girl, who just out of fluke, happens to know the burnt bridge girl, then she says what an azz you are. Thereby burning another non existant bridge.

All for what? What do you accomplish by calling her out? How does it get you ahead in life? Other than making you feel better by, in the same way that a bully feels better by picking on people weaker than him, it doesn't do anything to advance your cause in the long run.
is this it?
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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I had no idea about him being a troll, however the learn how to read comment was in jest, I apologize if you took it the wrong way, I assumed you would know I was joking.

How come I can't find stuff when I'm searching?
 

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MacAvoy said:
I had no idea about him being a troll, however the learn how to read comment was in jest, I apologize if you took it the wrong way, I assumed you would know I was joking.

How come I can't find stuff when I'm searching?
i thought you were trolling him... maybe i should learn to read more better haha

pm me and i will tell you what to look for ok
 

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I can only go back about two months into my own post history. You can read the main board going back to whenever, but it appears you are limited when it comes to looking at your own posts in your user profile.
 

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reset said:
I can only go back about two months into my own post history. You can read the main board going back to whenever, but it appears you are limited when it comes to looking at your own posts in your user profile.
i can go back for a year
 

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penkitten said:
i can go back for a year

I've asked about this a few times, maybe I'm special because I'm on a mac.

I think it's the most recent 500 posts.
 

"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.

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I can go back a year if I click on find all posts by Macavoy, but I can go back to the very beginning if I click find all threads by Macavoy.

I believe a mod said in a different thread, that they only go back a year, then everything is archived.
 

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Note to self, finish "the system". Last time I read it I had that syndrome called "how would this apply to certain chick I can't get out of my head", now I can read it with a clear head without shouting obscenities and smacking my forehead. Well there will be some of that.

You people have been here forever, oh my god.
 

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MacAvoy said:
I can go back a year if I click on find all posts by Macavoy, but I can go back to the very beginning if I click find all threads by Macavoy.

I believe a mod said in a different thread, that they only go back a year, then everything is archived.
Most stuff. However, in certain forums, all the posts are still in there.

You can go back pretty far though in most forums. Just gotta change your settings.
 

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what are these options? I've tried everything. I can only go back to january of this year. The option I have selected is "show all threads".
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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