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.
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.
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.
Amen.Mr Charisma said:This place just gets worse and worse.
I miss the days when this place used to mean something.
Aww isn't that cute? Every message board there's people like you who say the same thing. Repeatedly. As if it's a new observation and you're so clever. What do you want?Mr Charisma said:This place just gets worse and worse.
I miss the days when this place used to mean something.
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.
If many people are saying this then perhaps it's time something should be done about these moronic threads. Don't you agree?mrRuckus said:Aww isn't that cute? Every message board there's people like you who say the same thing. Repeatedly. As if it's a new observation and you're so clever.
I want sensible questions that relate to seduction. Isn't that what this place is about? Do you think a question like this would be tolerated on another forum such as mASF? Course not.mrRuckus said:What do you want?
I've come to accept that these posts just gives us insight into the types of guys we are competing with when sarging. No worries here...Mr Charisma said:If many people are saying this then perhaps it's time something should be done about these moronic threads. Don't you agree?
I want sensible questions that relate to seduction. Isn't that what this place is about? Do you think a question like this would be tolerated on another forum such as mASF? Course not.
This place used to have thought-provoking posts. Now we're stuck with sh*t like:
"Hey guys, someone told me that it's not a good idea to vomit on a girl. Any truth to this?"
People need to use some f*cking common sense. And mods need to delete this kind of sh*t on sight.
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.
Hmm that's not a bad way to look on things actually.Francisco d'Anconia said:I've come to accept that these posts just gives us insight into the types of guys we are competing with when sarging. No worries here...![]()
LOL! couldn't have said it better myself.mrRuckus said:Aww isn't that cute? Every message board there's people like you who say the same thing. Repeatedly. As if it's a new observation and you're so clever. What do you want?
guy 1: "man, there's no girl here."
guy 2: "yea."
guy 3: "this place sucks"
And then they come back the same night next week. Every bar. Every week.
I can definitely see your point. Vomit on a girl? lol! :crackup: But seriously, as long as dreamx is around, its never gonna happen. Just ignore it. Its pretty simple.Mr Charisma said:If many people are saying this then perhaps it's time something should be done about these moronic threads. Don't you agree?
I want sensible questions that relate to seduction. Isn't that what this place is about? Do you think a question like this would be tolerated on another forum such as mASF? Course not.
This place used to have thought-provoking posts. Now we're stuck with sh*t like:
"Hey guys, someone told me that it's not a good idea to vomit on a girl. Any truth to this?"
People need to use some f*cking common sense. And mods need to delete this kind of sh*t on sight.
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.