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.
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.
BAAAAHHH *like a sheep*Darth said:Heh. me and my buddies always make fun of men with shaved legs.
So...yeah, I wouldn't do it.
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.
My Dad used to do competitive cycling and he shaved his legs. Not for aerodynamics but for the fact that it's easier to clean and treat the inevitable cuts and scratches from a fall.Columbia said:I'm a cyclist and I shave my legs. You'll hear a lot of BS about how it's more aerodynamic or whatever, but the truth of the matter is that it just looks better and more intimidating to the competition if you're in really good shape. It may or may not be the same for other sports.
:crackup: Yup I use a trimmer on my legs to to keep them from looking like they belong to a Wookie. I don't shave them smooth though.BluEyes said:So many people are avoiding the question...
or has sasquatch-like hair growth, that shaving your legs is rather pathetic...
Yeah I've heard this too. Again, I never found any truth in it. You don't tend to get cuts per se, but burns (from the friction of rubbing against the ground at speed). If there's enough friction to burn you, then it'll also burn away the hair. I never had a problem cleaning up the mess, even before I shaved.Maxtro said:My Dad used to do competitive cycling and he shaved his legs. Not for aerodynamics but for the fact that it's easier to clean and treat the inevitable cuts and scratches from a fall.
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.