"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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Should You Chase Her?

taiyuu_otoko

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How do I get her to like me?

This question comes up a lot. Most guys have got their eye on some girl, have had a bit of success, and then she pulls back. He, on the other hand, is still pining furiously for her, and will do anything (or so he says) to get her to "like him."

Now, let's think about what happens when a girl "likes" a guy. It's pretty much a HUGE collection of unconscious processes that are a mix of ancient programming, childhood and cultural programming, as well as how and who she references within her social circle.

On a deep level, girls like guys who are leaders, who are self confident, genuinely kind, and have thick skin. The guy who can pretty much handle anything that comes up. Not the guy who shies away from a challenge. Not necessarily the guy who beats everybody up who challenges him, but the guy who KNOWS deep in his soul that any problem life gives him, he'll deal with to his advantage, AND usually everybody else's in one way or another.

On top of that, she's going to be turned on by a guy who "reminds her" on a deep level of when she was a kid, and she was referencing some strong male adult role models, usually (hopefully!) her father, or older brothers.

On top of that, she's going to be subconsciously referencing cultural icons, her peer group, who they like, and who they don't like, etc.

If that's not enough, she's also going to have a conscious idea of who'd she'd like to end up with.

If she can find a guy that hits her triggers on all four of these levels, she'll feel as though she's found her prince charming, and she'll literally follow him to the ends of the Earth.

You know in mathematics they can take this huge equation, and express one variable in terms of all the rest?

We can kind of do that here.

Instead of asking, "How can I get her to like me," you can also ask, "How can I become her prince charming, and hit her levels of attraction on levels?"

Most guys foolishly believe there's something they can say or do that will fit the bill.

Think of it this way. You're having a dinner party. You spend hours cooking something. Your friends come over, and they don't like the taste very much. They're being polite, but you can tell they think it sucks.

So you call your cooking guru on the phone. You ask him or her, "What can I tell them that will make them like my cooking?"

After your cooking guru gets done laughing, she or he might tell you to tell them to come back next week, after you cook something different.

Here is the cold harsh truth about dating. If a girl doesn't like you, there's not much you can do.

Of course, you should ALWAYS be improving yourself. Increasing your self confidence. Developing better and stronger beliefs. Developing your ability to create an awesome life for yourself.

But if one particular girl decides (on all four of those levels) that she doesn't like you?

It's best to simply find somebody else.
 

"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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It's always about the woman's interest in you. It's either there or not. If not, move on. A woman who likes you will make it known, and there's little you can do wrong.

If she don't like you, there's little you can do right.
 

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It's kind of ironic.

Here we are, us manly men, going for what we want, taking without asking, never giving up...

... but if she doesn't like you there's nothing you can do. :down:
 

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Huffman said:
It's kind of ironic.

Here we are, us manly men, going for what we want, taking without asking, never giving up...

... but if she doesn't like you there's nothing you can do. :down:

fact of life, you won't be liked by everyone, someone will look at your face first time and just hate your guts, you can't control people or what they do or feel, you can control only yourself and steer your life, as long you do that don't matter if a single girl will like you or not, you will have a lot more woman around you won't even miss her.
 

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Alvafe said:
fact of life, you won't be liked by everyone, someone will look at your face first time and just hate your guts, you can't control people or what they do or feel, you can control only yourself and steer your life, as long you do that don't matter if a single girl will like you or not, you will have a lot more woman around you won't even miss her.
I agree with OP, nismo-4, & Alvafe. It doesn't matter how awesome we are, we can't make every girl to be attracted to us. As David DeAngelo said, attraction is not a choice. That means, some girls will insert us to her friend zone. The dating gurus are hiding this secret because if they reveal it, it will ruin their business.

It's always funny when a girl is attracted to me. I didn't have to chase her. She chased me. She would use any reason she could think of just to get my attention or just to be with me. It happened for so many times that made me question my self what did I do that made her feel like that to me. It was as if she could spot something spontaneously just from looking at me.
 

"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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