"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.
Snakes on a Plane!
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"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.
Tomatoes
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I was planning on it this wednesday. I heard its good but it does just look like some tacky action film thriller?
Is it more?
Sarge On!
Brian20o2
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"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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QFTasdfghjkl said:honestly, it was one of the best movies ive seen in the theaters. The audience was really into it and cheering/laughing the whole time. It doesnt take itself to seriously, but thats what makes it so funny.
That movie was definately worth the ten bucks I paid to see it. There were at least five standing ovations throughout the movie by the audience and we all cheered whenever a snake attacked a character. If this doesn't win movie of the year, we just may have to unleash the snakes.
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The Living Legend
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Whatever you do, don't go see it at a Wednesday afternoon Matinee.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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"Hails to the Playstation!"
BacardiGuy
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I think it's marketed to try and make it some kind of cult film. Clever marketing because it seems to be working.
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Tomatoes
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Possible to take a girl to see or is it purely something you should see with your mates?
I will be going on my "Orange Wednesdays"
So....girl or mates for this one....Considering i took a girl to go see "My super ex girlfriend" and ended up sleeping with her that night.
Sarge On!
"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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Bring everyone dude! The more people the better. If you have to choose just one though, then its up to you. I'm sure either one would be great.Tomatoes said: