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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So I Lost My Friends, How Am I Suppose to DJ Now?

Dante420

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Now that my social proof is gone, I have no friends to bring people around with. I'll prolly sound desperate anytime people wanna make plans, what to do now?
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Tyson420 said:
uhhh How did you manage to do that?

Me and my best friend kinda lead our clique, we don't normally hang out with the rest so it was normally just me and him chillin with the girls and we'd meet up with the others for blazing and other stuff we did, but he had more rapport with them.

Me and him ended up not friends and as a result me and the rest aren't friends, so now I am going to have to work on building a new circle before I move across the country a few months from now.
 

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Since your moving anyway... concentrate on getting in the gym, getting some new clothes and getting some money in your pocket. Worry about a new social circle when you get there. Make this a mission and stay committed.
 

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Warrior74 said:
Since your moving anyway... concentrate on getting in the gym, getting some new clothes and getting some money in your pocket. Worry about a new social circle when you get there. Make this a mission and stay committed.
Thank you sir
 

"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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same thing happened, although i didn't un-friend my friend, he simply had to drop out from one semester to get some unfinished business done, but he's coming back next sem, so we gona blast the f-ck out of this city.

BTW, about your situation, I kind of had to make new friends again after my friend left for a while, b/c i really never hung out with others than him and his buddies and some of my buddies, but it was mostly me and him. I learned a lot thanks to his absence. Mainly don't get bogged down making friends. Just be cool, a man, and have fun. Don't be a serious dumb azz. Then they will mostly think you're cool. One big thing I learned is that you must act, not react. Meaning go say hello to him and her first in parties. It's simple as "hey I don't think I got to know you, whats your name?". and then just be HAPPY and FUN you. I learned a lot from absence of my friend, and now, I have a lot of friends, find parties somehow, and get to know more friends. Hope you do well too
 

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Kinda similar situation for me, but I'm losing my friends by choice...they're AFC, mostly douches, and the girls in the group are ugly prude btiches, except for one who is hot and whips all my guy friends...annoying as fck. Kinda hard to just jump into another group tho.
 

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Warrior74 said:
Since your moving anyway... concentrate on getting in the gym, getting some new clothes and getting some money in your pocket. Worry about a new social circle when you get there. Make this a mission and stay committed.
I usually don't like this guy but his advice here is golden. There's a saying; The best friend you can have is money. Get some money saved up. Buy some nice things. Go get in the gym. People will talk to you and you will be okay. People are drawn to strength, not weakness.
 
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