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.
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.
lol if you want your wallet to die and get hated on by everyone thereTekniq said:
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.
How are the Kinowear articles not helpful? They advocate finding our own style - the earlier a guy starts doing this, the better.619joe said:Guys this is the high school forum,alot of those links except ike kinowear dont really help the guy out much....
Bro to get started,look at what other guys are up to in terms of style who ARE popular.Then try leaning more towards that style but have your own variation.For me I tend to go sporty.
You misread his post. He said that kinowear articles are the only ones helpful, the other ones are useless. He said: "lot of those links except ike kinowear dont really help the guy out much"DismantleRepair said:How are the Kinowear articles not helpful? They advocate finding our own style - the earlier a guy starts doing this, the better.
This is why I disagree with your advice to copy the style of the popular crowd. Don't change yourself to please other people. Change yourself so you're happy with who YOU are.
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.
Oops! That "ike" threw me off and I didn't see the "except".Axcell said:You misread his post. He said that kinowear articles are the only ones helpful, the other ones are useless. He said: "lot of those links except ike kinowear dont really help the guy out much"
And frankly, I agree with 619joe. To be honest, that site should have everything you need and it's constantly being updated with more information. So just use that, end of discussion.