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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That's something my dad would say...

DangNammit

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When a gal says this with a laugh and smile (in a good way), is this a good thing? Curious...@she's made a few comments related to her dad and how we'd hit it off, etc. I have never met him... thoughts?
 

"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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conventional wisdom says yes. Assuming she has a good relationship with her father....blah blah blah....women date men like their fathers...blah blah blah...Electra Complex...blah blah blah..psychology....blah blah.
 

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DangNammit said:
When a gal says this with a laugh and smile (in a good way), is this a good thing? Curious...@she's made a few comments related to her dad and how we'd hit it off, etc. I have never met him... thoughts?
Yeah same thing happened to my bud and a younger broad who made those kind of comments, in short he banged her no time (she's a cutie too) him well let's just say he's a little out of shape and not the best looking lol.
 

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DangNammit said:
When a gal says this with a laugh and smile (in a good way), is this a good thing? Curious...@she's made a few comments related to her dad and how we'd hit it off, etc. I have never met him... thoughts?
Yes, that is a good thing.

Much better than, " ...That is just like something my parole officer would say."
 

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Next time a girl says that, put on a sly grin and say "well then honey, call me daddy!"
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Warrior74 said:
conventional wisdom says yes. Assuming she has a good relationship with her father....blah blah blah....women date men like their fathers...blah blah blah...Electra Complex...blah blah blah..psychology....blah blah.
Well a psychologist wrote a book about Bill Clinton basically fvcking Monica Lewinsky because she was so much like his mother. Which raises the question, is there a male equivalent of this? Where a guy would date women who seem like their female influences while growing up. This is assuming that the electra complex thing is even real in the first place. We need a psychologist in here lol
 

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You're in the father zone.
 
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