Daddy The Pimp
Master Don Juan
35 ??? u think 35 is old ??
i think 50-55 is old .
i think 50-55 is old .
"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.
The Age...What Age is old?
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"Old" is whatever age you decide to become old yourself. Think of it as a limiter, a reason (excuse) for you to omit things from your life; a cut off point.
Got to thinking, I just started lifting again about 9 months ago, I can bench 250, squat 250 dead lift 280 and curl 110, as I said on a previous post i'm a young 54...how many of you guys can match those numbers, if you can't your old!!!
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
LostAndConfused
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Once you hit 19 you are officially old.
Makes me sad as I approach it.
Makes me sad as I approach it.
LostAndConfused said:Once you hit 19 you are officially old.
Makes me sad as I approach it.
Forget the rest of the ice berg... you havn't even reached the tip yet!
19 is a young, dumb age to be--This comming to you from a young, dumb 24 year old who barely even remembers being 17.
Last Man Standing
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Old is ALWAYS an age older than yourself!!
penkitten
Master Don Juan
old is when you start getting away with stuff because you can say "im old" and then knock them over with a cane. old is when you get ice cream just because its tuesday at the retirement center.
old is when people start asking you who will be in charge of your estate ...
old is when people start asking you who will be in charge of your estate ...
ThreeStorms
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All people panicking at the thought of getting 30, 40 or 50:
Remember that these are only special numbers because we use the decimal system. A cultural construct. It means nothing.
Remember that these are only special numbers because we use the decimal system. A cultural construct. It means nothing.
"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.