"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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When you enter the "shadow world" you will deal with alot of the traits posted in the headline by the original poster. I doubt many on here have been in the shadow world. Maybe 2 3 posters tops on here... The sexual shadow world
 

"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.

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I'm sure in most of the stats they include local burbs, but who knows, the numbers are high as hell. And if you look at those LA murder stats they seperated out gang murders, for a few years the gang murders in LA overtook overall murders in chicago, in that time the LA gangs were on more stupid shyt than the chicago gangs. but obviously chilled out or something.
Chicago only counts the city, not the suburbs. Chicago is in cook but they don't count surrounding suburbs numbers. Only Los Angeles does for some reason. New York doesn't either
 

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I remember, cause i was around during the "New Jack 90's".. So we had like 900 per year for a minute, NYC was double that, and when LA peaked my interest they was at 2000 or so. I remember those numbers. But there was smaller areas that was way more deadly, deadlier than being in Iraq or Afganistan by far. Like I said, I worked in Jersey and Camden NJ was losing 1 person per 100 due to murder, so I didn't drive thru there.
Los Angeles County has 100 cities in it
So them numbers combined from every city
 

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Chicago only counts the city, not the suburbs. Chicago is in cook but they don't count surrounding suburbs numbers. Only Los Angeles does for some reason. New York doesn't either
Good discussion. Almost like females I don't even wann
Los Angeles County has 100 cities in it
So them numbers combined from every city
I see what your getting at. On a per capita for big cities chicago was top in murder. What about Detroit?
 

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Good discussion. Almost like females I don't even wann


I see what your getting at. On a per capita for big cities chicago was top in murder. What about Detroit?
Here goes Detroit:
Homicides per Year
YearMurders
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

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I see what your getting at. On a per capita for big cities chicago was top in murder. What about Detroit?
Detroit has always been hood, I don't even know to be honest I just mostly see stuff from my city or other big cities. I've been to the D a few times it a different animal in terms of how it looks and feels. Chicago has hoods but they don't look as run down as detriot. It use to be like that in some parts but they gentrified those neighborhoods decades ago. Detroit has an eerie vibe for sure.
 

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Population of Detroit was around 1-1.1 Million during these years, so 1/3 the size of Chicago. Higher kill rate.
 

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Gary is another town desolate vibe run down, it's like baby Chicago. Chicago is a soulful city it has a huge lake a big downtown and some of the best architecture in America and a vibrant nightlife. Detroit has potential is they fix it up. Gary is hopeless
 

"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.

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Gary is another town desolate vibe run down, it's like baby Chicago. Chicago is a soulful city it has a huge lake a big downtown and some of the best architecture in America and a vibrant nightlife. Detroit has potential is they fix it up. Gary is hopeless
Oh, yeah, Gary the "ghost town".
 

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“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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@PeasantPlayer Chicago really isn’t a tough city anymore. I mean the CPD only solves like 30% of murders lol but I’m talking about the people themselves. Only certain areas AROUND Chicago have tough people in them (and by tough, I don’t mean ghetto and thug like, just real MEN). Last places are really around Cicero and the Little Palestine region tbh. Oak Park and Forest Park too. But it’s shrinking though. Pilsen’s become whitewashed and gentrified now, knew a dude from there who pretended to be living that tough life cuz he was in a gang but in reality was a stereotypical beta nice guy lol. **** has CHANGED. Not like how it used to be. You can blame Rahm Emanuel for that. And Obama’s reign too lol
 

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@PeasantPlayer Chicago really isn’t a tough city anymore. I mean the CPD only solves like 30% of murders lol but I’m talking about the people themselves. Only certain areas AROUND Chicago have tough people in them (and by tough, I don’t mean ghetto and thug like, just real MEN). Last places are really around Cicero and the Little Palestine region tbh. Oak Park and Forest Park too. But it’s shrinking though. Pilsen’s become whitewashed and gentrified now, knew a dude from there who pretended to be living that tough life cuz he was in a gang but in reality was a stereotypical beta nice guy lol. **** has CHANGED. Not like how it used to be. You can blame Rahm Emanuel for that. And Obama’s reign too lol
The thing with Chicago is its only a few areas that are driving the violence up like it has the last 10 years. To me that's crazy cause the rest of the city is Middle class or rich, yuppie hipster neighborhoods.
It's really bad this year but with Covid-19 you don't hear anything. Cicero hasn't been hood for a long time. Oak park never been hood it has really nice houses and parks
 

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The thing with Chicago is its only a few areas that are driving the violence up like it has the last 10 years. To me that's crazy cause the rest of the city is Middle class or rich, yuppie hipster neighborhoods.
It's really bad this year but with Covid-19 you don't hear anything. Cicero hasn't been hood for a long time. Oak park never been hood it has really nice houses and parks
Oak Park has some million-dollar homes but then suddenly it just cuts off randomly and there’s an area that is super ****ty. Couldn’t tell you where exactly but knew a few people who lived up there and that’s what they all said. Plus my dad knows like every street in Chicago lol and he said the same thing too. But yeah, stuff has changed.
 

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Oak Park has some million-dollar homes but then suddenly it just cuts off randomly and there’s an area that is super ****ty. Couldn’t tell you where exactly but knew a few people who lived up there and that’s what they all said. Plus my dad knows like every street in Chicago lol and he said the same thing too. But yeah, stuff has changed.
Oak park borders the west side its like night and day
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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