"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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The Great Gatsby (spoiler alert)

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Simple but great book. Saw an ad for the movie starring Leonardo Dicaprio that's coming soon, got me thinking...

So...does this guy have one of the worst cases of oneitus.....ever?? What's the deal with this guy? Just wondering if anyone else has a thought on this. Any cases of oneitus that you've heard of that could be worse? Fiction or not.
 

"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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One example that Pook loved to quote is Dante turning Beatrice - some chick he had a crush on since she was... eight - into his salvation in Divine Comedy and a few other of his works.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Portinari
 

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Dante is a little above my pay grade at this moment, I will be tackling it sometime in the future. But not surprised the legendary Pook would reference him.

On a somewhat lower level, here's a guy I was thinking of today. According to the 80's this is how you win a girl back after she's ditched you. Do this right here.

Seems like the right thing to do.... right? She dumps you but you want to win her back, so you stand outside her window with a jukebox, playing your guys favorite song.
 
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Worst case would have to be Link from Legend of Zelda. How many times has he rescued Princess Zelda and never got as much as a peck on the cheek?
 

"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.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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