You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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.
just for the record... i am not shallow and materialistic...Originally posted by Spike_the_Dragon
Uhmm, what exactly do you expect from the women of sosuave (aside from WaterTiger and maybe one or two others, of course) but a bunch of insecure attention *****s!?
Most women are shallow and materialistic. Thus, they are insecure about pretty much everything. Thats probably the main reason why most of them hang around here seeking our approval and attention. I think its kinda funny, personally.
Originally posted by Hot Ice
Whoa. intimidating![]()
Originally posted by penkitten
just for the record... i am not shallow and materialistic...
Yup, shallow women do not have to correct people on internet boards don't they...Originally posted by penkitten
just for the record... i am not shallow and materialistic...
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
hey chickie whats shakin?Originally posted by seabreeze
Hi penkitten!
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i never said i wasnt an attention *****, did i?Originally posted by Hot Ice
Yup, shallow women do not have to correct people on internet boards don't they...![]()
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'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.
This fool. hahhaOriginally posted by Alpine
I was caressing your silky black skin as it glistened in the flicker of candlelight.
That was funny.I think its kinda funny, personally.
...and sad.
But mostly funny!![]()
Yeah, whenever I tell a woman that I'm not interested, or that I don't wanna get into it any further they always get really serious. Go figure.Originally posted by seabreeze
Yo Spike! I'm serious.
Originally posted by Silquee Smoove
That was funny.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.