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.
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.
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...
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
hey chickie whats shakin?Originally posted by seabreeze
Hi penkitten!
SB![]()
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...![]()
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.
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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.
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.