She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
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.
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...
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.
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...![]()
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.
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.
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.
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.