"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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"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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sam3083

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Not tommorow. Everyday, for the rest of my life.
 

duckbutt

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wonderful post! im going to be THE MAN tomorrow! and the next day, and the next, and everyday after that!!!
 

"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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Great post! This is very motivational. Interestingly, pretty much what I did with this was act happy and not try to think negativity. I may not have talked to that HB 9 or "been more social to others", but I apparently acted more happy with life that a couple of my friends noticed without me saying anything.

Perhaps one of the big secrets of being a DJ is the mood no matter the situation you are in you create for yourself. If most to everything is positive, your life experiences will be positive.
 

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Very good post, don't know how I haven't seen this one before now 10 out of 10. It's a real shame that a lot of these people who's posts I admire and have changed my outlook on life aren't around here these days. :cry: ... but their glorious work will always live on :up:

edit: I know some are still round but I meant they have moved on past high school now :)
 

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I was wondering where BBB went, and he comes back with pure GOLD! Do whatever it is you like to do, especially if you are in HS and give 2 fu**s less what they say. If you need help in a class, get it, anyone scoffs at you about it then laugh at them when they fail the class. You're the MAN, complete with testosterone and balls.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

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.

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BUMP! Don't let this wonderful thread get buried.
 

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The Man ... really cool, thanks for this post, I did it once and it did work
Big Smile is the key of social :p:D
 

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Dam man this is so inspriring. Literrally I was dam near smiling hard towards the end, because it can happen, and will happen.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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damn, I just had a terrible weekend...

this is probably the fourth time ive read this post and its more inspiring than ever.

tomorrow, there is going to be a change. I feel like I have an amazing week coming up. And you know what? After that, im going to have an amazing LIFE.
 

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no way this is not bumped!!!!!!!!! bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Im confused...How do you do this without appearin try hard?
 

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I've read many posts but never decided to post something.. but today that I read this I changed my mind... this is the best sh$t ever... I feel that motivation with this damn post... its awesome.. I will be the Man for now on... not just tomorrow but everyday..
I was feeling kinda down tonight.. but now I feel much better just by reading this post.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

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.

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