SuavePlaya
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Okay I was reading your post until I got up to this part and stopped reading it.Paradigm Artisan said:
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
The Masculine Manifesto
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
legolas
Master Don Juan
There is so much truth on that one statement!! Only trouble is, most guys will not choose the path that leads to real manhood, but will instead choose gimmicks and tricks that will get them instant results.Paradigm Artisan said:My point is; almost all if not all of these techniques are modeled after men, real men, not other types of male. Or invented from the action a man would take. So you are learning how to act like a man. Just putting on a mask so females will think that he is a man and not the true male/half man he is. But once again, sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Stop chasing skirts and start chasing your dreams. Then and only then skirts will chase you!!
Working out and exercising is good no doubt, I work out 5-6 times a week and play basketball and other competitive sports on the side all the time. I see great results with my body. I'm cut and athletic. However, I have yet to get the "testosterone boost of energy" you guys are talking about. Most of the time after a workout I just want to take a fvckin nap.
"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.
Daydream Engineer
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Great post. what you have said is exactly how i am in real life! Embracing masculinty is one of the best things that can improve your game!