"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.

Read more...

The next generation of pooks?

NewToThis12345

New Member
Joined
Sep 30, 2019
Messages
8
Reaction score
3
Age
32
I was wondering who are the best posters here? The Pooks, the Anti-dumps are great but they haven't posted in a while. I guess they covered a lot. Who/what has helped you the most? Sorry if it was not the right place to post. I'm kinda new here and heard about the legendary Sosuave a while ago but never tried anything or read too much and gave up .
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

Read more...

Who Dares Win

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 16, 2012
Messages
7,426
Reaction score
5,803
Pook and anti-dump made a great job for their times, nowadays smartphones and social media did to the dating world that industrial revolutions made to the work market back then.

The simple concept of scarcity no longer applies since 48 hours or silence and your chat disappears at the bottom of her inbox.
 

ubercat

Master Don Juan
Joined
Mar 6, 2015
Messages
3,671
Reaction score
2,309
Location
Australia
I think dating is also a training ground for the workplace these days. At least if you are corporate. Offices that have been dominated by woman are a popularity contest all day everyday.
 

Who Dares Win

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jan 16, 2012
Messages
7,426
Reaction score
5,803
I think dating is also a training ground for the workplace these days. At least if you are corporate. Offices that have been dominated by woman are a popularity contest all day everyday.
Totally agree, social skills are now more important than professional skills to succeed in many work places run from women.
 

Mike32ct

Master Don Juan
Joined
Oct 22, 2007
Messages
8,411
Reaction score
5,174
Location
Eastern Time Zone where it's always really late
I think dating is also a training ground for the workplace these days. At least if you are corporate. Offices that have been dominated by woman are a popularity contest all day everyday.
I noticed that too. In a sense, I run more “game” at work than outside of work.

1. Bring donuts occasionally

2. Make harmless jokes

3. Fluff talk about the weather and the next work holiday party

4. Never gossip, but usually get stuck listening to women vent about XYZ

4. Notice which female is not talking to me today (and perhaps is venting about me to another coworker that she is less pissed off at today lol)

5. Then get back to my cubicle, introvert-maxx and engineer-maxx lol.

6. Have a quiet lunch alone or with a decent male coworker
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

Read more...

Top