You must be pretty young, eh?Originally posted by Ice Cold
Oh puhlease. Do you read the knight tales too?
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.
You must be pretty young, eh?Originally posted by Ice Cold
Oh puhlease. Do you read the knight tales too?
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.
ROFLOriginally posted by icepick
You must be pretty young, eh?
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.
sweet punani is poetry. you didn't know?Originally posted by Mr. Delicious
Also I thought it was funny how you made the post sound poetic or whatever and then all of the sudden add the word "punani" into it. It completely lost all of its artistic meaning after that hahahahha.
you obviously don't know what i am talking about...no offense to you, since i know you young guys would rather one-up each other and keep your status and reputation than try to discuss something...so...sure, you are right, it is all "deep rapport". rapport is everything. whatever you say bro.Originally posted by Ice Cold
ROFL
You're the 3rd person to ask me that in the last 2 days. yes I am.
And all those magical quirks and facial expressions are called deep rapport![]()
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
yeah, that's what dekka said.Originally posted by Good_ol_boy
Iggi, if you were just 20 years older....
please, when considering age you are generally correct but their are a few of us whos head are not completely up our a$$esOriginally posted by icepick
you obviously don't know what i am talking about...no offense to you, since i know you young guys would rather one-up each other and keep your status and reputation than try to discuss something...so...sure, you are right, it is all "deep rapport". rapport is everything. whatever you say bro.
quite ironic i see you as much more of a troll and an attension seeker than any female on this board.myfriendblu: Bla bla bla bla another useless post by a attention whor on this board
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.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.