Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

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.

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The Return of Anti-Dump?

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Has our beloved Anti-Dump returned? I see he wrote an article and it's on the front page at this moment. Has he returned for a short while? I remember the AD haters made him leave because they flamed so much. So does anyone know if he has returned?
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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Did he write that dreck about "today's the day"? Gee, wonder why he got flamed :rolleyes:
 

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Originally posted by MsThang
Did he write that dreck about "today's the day"? Gee, wonder why he got flamed :rolleyes:
What do you mean? I liked todays the day, what did you think was wrong with it?
 

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It has a good message, but was written like an 8 year-old trying to write a Hemingway novel in iambic pentameter.
 

"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.

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Originally posted by Void
I remember the AD haters made him leave because they flamed so much.
I've been here since 2001 (originally under a different screen name), and he has not posted since I have been a member. How would you remember what made him leave?

-PDX
 

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Because I read his posts. So this article just got revived?
 
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