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 top 5 regrets of the dying

"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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Gaucho

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That is all golden information. Thanks for the post. It is basically how I try to live my life.

Go for your dreams.
Make time for enjoyment, work only to live, not for what you think you 'want'.
Be straight up, call a spade a spade.
Maintain relationships with good friends, let those who aren't fall by the wayside.
The only thing you can control is your own outlook.
 

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Gaucho said:
It is basically how I try to live my life.
Me too. I could never be a salaried workaholic. I can be an entrepreneurial workaholic, but only because it's fun.

What that advice says about keeping your relationships with friends, the same goes for family. When they die, all you will be left with is the memories of the time you spent together.
 

"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.

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1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
That's the only one I can identify with.
 

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Quiksilver said:
What is wrong with being 'selfish'?
In our society, we're taught to be selfless. Weird thing is you can't give to anyone, if you don't have yourself covered first. :rock:
 

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I imagine that there are very few people who lie on their deathbed thinking:

"Damn! I sure wish I could have had the chance to spend at least just one more day at the office!"

From my point of view, life is ALL about RELATIONSHIPS, troops. A few off the top of my head are:
  • Your relationship with your hopes, dreams, and ambitions.
  • Your relationship with your friends, family, and females.
  • Your relationship with your God (for those who believe).
  • And your relationship with YOURSELF.
 

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I liked the article and it was pretty much was I expected I'll be regreting ...
Trying my best to stick to what I know I have to do but I'll be damn that's not at all easy at times :nono:
 
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