"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.
The Truth on how to be a masculine man
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"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.
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I tried my best to watch that tv series but could not stand the endless talking and drama...the only series about outlaw criminals who spend more time doing introspection and assuring women than doing criminal stuff.Die Hard said:
My surrender came right after the ireland thing, walking dead is on his way to do the same.
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Cry about imaginary disadvantages some more?TonyBaloney said:
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I'm sick of dudes on here saying that there's a defined "masculine" role. Your masculine role is what you make of it. You can be a well-dressed businessman, or a burly lumberjack. Both are considered "masculine".
How can you ever say someone is less masculine for the way they dress? (unless the person is a cross dresser). That seems a bit shallow minded to me.. And what is so "masculine" about having a shallow mind?
I probably dress like the typical "emo" AFC type of guy a lot of people on here would bash. But I've played school sports, made honor roll, won in a fight, worked on a car, do trade work, etc.. A lot of "masculine" things there. It's what you make of it.
As for the whole media thing.. Fvck it! Do you really think every girl out there is trying to be a kim kardashian clone? I've met a lot of really cool charactered women. I know there's a ton of stupid AW shallow women out there, but best way to avoid them is to avoid the bars and clubs. Just do your thing. I find that when I'm doing something I love (going to the coffee shop with friends, going to a bookstore, going to a local show, any type of interesting workshop) I meet the coolest women.
Making your own rules in life as well as always following the golden rule (treat others the way you wish to be treated) is the only truth on how to be a masculine man.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
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.
btownbuck2012
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anyone seen that movie Blitz with Jason Statham? In the beginning of the movie he sees some punks outside his apartment window trying to jack someone's car, so he goes outside and beats the sh!t out of them.
I have loud neighbors. I'd like to just break their door down and mark mcgwire the SH!T out of their subwoofer with my 3-iron. HOWEVER, if I did that i'd get arrested. Fvck that man. I feel like true, real masculinity is so watered down in today's society. Everyone has "rights" so people think they can be shi tty towards other people, especially arrogant stuck up cun t "girls".
That Asianlover guy once wrote how all the true alpha males are in jail. I think that dude was on to something. Society, at least what i've experienced, makes it impossible to be truly alpha. fvck it all man. I think i'm gonna go beat the hell out of my neighbors
