You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Agreed. If you ask me, this forum has been going downhill fast lately. And I don't say that easily - I've never been one to buy into all that "This forum used to be good back in the day" type talk.LiveFreeX said:Western women love this sh1t man, they love creating disorder among men and then standing back while the men fight it out. Why was DownLow banned, I thought he contributed quite a bit to the forums.
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.
Danger,Danger said:Colossus,
I saw DownLow's post and I can't disagree that he was flaming people, and if one breaks the rules repeatedly then yes they should be banned. Having said that.......
Is this OP not flaming people?
Is this OP not an obvious troll?
I doubt Zarky would be so stupid as to make this copy so much like his original, however I assume Thumpy has been warned on his multiple posts, since he has not been banned?
Legit trolling and crying MISOGYNIST in every thread is hardly "value".Thumpy said:Danger,
A few of us provide value to the boards.
You need a tougher skin Zarky / Thumpy. :crackup: :crackup:Thumpy said:Danger,
A few of us provide value to the boards. If we we're to go banning everyone who made smart remarks the main culprit posting on ss who'd need to be banned would be playherman. Yet it's allowed to stay after multiple attacks on various posters because it provides comfort to the groupthinkers with axes to grind against women.
Totally agree. Down Low was an a$$. Totally agree with the ban. He brought nothing but negativity to every post he commented on.Colossus said:Down Low was banned for repeatedly breaking the rules despite multiple warnings. We arent big bad mods on ego trips. We're regular guys like everyone else. There are rules, and if they are broken, and we see it, it has to be dealt with. We cant catch everything. But repeat offenders usually end up getting banned.
Do you guys want to be part of a forum where a handful of members go around flaming the p!ss out of whoever they want, whenever they want? I doubt it. It brings everyone down and turns away guys who need help.
If you guys think the forum is going downhill, why dont you try to make it a place where you'd like to be?
TillTheEndOfTime said:Totally agree. Down Low was an a$$. Totally agree with the ban. He brought nothing but negativity to every post he commented on.
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.
Bahaahaha that's funny. Burroughs, (.)(.), and several others have contributed nothing but flames since I've been here. And they're still going strong, no sign of change.Colossus said:Do you guys want to be part of a forum where a handful of members go around flaming the p!ss out of whoever they want, whenever they want? I doubt it. It brings everyone down and turns away guys who need help.
Ok my original post was deleted so I'll try keeping this one user friendly. If you honestly wanted change try mixing it up then sweetheart. Instead of whining about how awful and misogynist the manosphere is with passive agressive snark, try saying how awesome it is, or at the very least how awesome I am.Zarky said:Bahaahaha that's funny. Burroughs, (.)(.), and several others have contributed nothing but flames since I've been here. And they're still going strong, no sign of change.
To be fair to the mods I likened zarky's gloating post of DownLows banning here with that of a bpd chick who deliberately taunts her fella until he snaps and punches the stuffing out of her then gloats as the authorities take him away.Danger said:Why is titties held to a different standard than Thumpy? I am confused on this "rules" thing.
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.
typical said:I believe that no one should have their thread deleted, unless they are spamming the forum with worthless information. The personal attack type of posts should not be touched at all, if someone has beef with another person let them post up all they want because in the end only they look like tools nothing more.
No matter how much anyone here gets on my nerves or I find their belief or view "stupid" or "narrow minded", they do bring up certain points that are interesting to read and think about.
I totally disagree with this. Flame posts make a discussion forum look really trashy. There's no better word to describe it.typical said:The personal attack type of posts should not be touched at all, if someone has beef with another person let them post up all they want because in the end only they look like tools nothing more.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.