"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.

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Toughest Modern Actor?

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So with The Duke long gone and Eastwood likely on the verge of retiring from acting in favor of directing, who's next in line to take the throne of toughest actor? I'm mostly thinking in terms of "tough bastard you definitely wouldn't want to f*ck with" here.

Right now my favorites are Robert DeNiro, Samuel L. Jackson or possibly Clive Owen.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Russell Crowe, kick ass
 

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Jason Statham, The Zohan
 

"She's Out of Your League"

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.

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Clive Owen and Russel Crowe.

And of course, Samuel L. Jackson.
 

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Bruce Willis
Robert Downey Jr.
Christain Bale
Denzel Washington
Matt Damon
Edward Norton

Few others I can't think of right now.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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The Bat said:
Bruce Willis
Robert Downey Jr.
Christain Bale
Denzel Washington
Matt Damon
Edward Norton

Few others I can't think of right now.
Robert Downey? WTF...

Maybe I have not seen all of his movies, but he usually comes across as a weasal. (E.g. Wierd Science, Second Installment of the Fugitive and some other movie where Mike Tyson almost beats him up)
 

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Robin Williams
 

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Ken785 said:
yO...I VOTE FOR My man ViN DiEseL.
Christ, figures you would like him. The man is a goof ball with no acting skills whatsoever...Saving Private Ryan would of been even better if he were not in it.
 

"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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