tsmith2334
Master Don Juan
i can't stand them... huge turn off
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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.
LOL!! I love this guy. Thanks for making me laugh out loud and wake ppl up.Last Man Standing said:Does anyone else see the irony here? Anyone?
Mr. 'StabAHo'. Do you stab hos with a knife or with your penis?MrStabAHo said:Wow a lot of hate in here...I remember when I was in that phase...
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
No one solved the riddle so I'll say it!MrStabAHo said:Wow a lot of hate in here...I remember when I was in that phase...
I DID get it, you fcker! Why do you think I found it funny!? I guess I was supposed to say the answer out loud (er... you know what I mean)... but that would have ruined it for everyone else.Last Man Standing said:No one solved the riddle so I'll say it!
Isn't it ironic that someone speaks of hate and is named Mr Stab A Ho!
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.
But this goes against Pook's and sosuave's teaching!iqqi said:Thats right.
I have options.
I am the prize!
<iqqi climbs back up on her pedestal.>
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.
A woman indeed - because it is the true woman who desires to be dominated by the overpowering male so that she may feel his dominant power which quenches her need to be dominated - The Natural Order Of Things!!iqqi said:Well, that is good. I like a man who likes to be on top.![]()
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.