"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Trip to Amsterdam final!

diablo

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It's time for another vacation to Amsterdam...

The following flights are confirmed:
Date: January 9 Flight: NW 1474
Departs: New Orleans-Moisant Int'l, LA (MSY) at 4:48PM
Arrives: Detroit-Wayne County Int'l, MI (DTW) at 8:14PM

Date: January 9 Flight: NW 50
Departs: Detroit-Wayne County Int'l, MI (DTW) at 9:25PM
Arrives: Paris-Charles De Gaulle, France (CDG) at 11:15AM on January 10

Date: January 10 Flight: NW 8394/*KL 1234
Departs: Paris-Charles De Gaulle, France (CDG) at 1:35PM
Arrives: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 3:00PM



On the return,


Date: January 18 Flight: NW 57
Departs: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 2:10PM
Arrives: Memphis-Int'l, TN (MEM) at 5:05PM

Date: January 18 Flight: NW 1877
Departs: Memphis-Int'l, TN (MEM) at 7:35PM
Arrives: Baton Rouge, LA (BTR) at 8:44PM


So, I'll be going for 8 days (arriving on the 10th and leaving on the 18th) - and returning the night before my first day of class on the Spring '05 semester. Anyone else planning a trip or feel like tagging along?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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jakethasnake

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How much was the airfare? Have fun by the way - first time going? :)
 

diablo

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Airfare would have been something like 954.00 (lowest I could find in the past month was about 600 total... however, NWA sent me a promo fare offer for 399 + taxes, which came out to 515.87. Not bad, though I'm having to have someone drive me to New Orleans for the flight out of LA. The best part is that with this trip I'll have enough frequent flier miles to have free airfare to Europe at any time, with no blackout dates - and should I keep adding to my account, I'll have enough for travel to Asia, which is a continent I haven't been on yet.
 

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Do some hardcore drugs for me man, I haven't had a chance to visit Amsterdam yet.

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"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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