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.
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.
No, Charlie is an AFC. A big AFC because he went out with his girlfriend, broke up with her because she was trying to change him, and then gets back together with her. She wanted to father the baby. They were then about to get married.amoka said:I've been watching a whole lot of Two and a Half Men lately and I think the message with the show can directly or indirectly be related to AFC and PUA. I suggest the show to all AFCs and see Charlie's style.
Yep. Then again I can only think of about a gazillion and one things that are more constructive, entertaining, enlightening, and challenging than TV. Guess it's not SO bad...Rollo Tomassi said:TV is for women.
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.
Yes, but TV is good for relaxation. If we all did constructive, enlightening, and challenging things 24/7, we'd die of stress at the age of 30.thesynergist said:Yep. Then again I can only think of about a gazillion and one things that are more constructive, entertaining, enlightening, and challenging than TV. Guess it's not SO bad...
Its also nice how the radiating glow of the TV sucks the life out of you and turns you into a couch potato waiting for next season's lineup.diplomatic_lies said:Yes, but TV is good for relaxation. If we all did constructive, enlightening, and challenging things 24/7, we'd die of stress at the age of 30.
Its nice to be able to put up your feet once in a while, and just stare blankly at something.
Kind of like the computer, huh? The irony of it all.brucevangeorge said:Its also nice how the radiating glow of the TV sucks the life out of you and turns you into a couch potato waiting for next season's lineup.
hahaha. TOUCHE!diplomatic_lies said:Kind of like the computer, huh? The irony of it all.
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.
bad men watch the news.avrilishot said:TV IS FOR WOMEN...WTF, DOES THAT MEAN THE NEWS IS FOR WOMEN?
DUMBASS.
Anyways the show is good.