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.
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.
I'll bring the chloroform.Iceberg said:Dante, I totally lost my puppy a few hours ago. I was wondering if you'd hop in the back of my rape van and help me look for him.
Classic is right:yes: Has anyone seen my chifon evening dress? I can't seem to find it anywhere.....lakeshore said:Has to easily be the funniest thread on SS ever.
"I feel pretty stupid about this in retrospect.."
F*cking classic!
:crackup:
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.
Haha, seriously. You really didn't know what was going on when you got into his car to drink a beer alone with him?Kailex said:More kino. He's doing really well so far... wait, you were having a beer in his car?
Hahahah :crackup:Ease said:Dante my gf's away for the week, i got some beers lying around, wanna come over?
Should tell you my heaters broke and overheating though, its cool we can just chill in our underwear.
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.
8ball said:Relax. A gay guy thinks you're hot. This is not a bad thing. Means you're good looking.
Take it in stride and be cool.
And, take note: dancing in a gay bar yields much cash (if you have the mental fortitude).
laughed out loud! hit up my BlogTV pre-show to tomorrow's Lesson 1 on the M.A.C. systemAmazing said:Hey everyone this is the guy from the OP's story!
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.
haha! funny stuff. my original comments stand.Amazing said:Hey everyone this is the guy from the OP's story!
8ball said:haha! funny stuff. my original comments stand.
Dante420 said:laughed out loud! hit up my BlogTV pre-show to tomorrow's Lesson 1 on the M.A.C. system
Your ****ing homo dude, get the **** outta here with your chump talk. your still trying to pass the insecurity stage and how old r u? 26? dawg if u think its even a question after the age of 13 then you needa look at yourself, people made their choices by nowAmazing said:Thanks but no thanks. But I'll pass it on to those guys I talked about earlier. It seems they can learn a thing or two about attracting dudes from you.
Dante420 said:Your ****ing homo dude, get the **** outta here with your chump talk. your still trying to pass the insecurity stage and how old r u? 26? dawg if u think its even a question after the age of 13 then you needa look at yourself, people made their choices by now
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.