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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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
We're have way too much fun with this...Originally posted by Keeper
*goes to gym* +1 to Strength
*reads chapter in bible* +1 Intelligence
*wanks* +1 Agility
Don't forget the Squeeze Other Guys Balls move (see Bjerte's posts), +200 to charisma!Don't forget your most powerful spell.
The George McFly backshot (+50 personality)
Originally posted by diplomatic_lies
Don't forget the Squeeze Other Guys Balls move (see Bjerte's posts), +200 to charisma!
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.
Wait a second, did I miss something? What does any of this have to do with sarging online? The article didn't say anything about it.Originally posted by diplomatic_lies
Seriously speaking though, if it's working for him, then there's nothing we can really say (especially you keyboard jockeys out there).
Whatever works, simply works. Personally I think only losers use online dating, but if you manage to snag a hot chick on the internet, then congratulations.
Like World of Warcraft?Originally posted by diplomatic_lies
Video games are getting waaaay out of hand these days...![]()
Next thing you know we'll actually be talking to other people in multiplayer computer games.
It follows the same principle. Most people here think whatever this guy's doing is stupid. Most people also think internet dating is stupid. But if it works, then it isn't stupid.Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
Wait a second, did I miss something? What does any of this have to do with sarging online? The article didn't say anything about it.
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.
prove it.Originally posted by Nighthawk
It's a spoof article.
But I just found that to prove my point. The reason I knew it was a spoof is that it is obviously so. Did you think This Is Spinal Tap was a real documentary too?Called "the world's greatest tech humour site" by The Register, BBspot creates entertainment for the geekier side of the world. BBspot produces a variety of features like fake news stories satirizing the tech and political worlds, the BBspot Mailbag which pokes fun at the Believers (people who believe our fake news) and much more.