Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Valentines Day discussion thread (Merged threads)

Giovanni Casanova

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Originally posted by Liz
The words a girl dreams to hear!:( ;)
You want me, don't you?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

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.

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Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
You want me, don't you?
You missed the whole smiley sad face didn't you?
 

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Originally posted by Liz
You missed the whole smiley sad face didn't you?
Hey Liz,
Look at it this way, you're a cool chick, and Gio never get's his cage rattled...(Except when he's fending of flames from that Demon-guy!!)....

So whadda-you say! You all for the first Sosuave LUV connection???:D

The Edge 'Some have it, and some don't'
 

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Re: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Originally posted by The Edge
Hey Liz,
Look at it this way, you're a cool chick, and Gio never get's his cage rattled...(Except when he's fending of flames from that Demon-guy!!)....

So whadda-you say! You all for the first Sosuave LUV connection???:D
I'm flattered that you would think of such a thing:)
Gio has a girlfiend and who knows she might be his wife someday, and I have a boyfriend who will be my husband someday in the next year and a half.

Sorry, otherwise I think that that Gio guy is pretty HOT!:p :D
 

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Is sending flowers for VAlentines AFC?

Man, I work with all women and I see how they brag to each other about how thir bf/ hubbies buys them this and that. REally, only reason why I think they admire VAlentines day is because they can brag to their friends what their sig other did for them. I know this one guy who has never sent his wife flowers or done anything special or her. She takes care of him, cooks, clean and doesn't pout or argue. What do you all think?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

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.

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RyKnOw

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you can if your in a LTR or married but if your not dating dont waste ur money send a card
 

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I would'nt waste the money......you have to be serious with someone to buy something like flowers. I would'nt bother....spend the money you were going to spend on flowers and add it to your DJ clothing.
 

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General rule of thumb.

Don't send flowers unless you're 6 months into a relationship..


Besides shes just going to look at them for maybe 5 minutes then place them in water and she'll forget about them and they will die in 3-4 days time anyway.. I think it's a crock.
 

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exactly they dont appreciate the things men do for them
 

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Flowers?

I think the only occasions I bought flowers was for funerals. So, I don't give flowers to girls; they may get the wrong idea.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

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.

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Everyone hates Valentine's Day...this is what happened to me today,

I gave her a card

I gave her a picture of us

I gave her a box of chocolates she loves

I told her "Happy Valentine's Day!"

in return, she proposed.

I am blown away.
 

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Originally posted by SomeGuy
Everyone hates Valentine's Day...this is what happened to me today,

I gave her a card

I gave her a picture of us

I gave her a box of chocolates she loves

I told her "Happy Valentine's Day!"

in return, she proposed.

I am blown away.

If you're smart you would have declined her offer.

Say NO! :D
 

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Everyone hates Valentine's Day...this is what happened to me today,

I gave her a card

I gave her a picture of us

I gave her a box of chocolates she loves

I told her "Happy Valentine's Day!"

in return, she proposed.

I am blown away.


Congratulations man! What did you say? heh. I don't think there is anything wrong with a card and flowers IF you do it the right way and the relationship is (sorta) established. I am dating 2 girls at this time, and both of them have strong feelings for me. I know that I can get away with flowers and I card because it makes them feel special. I'll probably give them both a rose and a card, write something nice in the card, and surprise them at work with it.

-Blitz
 

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Originally posted by SomeGuy
in return, she proposed.
Call me old-fashioned, but I wouldn't be able to accept a proposal from a girl.

For the record, I wouldn't accept a proposal from a guy, either.

Oh, and regarding the question at hand: The act of buying flowers for a girl for is not AFC in and of itself... it's the circumstances that will determine that. If you're giving flowers to some girl that you've been admiring from afar for three years, yeah, that's AFC. But if you're getting your wife flowers, no, that's not AFC. It's all about the context.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

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.

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what to do for Valentines...

Ok fellas, heres the deal:
I have a girlfriend who ive been seeing for a little while now and we dated for a bit too, this is our first Valentines together and shes never really had a big valentines day before.

thanks to her bi*ch of a roommate who told her that I had all this stuff planned (which i dont!), my girl will be very dissapointed tommorow (were doing Valentines tommorow instead of today)
if i dont have all types of small things planned to do with her throughout the day, I have reservations at a decently nice restraunt uptown and i have some flowers ordered, but i need advice on some actual stuff to do tommorow during the day before tommorow night, my brain's really fried right now and i cant think of anything, so ANY ideas would help or at least get me thinkin in the right direction.
 

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come on guys, one post would help alot here, i dont have too much time i can wait

I was thinking about giving her a massage. im not sure if her roommate will be there or not
 

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Massage would definitely be good. If you can cook, the majority of women loves it when a guy cooks for them. This should be a quite. relaxing time for both of you.
Seems like you're hooked
 

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yeah, a bit, but more me being "hooked", i just really want this to be a good valentines day for her tommorow, none of her past bfs never put alot of thought into the stuff they did for her, and at least tommorow I want to be the stereotypical boyfriend she fantasizes about for Vday

Wow, i guess I am whipped:)
 

"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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