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.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Tough call, and a number of questions must be answered before I make my decision:Was that an AFC thing to do, or a DJ thing to do? Why?
So is it AFC or DJ to have a brain disorder????'Actually, if I remember right, Van Gogh mailed the ear to a prostitute. And he had a brain disorder, which might have had something to do with it.
Answer that question, and the mysteries of this site will stand revealed to you.Originally posted by Kaine
So is it AFC or DJ to have a brain disorder????'
I have a brain disorder and I'm not in pulling the chicks. I guess it's AFC to have a brain disorderOriginally posted by Giovanni Casanova
Answer that question, and the mysteries of this site will stand revealed to you.
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
wow u redeem yourselfOriginally posted by Marcopolo
Actually, it depends on the specific brain disorder. Generally speaking, people with APD or NPD (sociopaths) are top PUA's. So good in fact that they can be abusive and the women will stay with them, and some of them are even so good they can con women out of their life savings. Ted Bundy is another excellent example of a psychopath with top notch PUA skills. Of course, he used his skills to strangle women to death instead of to sleep with them like a normal PUA would.
Hmmmm... That sounds fun.Of course, he used his skills to strangle women to death instead of to sleep with them like a normal PUA would.
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.
I am such an AFC. Now does me agreeing with your statement make me AFC or DJ?Originally posted by m4a1
A true DJ doesn't contemplate if something is DJ or AFC, and the fact that Giovanni Casanova made this topic shows that he's AFC, and if you disagree with this statement, then you're also AFC, no doubt.
Read the bible.
It makes you an rAFC. lol.I am such an AFC. Now does me agreeing with your statement make me AFC or DJ?
Thank God. I'm recovering.Originally posted by m4a1
It makes you an rAFC. lol.
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.