She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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.
DAMMIT!......Trade school here I come.If you think college is nothing but easy *****...Guess again.
What exactly do you mean by this? Do you mean screw you over in terms of girls?A lot of your friends WILL look out for you. Not everyone is out to screw you over like High School.
so where exactly did you go when you left your dorm?When meeting people, and there was a LOT of people, for class tours and whatever, I would make a great effort to become the host. I would start up the convos, the introductions and the outgoing nature in the group. This was so damn important because it led to my first 10 friendships being formed, 2 of which are best friend-friendships. In the dorms, i would never stay in my room for more than ten minutes at a time, because that would be shutting myself off from all the socialising.
How did it just wear off? Did you not enjoy the rewards?sadly, this whole behavioural change wore off and i soon reverted to my old not-so-outgoing ways. damn, changing yourself can be tough.
how did you deal with this? this sounds pretty bad.OXIDE said: - came to my door giving me "you tried to rape her" ****
crazy, you should elaborate on this one.. i know there are too many guys who think it is easier than chinese prostitutes.If you think college is nothing but easy *****...Guess again
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.
When someone gets to college, they will look around and go "look at all these hot girls! I'm getting some ass from a fine chick soon!" Come day two, you'll go "man, why aren't these girls flocking to me?" Because they either:Originally posted by Oxide
crazy, you should elaborate on this one.. i know there are too many guys who think it is easier than chinese prostitutes.
I feel this way often and i sometimes do it more then I want to, espeically when something goes wrong.i did enjoy the rewards, but i felt more comfortable in my old state of living
To become the leader of your group, you just have to make friends and take control. Making friends is easy in college if you just talk to people. Besides, that fear is something everyone goes through.Originally posted by dip
great post everyone...lets try to keep it up!!
i just had a few questions tho..
some of u say that you became the leader of ur groups and the guy that everyone wanted to talk to right away...how did u do all of this?? im gettin a lil nervous about making friends in college
also..any more tips that u can give during orientations? i think i have an overnight stay sometime in june (a few months before college starts)
thanks!
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.
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.
Summer school to take some classes to help my gpa.Originally posted by Oxide
my year is over *****es, i win
who wants to party this summer, and what plans u guys have?
p.s. what grades did everyone finish with?
i remember a post by some dude who said he got too concerend with girls and failed college.. i was afraid i was going to follow his steps when entered school, well fukk that ****, hi good GPA.![]()
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.