"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

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.

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What are some things all rich men should know?

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-The car model and brand industry, knowledge of them.
-How to fix cars.
-The gemstone and precious metals industry. Ruby/sapphire/emerald/diamonds etc. Basic knowledge of identification.
-Stock markets, etc.
-How to put a tie on.
-Home improvement and remodeling, basic construction skills, etc.
-How to make a website is a plus, especially a coding language. All men should know HTML.

What else?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

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.

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The car model and brand industry, knowledge of them.
Sure, but I also like cars

How to fix cars.
Disagree, unless it’s your personal hobby. Otherwise that’s time wasted on something I could easily pay for

The gemstone and precious metals industry. Ruby/sapphire/emerald/diamonds etc. Basic knowledge of identification.
Meh

Stock markets, etc.
Agreed

How to put a tie on.
What rich person doesn’t know how to tie a tie?

Home improvement and remodeling, basic construction skills, etc.
Same with fixing a car, unless it’s a personal hobby…waste of time

How to make a website is a plus, especially a coding language. All men should know HTML
Same with fixing a car, unless its a personal hobby…waste of time
 

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Disagree, unless it’s your personal hobby. Otherwise that’s time wasted on something I could easily pay for


Same with fixing a car, unless it’s a personal hobby…waste of time



Same with fixing a car, unless its a personal hobby…waste of time
I realize this is not a big deal with White women. But for Hispanic women more important. Like if your car breaks down while driving and you need to replace a tire. I once seen a Mexican girl complain he didn't know how to do it so she did it instead.
 

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I realize this is not a big deal with White women. But for Hispanic women more important. Like if your car breaks down while driving and you need to replace a tire. I once seen a Mexican girl complain he didn't know how to do it so she did it instead.
Ive dated plenty of Mexican women and I have absolutely zero idea on how to change a tire lol.
 

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Not sure what your definition of "rich" is but I do ok.

"Rich" guys probably know very few on your list as they let other people do all those things except for maybe the car model (not fixing) and financial markets parts. The qualities most self-made wealthy men possess, at least in the US, are more communication, persuasion, selling, promotion, and motivation (people, buyers, product users) as most are business owners and some are corporate executives. The art of communication goes much further than HTML or cleaning fuel injectors, IMO.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

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.

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Seriously? Who the fnck doesn’t know how to change a tire? My 12 year old daughter could do it.
 

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Alot of tax loopholes, t ypes of forms you can get to start stuff that is tax exempt and makes you more money and gains you grants from the government and stuff.

Really not going to write too much about it because I dont get paid to do this **** and alot of this stuff is super mainstream anyways now.. Back in the day, it was cool to know alot of sht that can help you earn more money and loopholes you can use to financial betterment-- but nowadays with the flood of information, everyone gets in on everything and nothing is really a gem anymore.. Its unfortunate but w.e
 

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Here's some more.

-Knowing how to play an instrument.

-Knowing how to speak a foreign language (outside your nationalities).
 

"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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They should know the difference between BEING a rich man, and APPEARING TO BE a rich man. They know that being rich in character and rich in charitable pursuits are far more fruitful than knowing everything about a BMW or flaunting flashy watches. That is not to say that a rich man can't have a nice watch or drive a BMW, but these things should not define your personality.

Agree with auto maintenance, home improvement skills, knowledge of financial markets, looking presentable, etc, but those things are just the baseline expectations of a well-rounded person in my opinion.
 

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I'm still reeling from the earlier exchange about "men" that CANNOT change a tire, not because they don't have to but BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW...
 

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-The car model and brand industry, knowledge of them.
-How to fix cars.
-The gemstone and precious metals industry. Ruby/sapphire/emerald/diamonds etc. Basic knowledge of identification.
-Stock markets, etc.
-How to put a tie on.
-Home improvement and remodeling, basic construction skills, etc.
-How to make a website is a plus, especially a coding language. All men should know HTML.

What else?
None of these things are something a rich man needs to know how to do. These are DudeBro skills.
 

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None of these things are something a rich man needs to know how to do. These are DudeBro skills.
I would hate to live in whatever world that knowing how to tie a tie, basic home remodeling, and auto maintenance somehow makes you a "dudebro". Sounds like someone needs to grow up and check into reality.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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How to be a good father ... this is essential. Men children these days; girls with daddy issues and weak boys who can't do anything for themselves. Being a good father is very necessary. I want to be my kids best friend
 

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I would hate to live in whatever world that knowing how to tie a tie, basic home remodeling, and auto maintenance somehow makes you a "dudebro". Sounds like someone needs to grow up and check into reality.
It's common. How useless do you have to be to not know how to tie a tie? There are a million dumbasses that know how to do that and aren't millionairse.

Expensive cars exist for dumb rich people to blow their money on flashy crap
 

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That money doesn't bring you happiness. The list of depressed rich people who were counting on it to but then realized it didn't and are in despair over that is very long...
 

"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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