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.
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.
Cradle of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover) ITS HELLA SICK DUDE!Originally posted by Kidd
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Hallucinogen???????Originally posted by Dirtheart
Hallucinogen - LSD (live mix)
Am I the only goa/psychedelic trance fan here? I guess underground techno/trance/electronic music isn't so big in America eh? Kind of surprised to see Yahel get a mention though.
I like Dire straits!Originally posted by Spike_the_cowboy
Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
Nice. I love John Petrucci's work. They really are a musican's band.
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.
Oh sh1t, we got Ice Cube fans on here?! I think hes my favorite rapper ever, I was listening to Death Certificate the other day...Originally posted by Hot Ice
Yes! the ol' CoF!![]()
Currently playing:
Ice Cube - Waitin' Ta Hate
Gotta love the rap of Ice Cube.Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
Oh sh1t, we got Ice Cube fans on here?! I think hes my favorite rapper ever, I was listening to Death Certificate the other day...
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
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.
Im not really a fan of cradle. Their lack of low end and the singer's voice are annoying :/Originally posted by AC/DC
Cradle of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover) ITS HELLA SICK DUDE!
Cradle of Filth - Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden cover) the part after the solo right before the voice is going "fear of the daaaaaaaark" is SO raw (the same riff goes on during it, about 4:55 to 6:05 in the song... AWESOME ass riff, this group makes it sound SO raw! The rest of the song is better in the original version, but that part just sounds so good...![]()
Is that the Nashawn that was with Nas? He has songs by himself? The only one I heard was the one with Nas on the hook and he was like "Lord, just let a nigga get it"...Originally posted by Tha Realnezz
Nashawn-"Only one way up".
Originally posted by TheInfamousCBear
Is that the Nashawn that was with Nas? He has songs by himself? The only one I heard was the one with Nas on the hook and he was like "Lord, just let a nigga get it"...
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.