"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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What are your favourite meals?

SamePendo

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Well.. mine are:


- Hamburger - Not the Mcdonalds type ofcourse... those big ones.. juicy, with lots of stuff, and big.
- Lasagna
- Pizza

Mexican food like:

- Quesadilla - Which is a tortilla with cheese... basically.. but you can get those with beef, avocado, potatoes, chicken.


This got me thinking....
 

"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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Francisco d'Anconia

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I can go along with pizza and lasagna but also add

- gyros
- bruschetta
- tomato & basil focaccia
 

Vincent

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Mexican: Carne Adovada and potato burrito smothered in red chili. mmmm
Italian: Lasagna
American: Ribs
Japanese: Sushi
 

doctoroxygen

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Riesen, SweeTTarts, Peachie- and Apple-Os, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch make up most of my meals.

I weigh 450 pounds :(
 

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Mac and cheese, fried chicken, ribs, subs from little sub shops in college towns, pizza and p*ssy.
 

"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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MindOverMatter

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haha

-boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled on a charcoal bbq, with some bullseye original
-steak with bullseye original
-salmon
-poached eggs
-tuna (doesnt matter if it's in a sandwich or not, sometimes ill just eat it with a spoon)
-oatmeal, pasta, etc
- baked potatoes with herb seasoning

and a big pitcher of water!

as you can see, no exciting foods here
 

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a big bowl of tuna, with water on the side if I am in a hurry.
 

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Whatever the **** I'm eating after the bar closes
 

"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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[DoN.2.Da.JUaN]

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kebab with a can of coke :D
 

The Bad Ass Canadian

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1- Lobster (My family is in the industry so I get fresh caught lobster for free, when it's in season) You wouldn't believe what real "caught today" lobster, tastes like... unbelievable.

2- Haddock, Scallops, Salmon, Muscles, Clams (I'm a seafood junkie)

3- Good pizza from a family owned type of restaurant. A place where they make their own sauce and such. When you find a good pizzeria with a unique style, I'm sold.

4- Same goes for Chinese take-out..... some places just make it so damn good. It's definitely a guilty pleasure.
 

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roast turkey dinner

fried chicken dinners

Chinese and Vietnamese foods

spagetti dinners

fish & chips

fried calamari & oysters

clam chowder

hamburgers

roast beef, potatoes, gravy, vegetables

Hong Kong seafood chow mein
 

WhitePimp

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Buffalo wings for me(especially from PJ Whelihans and this place O'Malley's in Allentown PA). I'm hooked on them like a crack ho. Anything buffalo for that matter...buffalo chicken quesadillas, pizza, pierogies, etc.

I also really like ravioli with homemade meatballs, chicken salad hoagies from Wawa, and white and red chili. I emit some pretty foul odors after pretty much all of these.


As for drinks, I pretty much only drink water, green tea(the boiled water kind, not iced), and cranberry juice.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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