"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.
What are your goals for this summer?
- Thread starter RaWBLooD
- Start date
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Brian20o2
Master Don Juan
Dee-Zy
Master Don Juan
Curl 50 lbs
be able to do more than 15 wide grip pull ups 3x
db shoulders press my weight
get that 6 pack, I got a ****ing beer belly now damn it.
Touch the rim on a 10'
and improve overall cardio.
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
Second, drop about .2 seconds off my 40 (It's about 4.6/4.5 right now)
Get my squat back into the respectable range since I haven't lifted for 3 months(It used to be 340x3, I was making about 10lbs increases each week, I weigh 150)
Finally, get my knees to stop aching, when I was lifting, they felt great, now, Not so much
"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.
CaliforniaKing
Don Juan
- Joined
- May 29, 2003
- Messages
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Chillisauce
Senior Don Juan
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2005
- Messages
- 367
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- Age
- 39
- put on around 15 pounds over the next 4 months
- 2 months cutting back down to 7-9% bodyfat and refresh my MA skills.
- Get a Distinction average for University
- Get a natural tan (you can do that in Australia's winter haha)
- Form an export plan for my product with minimal cost, but no skimping on the quality.
PeterNorthisawesome
Banned
My goals
1. Gain another 10-20 pounds of muscle and hopefully reach my goal weight of 185 pounds. Right now I'm around 175.
2. Reduce body fat and get a more visible six pack.
3. Continue kegal exercises so I can hit the ceiling everytime.
4. Start running around 2km to stay in shape and increase stamina.
5. Get my hair dyed and even out the tan by going swimming.
6. Lasty work out my legs so I can dunk, working out ur legs really HELPS in running and to get bigger muscles.