"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.
What cologne do you use?
- Thread starter DonRaul
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
but I've always gotten the best results with Fierce. I've been laid because of it in high school to a point where it was branded my smell with girls. Best **** ever.
Lord Shinra
Senior Don Juan
During the summer, I use like a Coolwater or a CK1.
And Cordovan is pretty good for everyday.
thatguyjamalx
Don Juan
"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.
BuckwildSantos
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Jean paul gaultier
BOSS
Farenheit
Black XS < personal favorite
they all smell nice
Grand Wizzard Alamar
Master Don Juan
I can't even find any of those brand name colognes in stores where I live.. most of the stuff is bland and thats what I'm stuck with.
Do any of you order cologne online or something?
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
+1 (during the warmer months)thatguyjamalx said:
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Go to a large department store like Macy's, Dillards or JC Penny's.Grand Wizzard Alamar said:
Grizou
Don Juan
Bulgari Extreme (had good feedback on that one many times)
Carolina Herrera 212 (personal favorite, not that many people wear it as it seems, makes women smell my neck over and over again)
Kenzo Air (very fresh scent and I can't get enough of it, most women aren't that into it as I experienced so far)
CK One (the black one, combined with Nivea after sun lotion is marvellous
)Lacoste Red (a bit sweeter, yet not too bad)
Fuglydude
Master Don Juan
Michele l'Arcangelo
Master Don Juan
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-Calvin Klein Euphoria
-Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce
-Ruehl n925 R-7 (i bought this as a 3.4oz to test it out since i bought Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce in a roomspray they use in stores that's 8.0oz [3 times the normal size] for each being 37.50 + free shipping... seriously if you want to buy A&F Fierce... go to ebay and buy the room spray... it'll last forever. the room spray would have costed $180+ IF it was sold in 8oz in stores... and the Ruehl would cost $70 in stores.)
Armani Aqua Di Gio is used too much and is tiring (so is A&F Fierce... but it's something females can NEVER get enough of.)
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Master Bates
Master Don Juan
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It's now called Armani Code. At least in the US.
I mostly wear Chanel Allure. I really highly recommend. Girls freakin LOVE it, but it's not really sweet or cloying or anything, and it's fairly distinct compared to a lot of other copycat colognes.
The Inside Man
Master Don Juan
Valdez
Don Juan
"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.