Dimebag_Darrell
Banned
I'm curious as to how a fellow Don faces his day
Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
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.
What do you do for a living?
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"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.
ethnomethodologist
Master Don Juan
Never seen you so nice Darrell. Your not growing pink inside are you?
I'm a general manager for an expanding charter airline. I opted in for free shipping costs, stressless work, and chances for duty travel for a high salary.
I make $15 dollars an hour
I'm a general manager for an expanding charter airline. I opted in for free shipping costs, stressless work, and chances for duty travel for a high salary.
I make $15 dollars an hour
Egoist
Master Don Juan
i make designer clothes for pet hamsters.
mroriginal2
Don Juan
And the award for ''most social'' goes to.......
ethnomethodologist for having so much time in his hand. He is one of the most recognisable members and hes only been here for a month. You should be a mod.
Chillisauce
Senior Don Juan
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2005
- Messages
- 367
- Reaction score
- 0
- Age
- 39
I'm a part time train driver for QR, part time karate instructor, full time university student. Thankgod we dont have any time traveling machines or i'd probably be working another two jobs.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
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.
Chipmonkey
Don Juan
National Guard/Metro Police
doctoroxygen
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2002
- Messages
- 581
- Reaction score
- 4
I work at Taco Bell. I'm employee of the month. Right now, I'm in the back, chopping lettuce, but come back in a month, and I'll be up at the front, SWEAR TO GOD, making burritos.
"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.