Travel memoir21
Master Don Juan
Im thinking of getting a massage and going to the park with my dog to socialize and talk to random women on walking trails. What do you guys got planned?
"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.
What do you guys got planned Valentines Day?
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"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
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.
Clockwerk50
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Most likely nothing. I have to buy gifts for the main girl and send Happy Valentine’s Day messages to the rest.
Redwood
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Working.
Serenity
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I'll be going to a cabin today for the weekend with a bunch of coworkers. Wife is staying home with the kids.
Because of that we moved it all to last Monday because it's the only day this week we had time together for it.
Anyways, on Monday I cooked a nice meal for us, we had a couple glasses of wine, I gave her Lego roses, we spent some time building it together and went to fvck before going to sleep.
Because of that we moved it all to last Monday because it's the only day this week we had time together for it.
Anyways, on Monday I cooked a nice meal for us, we had a couple glasses of wine, I gave her Lego roses, we spent some time building it together and went to fvck before going to sleep.
"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.
Travel memoir21
Master Don Juan
Lol does your wife knows about this site? You do get paid right?
BaronOfHair
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Took one of my acquisitions to a screening of Heart Eyes, after which we spent some time in the hot tub
Hamurabimbi
Master Don Juan
GF & I are in the Carribean. So diner & there is a VD party at the hotel casino. rum is the specialty here. So lots of that.
Serenity
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She does not know about this forum or my anonymous user on it, no.
Paid for going to the cabin? No, it's privately arranged by the people I work with, outside of that it doesn't really have anything to do with my workplace. We just do that sort of thing once in a while and it's of course completely voluntary. I go because the people I work with are genuinely fun to be with. We're already drinking, lightly today, but it's gonna get crazy tomorrow.
Redwood
Senior Don Juan
Congrats!
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Travel memoir21
Master Don Juan
No, my question is….do you get paid to be a moderator here?
corrector
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A cashier that I'm talking to in a semi-regular basis wished me a "Happy Valentine's Day", and I said the same thing back to her. I cancelled all Valentine's Day themed ASMR videos/romantic pop music allowances (that happened earlier in the day) as a result of that since a meaningful interaction with a real girl invalidates any copes. Copes such as ASMRS and romantic pop music videos should only be used when there is no meaningful interactions with the opposite sex.
That being said, I did buy a bouquet of flowers for mom. Dad is unable to go out of the home on his own for the time being. I gave the flowers to dad for him to give to mom as a Happy Valentine's Day present. Mom was overjoyed with the flowers and thanked me continually throughout the day and even today for those flowers. (I guess it morphed into a Mother's Day, lol) But as they say, women are replacable, but mothers are not. You only have one mother.
That being said, I did buy a bouquet of flowers for mom. Dad is unable to go out of the home on his own for the time being. I gave the flowers to dad for him to give to mom as a Happy Valentine's Day present. Mom was overjoyed with the flowers and thanked me continually throughout the day and even today for those flowers. (I guess it morphed into a Mother's Day, lol) But as they say, women are replacable, but mothers are not. You only have one mother.
Serenity
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Nope.