MindOverMatter
Master Don Juan
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it makes the muscles in your neck denser and thicker, and makes it harder for someone to strangle you.
"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.
What do you like/dislike about your body?
- Thread starter ThreeStorms
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"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.
MindOverMatter
Master Don Juan
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You can stop thinking like a failure would. If a guy like this can go to the gym ( http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=523356 ), and give his 200%, there's no reason you shouldn't.
Quit making excuses or looking for people to hold your hand, and JUST DO IT.
MetalFortress
Master Don Juan
holy crap
bump, that guy is AWESOME
bump, that guy is AWESOME
"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.
iveyleeger
Senior Don Juan
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PM me
+ tall
+ very muscular forearms
+ big shoulders
+ i've been complimented on my great smile randomly, quite a few times
+ my brain
+ my intimidating Suge Knight glare that I can turn on and off in an instant
- fat
- lazy
- hard-to-manage facial hair
- pale
- big feet
+ very muscular forearms
+ big shoulders
+ i've been complimented on my great smile randomly, quite a few times
+ my brain
+ my intimidating Suge Knight glare that I can turn on and off in an instant
- fat
- lazy
- hard-to-manage facial hair
- pale
- big feet
jiza101
Master Don Juan
+ tall
+ nice eyes
+ nice lips
+ nice tan
+ big legs
- Small arms and wrists
- I have large front teeth (****s my smile)
- My hair is to thick
- Bigish earlobes
- Big nipples (little bit of fat there as well)
- Carrying to much fat
- Little bit of acne on face (on roaccutane now)
+ nice eyes
+ nice lips
+ nice tan
+ big legs
- Small arms and wrists
- I have large front teeth (****s my smile)
- My hair is to thick
- Bigish earlobes
- Big nipples (little bit of fat there as well)
- Carrying to much fat
- Little bit of acne on face (on roaccutane now)
Warboss Alex
Master Don Juan
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+ tall
+ dark
+ handsome
+ well spoken
+ articulate
+ lovely dark eyes
+ intelligent
+ charming
+ very muscular
+ manly stubble
+ greek
+ trilingual
+ determined
+ motivated
+ energetic
+ enthusiastic
+ sympathetic
+ kind-hearted
+ generous
+ considerate
+ understanding
+ 'dynamite in bed'
etc etc..
- arrogant, superior, smug, conceited, self-praising bastard.
+ dark
+ handsome
+ well spoken
+ articulate
+ lovely dark eyes
+ intelligent
+ charming
+ very muscular
+ manly stubble
+ greek
+ trilingual
+ determined
+ motivated
+ energetic
+ enthusiastic
+ sympathetic
+ kind-hearted
+ generous
+ considerate
+ understanding
+ 'dynamite in bed'
etc etc..
- arrogant, superior, smug, conceited, self-praising bastard.
"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.
MindOverMatter
Master Don Juan
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don't forget "robs protein delivery trucks at night"!- arrogant, superior, smug, conceited, self-praising bastard.
Warboss Alex
Master Don Juan
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lol