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.
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.
Besides that she is a young, female version of Bernie Madoff.
I'd always thought she had a mediocre level of beauty (although she is slender), but this pic makes her look much better:
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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.
If someone showed you the clip starting at 2:36 and said she was a robot most believe it. The way she's nodding her head with her eyes open so wide they want to pop out her head is like she's glitching. This person is either a clone or possessed by some demons. Human clones are known to not blink or have belly buttons.This is a classic example of how she plays on insecurity. Notice how she holds an intense gaze and feigns laughter which makes the interviewer feel "special". Never underestimate how ego-fragile the vast majority of sheep really are, Holmes managed to con many so-called moguls (supposedly these people are geniuses) in Silicon Valley simply by smiling and laughing at their lame jokes.
Caveat: holding an intense gaze is something only women can pull off without looking creepy, because the label of "creepy" doesn't apply to women. If a man tries to run holding-intense-gaze game, he damn well better make sure he's Chad certified otherwise he's going to look like a total creeper.
EDIT: btw, at 0:45 look at those effeminate goons sitting with their legs crossed and eating up all the bs nonsense coming out of Holmes' mouth..... western men as a collective are an absolute joke, it's no wonder women don't respect men anymore.
It's pretty easy for girls to make guys feel special. Most guys don't get much attention from girls, so any overt display from a woman suggesting she might be into him is going to make him feel good.This is a classic example of how she plays on insecurity. Notice how she holds an intense gaze and feigns laughter which makes the interviewer feel "special". Never underestimate how ego-fragile the vast majority of sheep really are, Holmes managed to con many so-called moguls (supposedly these people are geniuses) in Silicon Valley simply by smiling and laughing at their lame jokes.
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.
When you look deep into her case, it is extremely troubling how far she was able to get, how much support she was able to garner, like she received a sign off from Henry freakin Kissinger, along with others but his name stands out.Well she's obviously a master at manipulation. Now she's all good with a rich fiancé who is very likely to be another simp.
Kissinger is the horniest man that most folks don't realize how horny he is.When you look deep into her case, it is extremely troubling how far she was able to get, how much support she was able to garner, like she received a sign off from Henry freakin Kissinger, along with others but his name stands out.
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.
Well, at some time during her 135 month sentence, I’ll betcha she might learn not to lie, and might eventually make her parents proud of her …I think she's going to jail.
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Elizabeth Holmes Sentencing Updates: Former Theranos CEO Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison
The founder of the disgraced blood-testing company was ordered to surrender in April and has 14 days to appeal her conviction.www.wsj.com
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.