"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.

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"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.

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I seriously want to throw up. Is this for real?? 'Downgraded to BF'; DOWNGRADED? Helloooo he's a fvcking human being!

I'm actually really shocked and appalled by what I just read. I... need to collect my thoughts before I comment further...

Sheesh... No wonder you guys think women are terrible!!
 

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Trader said:
I really don't care about the girls

What I'm curious about is the mindset of these rich bankers. How can they possibly date these classless girls? It's fascinating to see such a huge disconnect between their success in the corporate world VS their failure in dealing with girls.
Unfortunately I've come to believe, with great certitude, that success in the business/corporate world in modern times has zero correlation with success as a human being and level of masculinity.
 

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insidious said:
Unfortunately I've come to believe, with great certitude, that success in the business/corporate world in modern times has zero correlation with success as a human being and level of masculinity.
Yes I have to agree. I guess it comes down to that the skills needed to succeed in business are not the same as the skills needed to succeed in personal relationships. No one has to be good at one to be good at the other.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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insidious said:
Unfortunately I've come to believe, with great certitude, that success in the business/corporate world in modern times has zero correlation with success as a human being and level of masculinity.
I agree.
I think that the problem arises when many financially successful men forget how to deploy the skills that enabled their success in the early days of their struggle to success, and subsequently rely only the power of their checkbook to buy, sell and trade their way through life..
That makes them grist for the goldiggers.
 

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As a Dentist,I run into these types[no big bankers here] fairly consistantly. As long as you know what they are,no problems. Just don't take them seriously. But once in awhile,one sneaks under the radar and tries to get her hooks in you-ends fairly quickly when you let them know you aren't about spending all your money on them.
 

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Trader said:
I really don't care about the girls

What I'm curious about is the mindset of these rich bankers. How can they possibly date these classless girls? It's fascinating to see such a huge disconnect between their success in the corporate world VS their failure in dealing with girls.

Answers:

Because the girls are hot, Because the girls are hot and finally, because the girls are hot. There is no other reason.
 

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jophil28 said:
I agree.
I think that the problem arises when many financially successful men forget how to deploy the skills that enabled their success in the early days of their struggle to success, and subsequently rely only the power of their checkbook to buy, sell and trade their way through life..
That makes them grist for the goldiggers.
Unlike the guys with game theory up the wazoo who 3 months into their relationship cant keep up the facade that landed them that piece of ass in the first place

Inner game and status. Without either, you are going to have to learn to settle for average.
 

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Wow, gold diggers unite! Just horrible. Now that they're out there and self-identifying themselves as what they really are (all they're doing is quibbling over their price), at least guys will know to avoid them. It's just a blatant affirmation for what we've all come to know as Princess Syndrome/Entitlement Mentality. What happened to good old fashioned shaming and ostracizing them? How did we get to the point in modern society were such levels of shallowness was tolerated. I don't care how hot they are. In 10-15 years their looks will be gone. I'd love to see them fend for themselves when that happens. I guess in the grand scheme of things that's what they deserve, to be be traded it at 40 for two 20s, so to speak.

Too bad Tom Leykis is off the air. He'd have a field day with this topic.
 

"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.

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