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 think about what this woman have to say ?
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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.
Unbridled_Phoenix
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Her points were resonant and valid, but in all her honesty, she forgot the other reason women "can't find a good man"...they want to have s3x with all of us.
sodbuster
Master Don Juan
One of the reasons is-when I get lucky and catch Angelina in the right mood, I know I just got lucky. When a woman catches Brad drunk and get lucky, she now thinks she deserves a Brad clone and that is her standard.
jophil28
Master Don Juan
I have a standard answer to any middle-age woman who whines, "Where are all the good men?"
Jophil, "Simple, we are avoiding most of you."
The jaw drop is priceless.
Jophil, "Simple, we are avoiding most of you."
The jaw drop is priceless.
"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.
too much blabbering is coming out of this woman's mouth, is this what she is like on a real date? I couldn't take listening to her the entire 3 mins.
so I would suggest to her to add a fourth reason as to why women are single: because they talk too much!! less talky talky and more sucky sucky.
On a more serious note, it ultimately comes down to a woman's interest levels. The more a woman is interested in a man the more she will be willing to compromise her own agenda to be with this man and thus follow his.
so I would suggest to her to add a fourth reason as to why women are single: because they talk too much!! less talky talky and more sucky sucky.
On a more serious note, it ultimately comes down to a woman's interest levels. The more a woman is interested in a man the more she will be willing to compromise her own agenda to be with this man and thus follow his.
I made it to the two minute mark. I will say I do agree with her ideas, however she delivers them in such a way as to cure insomnia. I really had to focus!
I found the part about being picky as a way to reduce vulnerability interesting... I am a pretty picky and selective person... so that's something for me to think about!
I found the part about being picky as a way to reduce vulnerability interesting... I am a pretty picky and selective person... so that's something for me to think about!
Rollo Tomassi
Master Don Juan
"where are all the good men?"
"back in your 20s where you left them"
"back in your 20s where you left them"
"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.
darkstarrr
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hahaaaRollo Tomassi said:
yea in their 20s some can be succestible to the invincibility thing and then things start to come crashing down around them, reality, their looks, their pathetic little lives, etc
not all are like that but a good amount.
weed them out my friends weeed them out.
make 'm jump through your hoops.
build yourself into thee Man...