"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
What does "AFC" "POF" "BPD" and all of that other sh*t stand for?
- Thread starter Blue Hef
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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.
Purefilth
Master Don Juan
BPD bipolar disorder
POF plenty of fish
PUA pick up artist
ATM a$$ to mouth
BJ *******
IOI - Indicator of Interest
IOD - Indicator of Disinterest
HB - Hot Babe
C&F - ****y and Funny
CB - C0ck Block
LJBF - Let's Just Be Friends
LTR - Long-Term relationship
LDR - Long-Distance relationship
AMOG - Alpha Male Of Group
AA - Approach Anxiety
DHV - Demonstration of Higher Value
DLV - Demonstration of Lower Value
FTC - False Tim Constraint
OKC - OKCupid dating site
FC - Friend Zone
BL - Body Language
FR - Field Report
LR - Lay Report
MM - Mystery Method
DQ - Disqualifier
DTF - Down to Fvck
PDA - Public Display of Affection
IL - Interest Level
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White Knight - Guy always trying to "save" girls from their problems. Come to their rescue.
Kino - Kinesthetics = Touching a girl (non-sexually) to break down the space barrier.
KClose - Kiss Close
FClose - Fvck Close
Peacocking - Doing something to stand out (many times clothing related)
Neg/Neg Hit - Way of slipping in a subtle comment to knock a girl down off her high horse.
Social Proof - Giving off a vibe of high value, based on who knows you, talks to you, talks about you, is with you, etc.
Wing - Wingman out with you to help you pick up chicks.
Sarge - Term for going out to pick up chicks.
Oneitis - Being stuck on one girl, not spinning plates (see below)
Spinning Plates - Having multiple girls on your radar.
Sh!t Test - Tests woman try to trip you up with during your pickup (and some never stop).
EDIT: Added some more, plus took Mike's idea of non Acronyms
Mike32ct
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SNL = same night lay (same as ONS)
FWB = friends with benefits
FB = friends with benefits or F a ce book, depending on context
NC = no contact
AW = attention wh@re
OP = original poster
Greasy Pig
Master Don Juan
LMR - Last Minute Resistance
For others, check out The Urban Dictionary.
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Mike32ct
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We also have some terms that are not acronyms.
Orbiter = A guy who follows a female around pretending to be her friend but secretly wants her.
Height wh@re = A chick obsessed with tall guys.
Emotional tampon = A guy that is a girl's shoulder to cry on but isn't seeing any action
Duracell_Bunny
Senior Don Juan
There is much to learn in this one.Blue Hef said:
Checkout the DJB (That the DJ Bible) link at the bottom of this forum.
"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.
Mike32ct
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GFTOW = Go F ten other women
club high = The fun sexy feeling she gets when she's in the bar or club drinking, partying, and possibly making out, etc. But the next day, she doesn't want to know you because the "club high" wore off.
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