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.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
he must have read the DJ bible.Originally posted by DreamyChick
Okay boys why does he keep saying he wants me to invite him to do stuff if he can't stand me?
what issues are you referring to?Originally posted by wjh
he must have read the DJ bible.
he's pushing and pulling.
even if he didn't mean to do it, this confusion you have is getting to you and is seperating him from the "norm"
he's made a place for himself in your heart/head and has the potential to do whatever he wants with you... so long as he asks
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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.
Ignore him!!! You don't have to respond/call back/pick up his phone calls/etc.Originally posted by DreamyChick
Besides I have told him to leave me alone and he doesn't.
Maybe I do. There's something about him that is just good at convincing me. He did this with his ex too and she did need therapy after him. He's charismatic.Originally posted by wjh
Why are you taking this crap? Why is your self-esteem so low? This is what you think you deserve?w
Maybe you should seek therapy so you can deal with your confidence issues.
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.
Goddamn it woman...you do NOT ask that man out.Originally posted by DreamyChick
He said he has to work from 3pm to 11pm and says that doesn't count as me asking. He said all I did was ask him if he was working and I told him I implied it and that was as good as he is going to get.
I absolutely hate being put in this position.
And what issues are you talking about?
LMAO thanks wild. I haven't. I can't bring myself to do it.Originally posted by Wyldfire
Goddamn it woman...you do NOT ask that man out.
You tell him straight up that it is the MAN'S job to to the asking out and you're only interested in going out with a Man. Tell him if he wants a woman that does the asking he can march right over to the NOW a find him a nice "empowered" womyn who'll fix him right up.
Don't you DARE ask that man out..I'll hunt you down and kick your ass if you do....
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.