funketekun
Banned
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2006
- Messages
- 107
- Reaction score
- 0
chinese
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 race are you?
- Thread starter Rint
- Start date
"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.
nvictor
Senior Don Juan
Half Donatello, half Michelangelo 
Charm&Style
Master Don Juan
persian
:nervous:
:nervous:
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
THE_ADDMAN
Master Don Juan
my race? ADDMAN :rockon:
also, English and Canadian
(My dad was born in england, I was born in Canada)
also, English and Canadian
(My dad was born in england, I was born in Canada)
~attrACTION~
Banned
Ditto. Nice to see you back CharmCharm&Style said:
Still most people tell me I look Spanish or Italian. I don't look like the typical Middle-Eastern person. Last time I remember someone trying to guess anything about me, they asked if I was Jewish.
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
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.
Mr. Unique
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2005
- Messages
- 654
- Reaction score
- 2
Peach.
Dayum itz jee
Don Juan
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2006
- Messages
- 94
- Reaction score
- 0
asian
CrunchyNut
Don Juan
Race? Im the London marathon.
Actually Im half english half american. I see myself as english though, Ive lived here all my life!
Actually Im half english half american. I see myself as english though, Ive lived here all my life!
What's with these guys saying their race is English, or American, or whatever? That does not tell race. Hell, Englishmen and Americans come in all races: black, white, hispanic, asian, arab, native-american, etc. All you guys that said Englishman, or Canadian, American, etc, just said your nationality, the nation you come from. Not race.
"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.
dap
Senior Don Juan
Italian American
dap
Senior Don Juan
"All you guys that said Englishman, or Canadian, American, etc, just said your nationality, the nation you come from. Not race."
The question should be posed as this to avoid confusion: "What ethnicity are you?"
The question should be posed as this to avoid confusion: "What ethnicity are you?"
Rebound Material
Master Don Juan
YEA, SO GET IT RIGHT!!dap said:
Im Protoss btw.
qweretyuiopas
Master Don Juan
lolMr. Unique said:
I have your color in my crayon box. I color all the white people with that color. I can almost stay inside the lines too, Ill get it someday though.
Im mixed
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
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.