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.
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.
Ahahaha hahahaha! That's gold, I love it. Used it already!All you have to say is "you're not ugly, you're just facially challenged"
lol I can see that working."I've seen worse" playfully
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.
selfmademob said:All you have to say is "you're not ugly, you're just facially challenged"
No No NO!!Skel said:"I've seen worse" playfully
I like it a lot, I'm stealing this from you.DJDamage said:"hmmm Lets take a look (raise her chin slightly up and give her a seductive I want to fvck you stare in the eyes) "If you were ugly I wouldn't be looking at you like I am looking at you now"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
NEGS are for bar chicks and models who think the world need to kiss their arse. This was not a positive feedback from your lady and I don't see telling someone as being "brat" warrant that kind of reaction unless your girl has some serious issues.My Name is Nobody said:Is this a good reaction to get when you neg her?
If there is anything worse then giving them a bad neg is also have to appologize for it, that is a double whammy.My Name is Nobody said:I panicked and consoled her and let her know I was just joking.
Alright but make sure you do it right with confidence, otherwise she will sneer at you for pretending to be suave.War Against Betaism said:I like it a lot, I'm stealing this from you.
DJDamage said:NEGS are for bar chicks and models who think the world need to kiss their arse. This was not a positive feedback from your lady and I don't see telling someone as being "brat" warrant that kind of reaction unless your girl has some serious issues.
If there is anything worse then giving them a bad neg is also have to appologize for it, that is a double whammy.
A BPD girl I was involved with (didn't know it at the time) and I were "getting back together" and I saw this crazy side of her when we went to lunch one day. She started going on and on about wanting plastic surgery, that she hated her nose, that she wanted her lips worked on, that she hates her face, never saw her talk like that before. Scared the hell out of me because it was disturbing. She was really getting into it.Jitterbug said:It raises two red flags: she's a LSE and an AW. You can neg her on her AWing if she's attractive and is just fishing for approval.
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.
Good stuff and I bet it would work more times than not. But what if it comes up again? And again? And again? Like someone said earlier she could be an AW, more specifically she is feeling self conscious. It could be a one time thing, a short time phase or possibly a permanent thing that will come back to haunt you repeatedly though the entire relationship! :nervous: But how do you know? You ask...DJDamage said:No No NO!!
This type of C/F has the potential to backfire big time. Women are insecure creatures and sometimes what look like a sh1t test is an actual feeling of being insecure about their looks. Yes I agree you shouldn't do the AFC thing and say some stupid sh1t like "you are crazy!! you are so pretty!!!" but a line that worked for me before:
Girl: " I feel that I am ugly"
DJDAMAGE: "hmmm Lets take a look (raise her chin slightly up and give her a seductive I want to fvck you stare in the eyes) "If you were ugly I wouldn't be looking at you like I am looking at you now"
Girl: (Blushes giggles) "You are smooth DJDAMAGE"
DJDAMAGE: Smooth is my middle name.
Yeah it does sound corney but it worked! chicks eat that up with a spoon!
Yeah that has happened to me when I first started out, I've been through my hurdles lol.DJDamage said:Alright but make sure you do it right with confidence, otherwise she will sneer at you for pretending to be suave.
More ammo to add in my arsenal!Poonani Maker said:"Stick with me and you'll be pretty.."