"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.

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What type of humor you find most effective with women?

djthiago1

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Jokes, sarcasm, irony, ****y? What works for you?
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

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.

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SeymourCake

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Nothing forced or premeditated. Something that slips out of my mind without the need of belittling someone.
 

ImTheDoubleGreatest!

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Sarcasm and teasing. Or teasing sarcastically. Being ****y only helps so much. You don't just joke about it, you have to feel it and believe it. Then you will act it and it will be legit.
 

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Depends on the woman obviously.

But generally sarcasm and muted self-deprecation.
 

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Idk bout that couse Im not female but I know when a woman is self-ironic (rare) I get an instant boner. Generally making fun of yourself (lightly, not like "Im dumb" hohohoho) is nice I think.
 

"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.

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Smarter girls like self-deprecating humor. That's pretty much the only kind I wish to date.

But you need to make sure you don't tease yourself over physical deficits like weight. It will come across as needy and seeking validation.
 

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Every woman is different of course but in general I go with sarcasm, redneck humor, and sometimes toilet humor.

I also make fun of technology a lot, and make jokes about peoples' dependency and addiction to it.

If a woman asks me what I do for a living I generally say "Kelvin Klein Model" or "Chip And Dale Stripper".

I will make fun of myself like how I seem to always end up with crazy women, but I never make fun of my appearance, cloths, etc. I am always c0cky about that. Here is something that just happened:

Earlier this past week I had to get up b@lls a$$ early for work one morning and I put my shirt on inside out! A male coworker pointed it out in front of a female coworker, both are friends outside of work who I hang with regularly. He said "Is that shirt inside out Lefty?" I responded back "YEAH it's inside out... Haven't you heard, this is the new Hollywood trend now? Everyone is doing it. Where have you been?". The female said "yeah whatever I have never heard of it". I said "So are you an expert in male fashion?" The male said "Oh yeah I have heard of it, Female, where have you been?" We had her nearly believing it!! It was fvckin hysterical!! I kept frame and kept it inside out all day too.
 

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Sarcasm, sexual innuendos and a few kitchen & sandwich jokes.

Plus if convo goes a bit too silent, a lame joke here and there always lightens the mood lol

Remember though, there's a right way and a wrong way of saying these jokes though.
 

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Nine times out of ten, being ****y comes off as annoying and immature, that's why I don't get why so many people recommend it.
 

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Self depracating humor can work on the right (smart) type of girl, but don't overdo it, and you also have to know how to do it. Some girls may think you genuinely aren't happy with yourself, which will dry panties up quicker than anything.

Teasing a girl will work a whole lot better though.
 

"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.

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Do guys really find it that easy to just become funny in a certain way or style? I mean most of my humor is spontaneous, it just comes out of my wit. I can see trying to make ****y/funny remarks, that seems easy enough, but for the most part humor just comes from your natural personality, doesn't it? Can you really change your sense of humor?

Sometimes I will make references to movies we have both seen, that can be funny sometimes, quoting a line or impersonating a character.
 
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