"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's high status in a male?

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Hello, I'm trying to understand what makes a man high status besides his physical appearance. What jobs make you high status? What positions in life make you high status in a female? Meaning does he need a bachelors/masters/phd degree, a good job, or be a firefighter, policeman, military to be high status?

Does being in the military or any other dangerous jobs make you high status in the first place?
 

"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.

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ChangePages said:
Hello, I'm trying to understand what makes a man high status besides his physical appearance. What jobs make you high status? What positions in life make you high status in a female? Meaning does he need a bachelors/masters/phd degree, a good job, or be a firefighter, policeman, military to be high status?

Does being in the military or any other dangerous jobs make you high status in the first place?
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Appearance can get your foot in the door, but the only thing that matters is your mindset. No female will know it until you speak
 
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Status can't be defined easily. If you encounter a gold digger, she may think you're high status if you're well off financially. To a drifter you are higher status if you are simply employed.
It's all about other peoples perceived value of you, and that varies per individual.
Bottom line, If you are a quality man with high inner strength, character, values, actions, and morals, you know you are high status whether others recognize it or not.
 
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Fame is probably the most universal way to status.
Having leadership, authority, or influence over others are some ways of gaining status.
But I think each woman values different things, so what gives you high status in her mind depends on what she values.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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High status is THRIVE status.

Are you kicking the world's ass or getting your ass kicked by the world?
 
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High status is THRIVE status.

Are you kicking the world's ass or getting your ass kicked by the world?
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Everyone gets their ass handed to them by the world lol.in on way or the other. thats life son. but yeah i get what your saying...
 
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It's subjective.
In a circle of Ph.D historians the guy who knows all the club managers and gets v.i.p seating probably means nothing.
But to a 21 year old college girl that same guy comes across as high status.
 
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cola said:
It's subjective.
In a circle of Ph.D historians the guy who knows all the club managers and gets v.i.p seating probably means nothing.
But to a 21 year old college girl that same guy comes across as high status.
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Exactly
 

"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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I try to make it simple.

Do women and opportunities seek you out? You are high status.
Do you need to seek out women and opportunities? You are low status.

Everyone exists somewhere on the spectrum in between those two extremes.
 
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not being an AFC/drone/orbiter/beta douche is going to put you in a place most guys only dream about.

Just think of the opposite of 'low status' and... there's your answer.

Even 'Middle of the road' is miles away from dorks.
 
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