"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.
What's it feel like to graduate?
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"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.
Booblepook
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But, ending high school is just the begging. Then you gonna go to college, then work. Then you find out that work is slavary and you need to work for yourself. And so you conclude that freedom was just an illusion.
But that "that's it!" feeling will be one of a kind. You won't have that same feeling in college.
I grew my hair long and bummed around everyday in the sun for 4 months before uni started.
All that resulted in a feeling of greater freedom, although I was jobless and mooched heavily off the parents and grandparents.
I thought I was a massive raver at the time, its all about the plur man, what a tosser.
fresh_to_death
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DO NOT FALL FOR THE CREDIT CARD, LOAN, AND PERSONAL LOAN OFFERS THAT BANKS ARE GOING TO OFFER YOU. THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. I cannot stress that enough. Ten minutes to max out a credit card, ten years to pay it off.itishe said:
If you are going to college then explore all of your financial aid options in detail. It is only now that I have finally understood the financial **** I got myself into years ago at uni. If you spend at least 3 days just reading up on loans, grants, scholarships and how they work you will be more knowledgeable
than the people behind the financial aid counter. START NOW. You will have the jump on at least %80 percent of FA applicants.
You are your own person after HS. Who you were associated with and what you did in HS will not matter. The world and the people in it do not care.
There are a lot of naysayers, unhappy, and self-destructive people in this world. Learn to separate yourself from them early on.
And last but not least, women aren't the only reason to live. I'm so sick of seeing friends having their lives turned upside down because of women. Remember Daniel-san, money over *****es!
Anyways, graduating is a new beginning that shouldn't be taken too lightly. The sky is the limit. I know that is so cliche, but it's true.
MacAvoy
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I agree with that and can't stress it enough. I lived the high life in college because of credit cards, loans etc... Its not worth the years of agony that follow. Now I live without credit and if I want something expensive, I either save up for it or I get a big fat contract so I can buy it cash.fresh_to_death said:
You can still have a blast at college, you don't need all the credit cards.
"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.
Bible_Belt
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SmoothTalker
Master Don Juan
When you arrive in university, you'll get a serious attitude adjustment and realize how little you know. (Or at least you will if you're going to a good college).