Pierce Manhammer
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When libido is a burden, some men turn to unproven treatments
In search of a lower sex drive, many men seek sketchy supplements and groups rife with misinformation
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.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
Maybe cruise for a while instead of blasting for months in end?This model did not come equipped with that package
My comment was not directed at you, since you’re not complaining about your libido being high and wanting to lower it.But why though? Cause a guy with who has an avatar of another man thinking he looks like that at that age says so?![]()
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.
I can always depend on you dude. It’s the thought that counts, they say. Had to add it to my keyboard lexicon because Apple didn’t have the foresight to add it.and if you google that, write 'puerile'.
This doesn't sound right but I don't care enough to actually look myselfIn all seriousness, a healthy way to lower your libido is fasting. Fasting, if done right, will lower your testosterone temporally while raising your HGH, among other health benefits.
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.