Pierce Manhammer
Moderator
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 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.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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?![]()
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.
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.
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.